Chamber	District	Dates of Service	Legislatures	Party	City/County	Counties in District
H	94	Jan 10, 2023 - Jan 14, 2025	88th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	94	Jan 12, 2021 - Jan 10, 2023	87th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	94	Jan 8, 2019 - Jan 12, 2021	86th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	94	Jan 10, 2017 - Jan 8, 2019	85th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Tarrant
H	94	Jan 13, 2015 - Jan 10, 2017	84th	Republican	Arlington / Tarrant	Tarrant

Biographical Notes and Resources top

Biographical Sketches

Biographical sketch, 85th Legislature. Texas House of Representatives.

Military Service Notes

United States Air Force. "Tony entered active duty Air Force in 1988 as a Spanish Cryptologic Linguist, taking part in counter drug missions across South and Central America. He later re-entered active duty in January 2002 after the events of September 11th. Tony worked as both a platoon leader and executive officer at the Company level and then as detachment commander for the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment. Major (R) Tinderholt then ran operations for the largest Recruiting Battalion in the U.S. Army Recruiting Command. His next position was Commander, Fort Worth Recruiting Company in which he was hand chosen by the Brigade Commander for excellence and leadership abilities in his previous position. Upon a very successful tenure as a Commander, Tony volunteered to deploy to a combat zone. During his time in Iraq, Tony and a team of 10 other U.S. Army Soldiers lived with and trained an Iraqi Special Forces Battalion. He then returned to Dallas as a Battalion Executive Officer managing over 400 personnel and a $836 million budget. In his 21 years in the Armed forces, Tony earned many badges, awards and certifications to include the following Combat Awards: the Bronze Star and the Combat Action Badge." Texas House of Representatives.

Photographs

Photograph. Tony Tinderholt, 88th Legislature, House Photography
Photograph. Tony Tinderholt, 86th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Tony Tinderholt, 85th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives
Photograph. Tony Tinderholt, 84th Legislature, Texas House of Representatives

Composite Photographs on Display in the Capitol

84th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
86th session composite photo of House members (House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.
87th session composite photo of House members(House chamber, east wall. 2W.5). State Preservation Board.

Committee Information top

88th R.S. - 2023 County Affairs Public Health
87th R.S. - 2021 Defense and Veterans' Affairs Homeland Security and Public Safety
86th R.S. - 2019 Defense and Veterans' Affairs (Vice Chair) Homeland Security and Public Safety
85th R.S. - 2017 Corrections Government Transparency and Operation
84th R.S. - 2015 Corrections County Affairs

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