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Former Congressman Stenholm is a Senior Policy Advisor at Olsson Frank. Born in Stamford, Texas, Mr. Stenholm went on to serve the 32-county, 17th District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives.  Mr. Stenholm was a member of the House Committee on Agriculture throughout his 26-year House career, serving as the Committee’s ranking Democrat for his last eight years until 2004.  He earned a reputation for building bipartisan alliances in areas as diverse as agriculture, resource conservation, food safety, Social Security, energy, health care, and budget.

Mr. Stenholm was co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, the Public Pension Reform Caucus, the Sound Dollar Caucus, and the U.S.-Mexico Business Caucus.  Mr. Stenholm graduated from Tarleton State Junior College and Texas Tech University, and has received honorary Doctor of Laws degrees from Abilene Christian, Hardin-Simmons, and McMurry Universities.

Areas of Expertise:

Agriculture

Resource Conservation

Food Safety

Social Security

Energy

Health Care

Budget  

Education:

Texas Tech University
Bachelor of Science
Masters of Science

Tarleton State Junior College

Prior Government Positions:

Member, House of Representatives
17th District of Texas 

Member, House Committee on Agriculture (Ranking Democrat 1996-2004)