Jack Fields
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 8th district
In office 1981–1997
Preceded by	Bob Eckhardt
Succeeded by	Kevin Brady
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynn Fields
Alma mater	Baylor University
Religion	Baptist

Jack Milton Fields, Jr. The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that stretches from the northern part of Harris County and Robert Christian "Bob" Eckhardt ( July 16, 1913 – November 13, 2001) was a Democratic United States Representative representing Kevin Patrick Brady (born April 11, 1955) is a Republican Politician from the state of Texas. Alma mater is Latin for "nourishing mother" It was used in Ancient Rome as a title for the mother Goddess, and in Medieval Baylor University is a private, Baptist -affiliated Research University located in Waco Texas. The Southern Baptist Convention ( SBC) is a United States -based mostly conservative Christian denomination (born February 3, 1952), is a Texas businessman and a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from a Houston-based district. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1952 ( MCMLII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Texas ( is a state geographically located in the South Central United States and is also known as the Lone Star State. A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone The United States House of Representatives is one of the two chambers of the United States Congress; the other is the Senate.

Fields was born in Humble in Harris County to Mr. Humble is a city in Harris County, Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area Harris County is a County located in the US state of Texas within the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area and Mrs. Jack Fields, Sr. He graduated from Humble High School in his hometown in 1970. Humble Independent School District is a School district based in Humble, Texas ( USA) Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fields earned both bachelor of arts and Juris Doctor degrees from Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco in 1974 and 1977, respectively. Juris Doctor (abbreviated JD or JD, from the Latin, Teacher of Law) is a first professional graduate degree and Professional Baptist is a term describing individuals belonging to a Baptist church or a Baptist denomination. Baylor University is a private, Baptist -affiliated Research University located in Waco Texas. Waco (ˈweɪkoʊ is a city in and the County seat of McLennan County, Texas. Year 1974 ( MCMLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the 1974 Gregorian calendar. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays After being admitted to the Texas bar in 1977, Fields worked as a lawyer in private practice and as a vice president of a family-owned business through 1980. The State Bar of Texas (the Texas Bar is an agency of the judiciary under the administrative control of the Texas Supreme Court. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar)

Congressional career

In 1980, at the age of twenty-eight, Fields was elected to the U. The US House election 1980 was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1980 which coincided with the election of Ronald Reagan S. House on the coattails of President Ronald Reagan's electoral victory in a congressional district that had elected only Democrats for the preceding eighty-four years. The coattail effect is the tendency for a popular political party leader to attract votes for other candidates of the same party in an election The United States presidential election of 1980 featured a contest between incumbent Democrat Jimmy Carter and his Republican opponent Ronald Reagan A congressional district is an electoral Constituency that elects a single member of a Congress. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. He defeated incumbent Representative Bob Eckhardt, a liberal Democrat who had held the seat for seven terms. Robert Christian "Bob" Eckhardt ( July 16, 1913 – November 13, 2001) was a Democratic United States Representative representing Fields was sworn in on January 5, 1981, and represented the Texas's 8th congressional district from 1981 to 1997. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Texas District 8 of the United States House of Representatives is a Congressional district that stretches from the northern part of Harris County and

When the Republican Party assumed majority control of the House of Representatives in the 1994 elections, Fields was elected chairman of the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance of the House Committee on Commerce. The US House election 1994 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 8 1994, in the middle of President The US House Commerce Committee on Energy and Commerce is one of the oldest standing committees of the U In that role, he was one of the principal authors of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act, the National Securities Markets Improvement Act of 1996, and the Telecommunications Act of 1996. The United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA implemented several substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws The Telecommunications Act of 1996 was the first major overhaul of United States Telecommunications law in nearly 62 years amending the Communications Act of

1993 special senate election

In 1993, Fields joined a field of twenty-four candidates in a special election for the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Lloyd Bentsen, when Bentsen was appointed by U.S. President Bill Clinton as the secretary of the treasury. A by-election or bye-election (called special election in the United States) is an Election held to fill a political office that has become vacant The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Lloyd Millard Bentsen Jr ( February 11 1921 – May 23 2006) was a four-term United States senator (1971 until 1993 from Texas The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III, August 19 1946 served as the forty-second President of the United States The United States Secretary of the Treasury is the head of the United States Department of the Treasury, concerned with finance and monetary matters, and until However, Fields failed to win enough votes to advance to a runoff election, in which fellow Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison of Dallas, won the seat. The two-round system (also known as the second ballot or runoff voting) is a Voting system used to elect a single winner Kathryn Ann Bailey Hutchison usually known as Kay Bailey Hutchison (born July 22 1943) is the senior United States Senator from

In the Senate race, Fields divided the pro-life vote with fellow U. S. Representative Joe Barton of Ennis. Joseph Linus "Joe" Barton (born September 15, 1949) is a Republican politician representing ( map in the U Ennis is a city in Ellis County, Texas, United States. The population was 16045 at the 2000 census. The Fields-Barton split propelled Hutchison, who supported the United States Supreme Court Roe v. Wade abortion decision, into the runoff with appointed incumbent Democratic Senator Robert Krueger of New Braunfels. The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States and leads the federal judiciary. Roe v Wade, 410 US 113 (1973 is a controversial United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a Landmark decision regarding An Robert Charles Krueger (born September 19, 1935) American politician is a former U New Braunfels ( is a city in Comal and Guadalupe counties in the U Two former governors divided their support between Fields and Barton. John B. Connally, Jr., supported his fellow Houstonian Fields, and Bill Clements, endorsed his fellow Dallasite Barton. John Bowden Connally Jr ( February 27 1917 June 15 1993) was a powerful American politician, serving as Governor William Perry "Bill" Clements Jr (born April 17, 1917) is the first Republican to have served as Governor of the U

Post-congressional career

Fields did not run for reelection to the 106th Congress in 1996. The US House election 1996 was an election for the United States House of Representatives on November 5, 1996 which coincided with the re-election Instead, he started two companies, the 21st Century Group, Inc. , a government relations firm based in Washington, D.C., and Texana Global, Inc. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D , an international trade corporation headquartered in Texas. A corporation is a separate legal entity usually used to conduct business He has served on various corporate and charitable boards. In 2004, the U.S. Post Office in Kingwood was renamed the "Congressman Jack Fields Post Office" in Fields' honor. For Kinwood Texas see Kinwood Kingwood is a 14000 acre (57 km² Master-planned community located in northeast Houston Texas

Fields is married to Lynn Fields and has two daughters, Jordan and Lexi, and a stepson, Josh Hughes.

References

• Biography at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Voting record maintained by The Washington Post
• Congressional discussion of bill to name post office after Fields