Curriculum Vitae of Kent R. Hance

Curriculum Vitae
of
KENT R. HANCE

Personal:
Kent R. Hance was born and raised in Dimmitt, Texas.  He and his wife, Susie, are attorneys.  Together they have five children and seven grandchildren.

Education:
Kent received his B.B.A. from Texas Tech University in 1965.   As an undergraduate, he served as Vice President of the Student Body and President of his social fraternity, Delta Tau Delta.  In 1968, he received his law degree from the University of Texas where he served as President of the Student Bar Association, Class President, and was a recipient of the Counsel Award.

Professional Career:
Upon graduation from law school, Kent returned to Lubbock to practice law and teach business law at Texas Tech University.  Governor Preston Smith named Kent to the Board of Regents of West Texas State University in 1972, making him one of the youngest men in Texas to serve in such a capacity.  In 1973, he was named Outstanding Professor at Texas Tech University.  Kent's political career began in 1974, when he defeated the heavily favored incumbent to become the Texas State Senator from the Lubbock area.  While in the Senate, Kent was one of only four members who served jointly on the two most powerful committees in the Texas Senate:  Finance and State Affairs.  Four years later, Kent entered and won the 19th Congressional District race against our current President George W. Bush, thus becoming the only person to ever defeat the President in a political campaign.  He was later involved in President Bush's campaigns as a member of the President's finance committee, and remains good friends with President Bush.  During his first week in Washington, Mr. Hance was named Chairman of the Freshman Caucus, and was later named Best Freshman Congressman by Texas Business Magazine.  In the Summer of 1981, Kent authored and won passage of President Reagan's tax bill, which provided the largest tax cut in the nation's history.  While a member of  the U.S. Congress, Hance served on the Ways and Means Committee,  the Agriculture Committee, and the Science and Technology Committee.

On August 24, 1987, Governor Bill Clements appointed Kent to the Texas Railroad Commission, which regulates the oil and gas and transportation industries in Texas.  In November of 1988, he won the election to become the first Republican ever to serve on the Railroad Commission.  In January of 1989, Kent was elected as Chairman to the Commission.  He served at the Commission until 1990.

Kent currently practices law in Austin as a partner with Hance Scarborough Wright.  He  practices state and federal administrative, regulatory and legislative law.  In addition, he provides his clients with his expertise in oil and gas and energy-related matters.  Kent  frequently attended OPEC meetings and is active in the acquisition of international oil and gas drilling rights on behalf of U.S. and international clients.

Kent has not only had a successful career in education, law and government, but  he is also a successful businessman.  He was an owner of apartments in Lubbock, Texas in the early 1970s, and owned a single-family construction company in the mid 1970s.  Since leaving politics in 1990, Kent has owned and developed apartment projects in Houston, Fort Worth, West Texas and New Mexico.   He has served on the boards of a number of companies listed on the NYSE and on the NASDAQ Exchange.  Kent also has real estate holdings in farm and ranch land in the Texas Panhandle.  Kent presently serves as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Waste Control Specialists, a hazardous waste and radioactive waste control company located in Andrews, Texas.

Professional Committees and Organizations:
In 1987, Governor Bill Clements appointed Kent to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Kent has also served on the Governor's Energy Council, Governor's Oil Spill Advisory Committee, Texas High Speed Rail Commission, Interstate Oil Compact Commission, and the Texas Mining Council.  During 1988, Kent served as Texas Chairman of the Bush for President Steering Committee.  In 1994, he served as State Vice Chair of Finance for the George W. Bush for Governor Campaign.  In 2000, Kent served on the Finance Committee for the George W. Bush for President Campaign, and is presently a Pioneer with the 2004 Bush-Cheney Re-Election Campaign.

Kent is a former member of Wayland Baptist University's Board of Trustees.  He is a member  of  the Texas and American Bar Associations, and many other civic groups.  Kent has served the State and his community as one of the original incorporators and founders of Texas Boy's Ranch in Lubbock, and as the Texas State Vice Chairman for the March of  Dimes.

Supplement to Curriculum Vitae
of
KENT R. HANCE

Kent Hance has been involved in education throughout his career.  He served as a professor at Texas Tech University from 1968 to 1973.  In 1973 he was named Outstanding Professor at Texas Tech.  Mr. Hance also served on the Education Committee while a member of the Texas State Senate, and was appointed by Governor Bill Clements in 1987 to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.  Mr. Hance was also involved in higher education in the private sector as he served on the Board of Trustees at Wayland Baptist University for ten years.