Butcher Posted September 13 Share Posted September 13 (edited) OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY SEN. DOUGLAS E. BUTCHER (R-TX) Name: Douglas Evan Butcher Seat: Texas, Class 2 Political Party: Republican Major Caucus: Republican Study Committee Special Talent: Rhetorician Born: October 31, 1968, in New Braunfels, Texas Residence: San Antonio, Texas Avatar: Chris Sununu Gender: Male Sexuality: Straight Race: White Religion: Roman Catholic Family History: Middle Class Family 1996-Present: Married to Nina Calderon (b. 1975, Cienfuegos, Cuba) Children: Luke Butcher (Son, b. 1998), Diego Butcher (Son, b. 1998), Christina Butcher (Daughter, b. 2005) Education 1986: Valedictorian – Canyon High School – New Braunfels, Texas 1990: B.S. in Criminology – Texas Tech University (Cum Laude) Career History 1990-2006: San Antonio Police Department 1990-1993: Police Officer 1993-1996: Detective-Investigator 1996-1999: Sergeant 1999-2001: Lieutenant 2001-2004: Captain 2004-2005: Deputy Police Chief 2005-2007: Austin Police Department 2005-2007: Chief Of Police Political History 2004-2007: Executive Board, Texas Fraternal Order Of Police 2006: Republican – Elected, House Of Representatives, Texas 21st District 2007-2015: U.S. House Of Representatives, Texas 21st District 2014: Republican – Elected, United States Senate, Texas, Class 2 2015-Present: United States Senator – Texas, Class 2 Published Works 2002: A Walk Along The River – Inside The San Antonio Cult Murders (347 pages, Harper & Row) Mystery Writers Guild of America – 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime Book Congressional Voting Record 110th Congress 2007-2009 NAY: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) 111th Congress 2009-2011 AYE: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 112th Congress 2011-2013 AYE: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 113th Congress 2013-2015 NAY: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 114th Congress 2015-2017 AYE: USA FREEDOM Act 115th Congress 2017-2019 AYE: Health Care Freedom Act of 2017 116th Congress 2019-2021 NAY: Trump Impeachment Articles I and II BIOGRAPHY OF SENATOR DOUGLAS E. BUTCHER Douglas Evan Butcher was born on October 31, 1968, in New Braunfels, Texas to a middle-class family as the youngest of four brothers. He excelled in academics, graduating as valedictorian from Canyon High School in 1986. After graduating high school, Doug would enroll in Texas Tech University, where he studied criminology. In 1990, he would graduate from Texas Tech, graduating cum laude. After graduating the city’s police academy, Doug Butcher would be hired by the San Antonio Police Department in 1990, beginning what would be a distinguished near-20-year career in law enforcement. Over the next two decades, he would rise to the position of deputy police chief with San Antonio P.D. – a position he would hold until being hired as the police chief of Austin, Texas. He would serve in that position in Austin for three years until his run for elected office. Doug Butcher’s most notable case during his career was a series of cult-based murders that shook the greater San Antonio area in 1997. The discovery of five corpses along the San Antonio and Guadalupe Rivers, murdered by ritualistic means, would lead to a two-year extensive investigation and manhunt that led to the arrest of members of the Nephews Of God cult. The story of the murders prompted the writing of the book A Walk Along The River, in which Doug detailed the gripping and honest account of bringing the killers to justice. The book became a best seller and earned him an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime Book in 2003. In 2006, Doug Butcher would run for the House of Representatives, winning the Republican nomination to fill the seat in the Texas 21st District after the retirement of Lamar Smith. He would go on to serve four terms in the House where he earned a reputation as a solid conservative voice in Texas politics. With the decision of John Cornyn not to run for re-election, he would put forward his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2014, winning a contested Republican primary and going on to defeat businessman David Alameel in the general election. Butcher was re-elected comfortably in 2020. Sen. Douglas Butcher currently resides in suburban San Antonio with his wife Nina. In his spare time, Senator Butcher enjoys cooking, bowling, painting, fishing, and playing piano. They have a black Labrador retriever named Pancho. BIOGRAPHY OF NINA CALDERON-BUTCHER Nina Calderon was born in Cuba in 1975 and moved to the United States at the age of five when her parents fled the Castro regime and moved to Houston. Nina has worked for several decades as a professional chef in the San Antonio area, having graduated with associate’s in culinary arts (A.A.S.) from Galveston College. She opened her own restaurant, Nigiri Cubano, in 2010 specializing in Cuban-Japanese fusion cuisine. BIO POINTS (82): 20 (Notable - Police Captain), 10 (Activist – Police Union), 12 (House Of Representatives – 4 Terms), 5 (Previous Senate), 10 (Published Book), 15 (Cultural Award), 10 (Wife – Child Of Immigrants – Latino Cuban) Edited Sunday at 03:02 AM by Butcher Changed back to Class 2 with the updated Senate roster as original post. Quote SENATOR DOUGLAS BUTCHER (R-TX) COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE ★ BIOGRAPHY ★ LEGISLATIVE RECORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master TedderBear Posted Saturday at 07:53 PM Game Master Share Posted Saturday at 07:53 PM On 9/13/2024 at 1:22 AM, Butcher said: OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHY SEN. DOUGLAS E. BUTCHER (R-TX) Name: Douglas Evan Butcher Seat: Texas, Class II Political Party: Republican Major Caucus: Republican Study Committee Special Talent: Rhetorician Dark Secret: LINK Born: October 31, 1968, in New Braunfels, Texas Residence: San Antonio, Texas Avatar: Chris Sununu Gender: Male Sexuality: Straight Race: White Religion: Roman Catholic Family History: Middle Class Family 1996-Present: Married to Nina Calderon (b. 1975, Cienfuegos, Cuba) Children: Luke Butcher (Son, b. 1998), Diego Butcher (Son, b. 1998), Christina Butcher (Daughter, b. 2005) Education 1986: Valedictorian – Canyon High School – New Braunfels, Texas 1990: B.S. in Criminology – Texas Tech University (Cum Laude) Career History 1990-2006: San Antonio Police Department 1990-1993: Police Officer 1993-1996: Detective-Investigator 1996-1999: Sergeant 1999-2001: Lieutenant 2001-2004: Captain 2004-2005: Deputy Police Chief 2005-2007: Austin Police Department 2005-2007: Chief Of Police Political History 2004-2007: Executive Board, Texas Fraternal Order Of Police 2006: Republican – Elected, House Of Representatives, Texas 21st District 2007-2015: U.S. House Of Representatives, Texas 21st District 2014: Republican – Elected, United States Senate, Texas, Class II 2015-Present: United States Senator – Texas, Class II Published Works 2002: A Walk Along The River – Inside The San Antonio Cult Murders (347 pages, Harper & Row) Mystery Writers Guild of America – 2003 Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime Book Congressional Voting Record 110th Congress 2007-2009 NAY: Children's Health Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2007 (H.R. 976) 111th Congress 2009-2011 AYE: Don't Ask, Don't Tell Repeal Act of 2010 112th Congress 2011-2013 AYE: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 113th Congress 2013-2015 NAY: Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 114th Congress 2015-2017 AYE: USA FREEDOM Act 115th Congress 2017-2019 AYE: Health Care Freedom Act of 2017 116th Congress 2019-2021 NAY: Trump Impeachment Articles I and II BIOGRAPHY OF SENATOR DOUGLAS E. BUTCHER Douglas Evan Butcher was born on October 31, 1968, in New Braunfels, Texas to a middle-class family as the youngest of four brothers. He excelled in academics, graduating as valedictorian from Canyon High School in 1986. After graduating high school, Doug would enroll in Texas Tech University, where he studied criminology. In 1990, he would graduate from Texas Tech, graduating cum laude. After graduating the city’s police academy, Doug Butcher would be hired by the San Antonio Police Department in 1990, beginning what would be a distinguished near-20-year career in law enforcement. Over the next two decades, he would rise to the position of deputy police chief with San Antonio P.D. – a position he would hold until being hired as the police chief of Austin, Texas. He would serve in that position in Austin for three years until his run for elected office. Doug Butcher’s most notable case during his career was a series cult-based murders that shook the greater San Antonio area in 1997. The discovery of five corpses along the San Antonio and Guadalupe Rivers, murdered by ritualistic means, would lead to a two-year extensive investigation and manhunt that led to the arrest of members of the Nephews Of God cult. The story of the murders prompted the writing of the book A Walk Along The River, in which Doug detailed the gripping and honest account of bringing the killers to justice. The book became a best seller and earned him an Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Fact Crime Book in 2003. In 2006, Doug Butcher would run for the House of Representatives, winning the Republican nomination to fill the seat in the Texas 21st District after the retirement of Lamar Smith. He would go on to serve four terms in the House where he earned a reputation as a solid conservative voice in Texas politics. With the decision of John Cornyn not to run for re-election, he would put forward his candidacy for the United States Senate in 2014, winning a contested Republican primary and going on to defeat businessman David Alameel in the general election. Sen. Douglas Butcher currently resides in suburban San Antonio with his wife Nina. In his spare time, Senator Butcher enjoys cooking, bowling, painting, fishing, and playing piano. BIOGRAPHY OF NINA CALDERON-BUTCHER Nina Calderon was born in Cuba in 1975 and moved to the United States at the age of five when her parents fled the Castro regime and moved to Houston. Nina has worked for several decades as a professional chef in the San Antonio area, having graduated with associate’s in culinary arts (A.A.S.) from Galveston College. She opened her own restaurant, Nigiri Cubano, in 2010 specializing in Cuban-Japanese fusion cuisine. BIO POINTS (82): 20 (Notable - Police Captain), 10 (Activist – Police Union), 12 (House Of Representatives – 4 Terms), 5 (Previous Senate), 10 (Published Book), 15 (Cultural Award), 10 (Wife – Child Of Immigrants – Latino Cuban) Approved, masked, and added to Senate Roster. Welcome back! Note that in our Senate roster, there is no class 2 Senate seat. Therefore, I've given you the Class III seat so you aren't facing re-election until 2028. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butcher Posted Saturday at 10:00 PM Author Share Posted Saturday at 10:00 PM (edited) Changed to reflect the seat. To compensate, added a House term. Edited Saturday at 10:02 PM by Butcher 1 Quote SENATOR DOUGLAS BUTCHER (R-TX) COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE ★ BIOGRAPHY ★ LEGISLATIVE RECORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butcher Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM Author Share Posted Sunday at 03:03 AM The Senate roster was updated. I changed it back to Class 2. My bio is now back to the original sign-in. I took the Cornyn seat. 1 Quote SENATOR DOUGLAS BUTCHER (R-TX) COMMUNICATIONS OFFICE ★ BIOGRAPHY ★ LEGISLATIVE RECORD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Game Master TedderBear Posted Sunday at 04:07 AM Game Master Share Posted Sunday at 04:07 AM 1 hour ago, Butcher said: The Senate roster was updated. I changed it back to Class 2. My bio is now back to the original sign-in. I took the Cornyn seat. Thank you. Sorry about that back and forth but I'm glad we got it sorted out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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