Full Name:
Thomas 'Chet' Edwards
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Lea Ann; 2 Children: John Thomas, Garrison
Birth Date:
11/24/1951
Birth Place:
Corpus Christi, TX
Home City:
Waco, TX
Religion:
Methodist
MBA, Harvard Business School, 1981
BA, Economics, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical (A&M) University, 1974
Representative
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, District 17, 2010
Candidate, United States House of Representatives, 1978
Co-Chair, Army Caucus, 2003-present
Experience, Congressional Children's Working Group
Experience, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Experience, Democratic Homeland Security Task Force
Co-Chair, Impact Aid Coalition
Experience, National Security Caucus
Experience, Republican Steering Committee
Co-Chair, United Service Organizations Caucus
House Co-Chair, National Security Caucus, 2003
President, Edwards Communications Incorporated
Marketing Representative, Trammell Crow Company, 1981-1985
Legislative Assistant, Texas Congressman Olin Tiger Teague, 1974-1977
Member, Calvary Baptist Church, Waco
Member, McLean Baptist Church
Member, Waco Chamber of Commerce
Astrological Sign:
Sagittarius
Awards:
-Walter Cronkite Award, Interfaith Alliance