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Tony Tinderholt

Tony Tinderholt

Full Name: Tony D. Tinderholt

Terms of Service

Chamber District Dates of Service Legislatures Party City/County Note Counties in District
H 94 Jan 14, 2025 - Jan 12, 2027 89th   Republican Arlington / Tarrant   Tarrant
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

Terms of Service

Legislatures:
89th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
88th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
87th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
86th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
85th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Legislatures:
84th  
Party:
Republican
Home City/County:
Arlington / Tarrant
Counties in district:
Tarrant

Biographical Information

  • Farewell Remarks, Representative Tinderholt, 6/2/2025, pp. 7928-7933. House Journal.

  • 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.

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