Cahoon FrankKell

American oilman and natural gas entrepreneur from Midland, Texas, who was the only Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives in the regular 1965 legislative session. Cahoon served two terms in the legislature from 1965 to 1969. Cahoon was not the first Republican member of the chamber since Reconstruction but was outnumbered in his first term, 149 to 1. By 2011, Republicans in the Texas House had reached 101 members to 49 for the Democrats. In 2013, there are ninety-five Republicans and fifty-five Democrats in the state House. Cahoon died at his home in Midland on 30 January 2013 at the age of 78. Link to Wikipedia biography Read less