Jim Mattox

Jim Mattox
Then-U.S. Rep. Jim Mattox in 1979 in the Congressional Pictorial Directory
47th Attorney General of Texas
In office
January 18, 1983 – January 15, 1991
GovernorMark White
Bill Clements
Preceded byMark White
Succeeded byDan Morales
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Texas's 5th district
In office
January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1983
Preceded byAlan Steelman
Succeeded byJohn W. Bryant
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 33—K district
In office
January 14, 1973 – January 11, 1977
Preceded byDistrict established
Succeeded byDavid Cain
Personal details
Born
James Albon Mattox

(1943-08-29)August 29, 1943
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
DiedNovember 20, 2008(2008-11-20) (aged 65)
Dripping Springs, Texas, U.S.
Resting placeTexas State Cemetery
Austin, Texas, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseMarta Jan Karpan
ChildrenJames Sterling Mattox
Janet Mary Kathryn Mattox
Alma materBaylor University (AB)
Southern Methodist University (JD)

James Albon Mattox (August 29, 1943 – November 20, 2008) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms in the United States House of Representatives and two four-year terms as state attorney general, but lost high-profile races for governor in 1990, the U.S. Senate in 1994, and again as attorney general in 1998. He was a member of the Democratic Party.[1]

  1. ^ April Castro, "Mattox, a tough foe, dies at 65", Laredo Morning Times, November 21, 2008, p. 1