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Ric Williamson
{{Infobox  State Representative
|birth_name=Richard F. Williamson
|nationality=American
| office= [[Texas]] Transportation Commissioner
| party=[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] 
| term_start=2001
| term_end=December 30, 2007
| preceded= 
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==Life and career==
Williamson was elected to the state House as a Democrat in 1984, 1986, 1988, 1990 and 1992. In the latter contest, he defeated Republican challenger David Kubosh, 28,709 (63.8 percent) to 16,269 (36.2 percent). In 1994, Williamson ran for the first time as a Republican and defeated Democrat Robert R. Hopkins, 22,898 (65.1 percent) to 12,281 (34.9 percent). He was unopposed as a Republican in 1996 but did not seek reelection in 1998.<ref>
{{cite web|url=http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |title=Archived copy |accessdate=March 7, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20061108172637/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe |archivedate=November 8, 2006 }}</ref> He was succeeded by the Republican [[Phil King (Texas politician)|Phillip Stephen King]] of Weatherford, a leading figure in the [[American conservatism|conservative]] faction in the legislature.
 
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