Allan B. Ritter is an American politician and a former member of the

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. He was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 1998 as a

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. He switched political parties and became a

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in 2010. In October 2013, Ritter stated that he would retire from the state legislature at the conclusion of his eighth term. Ritter was credited with the proposal and subsequent passage of House Bill 4 in 2014, regarding the water supply in Texas, an issue first considered by the state legislature in 1999.

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Living people Year of birth missing (living people) People from Nederland, Texas Texas Republicans Texas Democrats 20th-century American politicians 21st-century American politicians Members of the Texas House of Representatives {{Texas-politician-stub