David Sibley

The seat became vacant when Republican Kip Averitt, a former aide to Sibley, resigned because of health issues. Read Less

Dunnam in the spring of 2003 led Democratic lawmakers on a sojourn to Ardmore, Oklahoma, in an ultimately failed bid to deny a legislative quorum as the lawmakers redistricted the thirty-two seats that Texas has in the United States House of Representatives. Otherwise, it was noted that 97 percent of Sibley's contributions had gone to his fellow Republicans. Read Less

Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, is located within the senatorial district. Birdwell, who carries the support of the Tea Party movement, is unopposed for the seat in the November 2, 2010, general election.

Sibley was born to J. Dale Sibley and the former Marilyn McAdams (1921–2006), a native of Walker County who was a historian at Houston Baptist University in Houston. The couple later returned and retired to Huntsville, the county seat of Walker County. David Sibley is the oldest of their three sons; his brothers are Dr. Stuart Dale Sibley and Dr. Mark McAdams Sibley.

Sibley is a graduate of Baptist-affiliated Baylor University in Waco, where he was the captain of the basketball team and was named "Honorable mention" by the All-Southwestern Conference." Originally an oral surgeon, he was sidelined by a ruptured disc and switched professions. He attended Baylor University Law School in Waco, was admitted to the bar, and then worked as a criminal prosecutor for the district attorney of McLennan County. Read Less