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From 1961 to 1979, he was a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 56, previously designated by several other numbers. Nugent served as Speaker Pro Tem in his last legislative term from 1977 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=653&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=James~gender=~last=Nugent~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=#bio|title=James E. Nugent|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
From 1961 to 1979, he was a member of the [[Texas House of Representatives]] from District 56, previously designated by several other numbers. Nugent served as Speaker Pro Tem in his last legislative term from 1977 to 1979.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=653&searchparams=chamber=~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=James~gender=~last=Nugent~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=#bio|title=James E. Nugent|publisher=lrl.state.tx.us|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

In 1973, Representative Nugent was the author of the 215-page House Bill 1, designed to establish procedures for transparency in state government. The measure forced candidates to make their incomes public information. They were also require to reveal detailed information on their campaign expenses. The law also allowed greater public access to government meetings and records. It was not a reaction to the 1972 banking fraud scandal known as [[Sharpstown]] but had been introduced in several previous sessions. Nugent said that he did not obect to money in campaigns. "We all needed money to run our campaigns. I just thought the public was better off knowing where everybody was getting their money. I just don't think the Legislature wanted it passed," Nugent said.<<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/07/author-of-sweeping-ethics-bill-jim-nugent-reflects-on/1279035247.column|title=Mark Lisheron, "Author of sweeping ethics bill Jim Nugent reflects on political climate around 1973 ethics legislation and spousal loophole," July 13, 2010|publisher=texaswatchdog.org|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>
In 1973, Representative Nugent was the author of the 215-page House Bill 1, designed to establish procedures for transparency in state government. The measure forced candidates to make their incomes public information. They were also require to reveal detailed information on their campaign expenses. The law also allowed greater public access to government meetings and records. It was not a reaction to the 1972 banking fraud scandal known as [[Sharpstown]] but had been introduced in several previous sessions. Nugent said that he did not obect to money in campaigns. "We all needed money to run our campaigns. I just thought the public was better off knowing where everybody was getting their money. I just don't think the Legislature wanted it passed," Nugent said.<<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.texaswatchdog.org/2010/07/author-of-sweeping-ethics-bill-jim-nugent-reflects-on/1279035247.column|title=Mark Lisheron, "Author of sweeping ethics bill Jim Nugent reflects on political climate around 1973 ethics legislation and spousal loophole," July 13, 2010|publisher=texaswatchdog.org|accessdate=May 11, 2012}}</ref>

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James Edward "Jim" Nugent
Texas Railroad Commissioner
In office
1979–1995
Preceded byJon Newton
Succeeded byCharles R. Matthews
Texas State Representative from District 56 (Gillespie, Kerr, Kimble, Llano, Mason, Menard, Real, San Saba, Schleicher, and Uvalde counties)
In office
1961–1979
Preceded byJoseph Burkett
Succeeded byGerald Geistweidt
Personal details
Born (1922-06-24) June 24, 1922 (age 102)
Resting placeTexas State Cemetery in Austin (upon his death)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseBillie Louise Merritt Nugent (died 2002)
ChildrenBillie Nan Nugent
Calvin "Skip" Trammell, Jr (stepson)
Residence(s)Kerrville, Kerr County, Texas
Alma materSchreiner College University of Texas Law School
OccupationLawyer
Military service
Branch/serviceUnited States Navy
RankFlier
Battles/warsWorld War II

James Edward Nugent or Jim Nugent (born June 24, 1922) is a retired Democratic politician from the U.S. state of Texas. His most recent political position was from 1979 to 1995 as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the state's energy industries.[1]

Nugent graduated in 1941 from Schreiner College in Kerrville, Texas. He then attended from 1946 to 1949 the University of Texas School of Law in Austin, from which he received his Juris Doctor degree. That same year, he became the county attorney in his native Kerr County, a position that he retained until 1954.[1]

From 1961 to 1979, he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 56, previously designated by several other numbers. Nugent served as Speaker Pro Tem in his last legislative term from 1977 to 1979.[2]

In 1973, Representative Nugent was the author of the 215-page House Bill 1, designed to establish procedures for transparency in state government. The measure forced candidates to make their incomes public information. They were also require to reveal detailed information on their campaign expenses. The law also allowed greater public access to government meetings and records. It was not a reaction to the 1972 banking fraud scandal known as Sharpstown but had been introduced in several previous sessions. Nugent said that he did not obect to money in campaigns. "We all needed money to run our campaigns. I just thought the public was better off knowing where everybody was getting their money. I just don't think the Legislature wanted it passed," Nugent said.<[3]

In 1978, Nugent was first elected to an unexpired four-year term on the Railroad Commission to succeed fellow Democrat Jon Newton. He was reelected to full six-year terms in 1982 and 1988.[4]

However, on November 8, 1994, Nugent was narrowly unseated by the Republican Charles R. Matthews, a former mayor of Garland, Texas. Matthews led with 2,046,614 votes (49.8 percent) to Nugent's 1,978,759 (48.1 percent). A third candidate, Libertarian Rich Draheim, held the remaining 84,769 (2.1 percent) of the ballots cast.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "Schreiner University: Former Students". schreiner.edu. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  2. ^ "James E. Nugent". lrl.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "Mark Lisheron, "Author of sweeping ethics bill Jim Nugent reflects on political climate around 1973 ethics legislation and spousal loophole," July 13, 2010". texaswatchdog.org. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "Railroad Commissioners Past through Present". rrc.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 11, 2012.
  5. ^ "[[Texas Secretary of State]], General election results, November 8, 1994". elections.sos.state.tx.us. Retrieved May 11, 2012. {{cite web}}: URL–wikilink conflict (help)
Political offices
Preceded by
Jon Newton
 Texas Railroad Commissioner
1979-1995 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Joseph Burkett
 Texas State Representative from Kerr County
1961-1979 		Succeeded by
Gerald Geistweidt
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