Career
Armbrister was a Victoria, Texas police captain, and the vice president of the Victoria School Board when first elected as a Democrat to the Texas House of Representatives in 1983. After two terms in the house he was elected to the Texas Senate in 1986, representing the 18th Senatorial District, which encompasses 18 counties and a portion of Fort Bend County in southeast Texas. During most of his time in the senate, Armbrister served on the senate committees on Natural Resources (chair, 2003–2005) and State Affairs (chair, 1993–1997).
He authored the 1993 legislation that created the Edwards Aquifer Authority affecting a 16-county area of South Texas, and he later served on the Joint Committee on Oversight of the Edwards Aquifer (co-chair, 2003–2005), as well as on other water-related committees.
He was named to the Texas Water Advisory Council in 2001 by Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst.
Texas Governor Rick Perry appointed Senator Armbrister to the Task Force on Homeland Security in 2001, and to the Governor"s Anti-Crime Commission in 2002. Senator Armbrister graduated from Sam Houston State University and the Federal Bureau of Investigation National Academy.
During his 14-year career as a police officer, he rose to the rank of captain and served as the director of the Victoria Regional Police Academy.
He was twice named as a Top Ten Crime Fighter by the Greater Dallas Crime Commission. During his tenure in the legislature, Armbrister served as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, and as acting Governor. He chose not to run for re-election in 2006.
After serving 8 years as Texas Governor Rick Perry"s Director of Legislative Affairs, Armbrister joined the Texas Star Alliance lobby group.
Kenneth Armbrister was quoted at a dinner with a female lobbyist as saying, "Do you know why God created women? Because sheep can"t type." He was known to tell racist jokes in front of a black colleague. He also developed the nickname "TMT" (Too Much Testosterone) among lobbyist.
His comments have been cited as examples of sexism. Of Armbrister from 1992.
Most recent election
= 2002 Previous elections
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