Joseph C. "Joe" Pickett (born December 6, 1956) is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in January 2019.[1] Pickett represented the 79th District, which encompasses part of El Paso County.
Pickett started his political career as a City Council member for the City of El Paso, Texas, defeating the incumbent in 1991. He served on the City Council until he was elected to the position of State Representative for the 79th District in 1994.[2]
In June 2015, Pickett was named by Texas Monthly magazine as one of the "Worst Legislators of 2015,"[3] referencing an incident during a House Transportation Committee meeting where Pickett had another member of the legislature removed. There was a suspicion of the improper registration of witnesses on a certain bill to create a misconception of overwhelming support for the bill up for consideration. In September 2015, the House Committee on General Investigation & Ethics and the Texas Rangers released a finding of no fault on Pickett's behalf and a call for change to the House current Witness Registration was made by the Ethics Committee.
He served on the House Research Organization (HRO) steering committee.[4] In addition, he was a member of the House Committee on Investments and Financial Services, as well as the House Committee on Redistricting. He has also served on the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee, Land and Natural Resources, Juvenile Justice & Family Affairs.
Pickett resigned from the Texas House in January 2019 in order to fight cancer. A special election was called to determine his successor.[5]
Pickett holds a Texas Real Estate Broker's license and has been a real estate educator for more than two decades. He has written and published textbooks on real estate laws for continuing education classes. He is the author of several children's books, including Margo! The Weird Cat! (2006) and Two Apples and Two Cookies.[citation needed]
Bibliographyedit
Pickett, Joe C. (2006). Margo! the Weird Cat!. Salt Lake City, Utah: Utah Aardvark Global Publishing Co. ISBN978-1-599-71689-3.
^Samuels, Alex (December 15, 2018). "State Rep. Joe Pickett to resign from Texas House after nearly 24 years in office". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
^Representatives, Texas House of. "Texas House of Representatives". House.texas.gov.
^"The List: Best and Worst 2015". Texas Monthly. June 17, 2015.
^"House Research Organization". Hro.house.texas.gov.
^Cross, David (January 14, 2019). "Early voting underway for special election to replace state Rep. Joe Pickett". KTXS. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
pickett, politician, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, material, about, living, persons, that, unsourced, poorly, sourced, must, removed, immediately, from, articl. This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Joe Pickett politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Joseph C Joe Pickett born December 6 1956 is an American politician who served as a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from 1995 until his resignation in January 2019 1 Pickett represented the 79th District which encompasses part of El Paso County Joseph C Joe PickettMember of the Texas House of Representatives from the 79th districtIn office January 3 1995 January 4 2019Preceded byPat HaggertySucceeded byArt FierroPersonal detailsBorn 1956 12 06 December 6 1956 age 67 Political partyDemocratic Contents 1 Political career 2 Personal life 3 Bibliography 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksPolitical career editPickett started his political career as a City Council member for the City of El Paso Texas defeating the incumbent in 1991 He served on the City Council until he was elected to the position of State Representative for the 79th District in 1994 2 He served with three House Speakers Pete Laney Tom Craddick and Joe Straus and three governors George W Bush Rick Perry and Greg Abbott In June 2015 Pickett was named by Texas Monthly magazine as one of the Worst Legislators of 2015 3 referencing an incident during a House Transportation Committee meeting where Pickett had another member of the legislature removed There was a suspicion of the improper registration of witnesses on a certain bill to create a misconception of overwhelming support for the bill up for consideration In September 2015 the House Committee on General Investigation amp Ethics and the Texas Rangers released a finding of no fault on Pickett s behalf and a call for change to the House current Witness Registration was made by the Ethics Committee He served on the House Research Organization HRO steering committee 4 In addition he was a member of the House Committee on Investments and Financial Services as well as the House Committee on Redistricting He has also served on the Licensing and Administrative Procedures Committee Land and Natural Resources Juvenile Justice amp Family Affairs Pickett resigned from the Texas House in January 2019 in order to fight cancer A special election was called to determine his successor 5 Personal life editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately Find sources Joe Pickett politician news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2019 Learn how and when to remove this message Pickett holds a Texas Real Estate Broker s license and has been a real estate educator for more than two decades He has written and published textbooks on real estate laws for continuing education classes He is the author of several children s books including Margo The Weird Cat 2006 and Two Apples and Two Cookies citation needed Bibliography editPickett Joe C 2006 Margo the Weird Cat Salt Lake City Utah Utah Aardvark Global Publishing Co ISBN 978 1 599 71689 3 See also edit nbsp Children s literature portal nbsp Politics portal nbsp Texas portal List of children s literature authors List of people from TexasReferences edit Samuels Alex December 15 2018 State Rep Joe Pickett to resign from Texas House after nearly 24 years in office Texas Tribune Retrieved 16 January 2019 Representatives Texas House of Texas House of Representatives House texas gov The List Best and Worst 2015 Texas Monthly June 17 2015 House Research Organization Hro house texas gov Cross David January 14 2019 Early voting underway for special election to replace state Rep Joe Pickett KTXS Retrieved 16 January 2019 External links editOfficial biography on the Texas House of Representatives website Preceded byPat Haggerty Member of the Texas House of Representativesfrom District 79 El Paso County 1995 present Succeeded byArt Fierro Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joe Pickett politician amp oldid 1158223101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
