Education
He graduated from Snook High School in Snook in Burleson County. He graduated from Texas Agricultural and Mechanical University.
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Leighton Schubert
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Schubert, like Kolkhorst, was born in Brenham in Washington County. He obtained his legal credentials from the South Texas College of Law in Houston. He was a law clerk for then Attorney General Greg Abbott, since the governor of Texas.
He has formerly worked for the Office of Legislative Relations in Harris County and the State Department in Washington, District of Columbia, prior to the establishment of his law office in downtown Caldwell in Burleson County.
In his campaign literature, he calls himself a "conservative" Republican. He sits on the House Corrections and County Affairs committees.
He is affiliated with Rotary International, Lions International, and the Chamber of Commerce.
Achievements
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On February 17, 2015, he won a special election to succeed fellow Republican Lois Kolkhorst, who was instead elected to the Texas State Senate. Schubert won the runoff contest for the House seat by defeating fellow Republican Carolyn Cerny Bilski (born c 1953) of Sealy in Austin County, 6,352 (572 percent) to 4,763 (429 percent).
