Bill Ratliff - A Profile of Courage and Leadership in American Politics

This book is a celebration of American values as shown by former Texas State Senator and politician Bill Ratliff, a leader in Texas politics who wrote school finance law, major Ethics reform law, and Texas tort reform law. This story will inspire students to service, politicians to greatness, and American citizens to rethink narrow partisanship.

List of contents

Chapter 1: Drawing Aces
Chapter 2: The Engineer: Free of Egotism
Chapter 3: The Senator: Free of Ambition
Chapter 4: Robin Hood: A Totally Free Man
Chapter 5: Obi-Wan Kenobi: Free of the Lobby
Chapter 6 : Lt. Governor: The Right Republican
Chapter 7: The Stand: Free of Partisanship
Epilogue

About the author

By Robert Edward Sterken Jr.

Summary

This book is a celebration of American values as shown by former Texas State Senator and politician Bill Ratliff, a leader in Texas politics who wrote school finance law, major Ethics reform law, and Texas tort reform law. This story will inspire students to service, politicians to greatness, and American citizens to rethink narrow partisanship.

Product details

• Authors: Robert Edward Sterken, Robert Edward Jr. Sterken, Sterken Robert Edward
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2016
• EAN: 9781498546959
• ISBN: 978-1-4985-4695-9
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Texas, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Political, Biography: historical, political & military, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, 21st Century, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / State, Political leaders & leadership, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, Biography: historical, political and military, Political leaders and leadership, c 1945 to c 2000 (Post-war period), Regional, state and other local government, Regional government