Gib Lewis

Gib Lewis
Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives
In office
January 11, 1983 – January 12, 1993
Preceded byBill W. Clayton
Succeeded byPete Laney
Member of the
Texas House of Representatives
from Tarrant County
In office
January 12, 1971 – January 12, 1993
Preceded byRobert M. Burnett
Succeeded byHomer Dear (District 89)
Personal details
Born (1936-08-22) August 22, 1936 (age 88)
Oletha, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseSandra Majors Lewis
Children2
Alma materTexas Christian University
Military service
Allegiance United States
Branch/service United States Air Force
Years of service1957–1961

Gibson Donald "Gib" Lewis (born August 22, 1936) is an American politician and political consultant from Fort Worth, Texas. He was the first person to be elected five times as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, but he did not seek reelection in 1992, in compliance with a plea bargain agreement connected with his misdemeanor conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure law.[1]

  1. ^ "Gib Lewis Biography". Texas House Speakers Oral History. The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History. Retrieved 2009-06-26.