Robert Edwin Talton (born June 27, 1945) is an American

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. He served as a Republican member for the 144th district of the

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until 2009.

Life and career

Born in

Pasadena, Texas Pasadena () is a city in the U.S. state of Texas, located in Harris County. It is part of the metropolitan area. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's population was 151,950, making it the 23rd most populous city in Texas and the second mos ...

, Talton attended Pasadena High School. He went on to the

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, where he earned his

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, and the

South Texas College of Law Houston South Texas College of Law Houston (STCL or South Texas) is a private law school in Houston, Texas. It was founded in 1923 when the YMCA made the decision to establish a law school with a focus on offering night classes for working professi ...

, where he earned a

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degree. In 1993, he was elected to represent the 144th district of the

. In 2009, Talton was succeeded by Ken Legler. Talton was a

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for the 22nd district of

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of the

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in 2008, but lost the election. He has also been a candidate to serve as the chief justice of the

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, running against

Nathan Hecht Nathan Lincoln Hecht (born August 15, 1949) is an American lawyer who served as the chief justice of the Supreme Court of Texas from 2013 until his mandatory retirement December 31, 2024. A Republican from Dallas, Hecht was first elected to the ...

References

1945 births Living people People from Pasadena, Texas Pasadena High School (Pasadena, Texas) alumni Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives University of Houston alumni South Texas College of Law alumni Candidates in the 2008 United States elections 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature 20th-century members of the Texas Legislature {{Texas-politician-stub