Ray Anderson Barnhart (January 12, 1928 – May 26, 2013) was an American businessman who served as

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from 1981 to 1987. He started his career as City Councilman in Pasadena, Texas. He was a member of the

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100th district from and served from January 9, 1973 to January 14, 1975. He was an

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. He also served as Chairman for the Texas State Republican Party

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1928 births 2013 deaths Members of the Texas House of Representatives Texas Republican state chairmen Administrators of the Federal Highway Administration Businesspeople from Texas Place of birth missing Place of death missing Reagan administration personnel {{texas-politician-stub