Former Lt Gov Of Texas Ben Barnes

In the late 1960s and early 1970s, at the peak of his political career, Ben Barnes was called a rising star of Texas politics. President Lyndon B. Johnson even likened Ben Barnes to America's third President: Thomas Jefferson - quite lofty praise for a man under thirty-five.

Ben Barnes is the former Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Texas. Ben Barnes also held office in the House of Representatives and was a former Speaker of the House.

With roots extending deep into the Texas soil, Ben Barnes is a Texan through and through. As a former politician, Ben Barnes represented his state in the House of Representatives and even after his departure from politics continued to be a major player in Texas. Ben Barnes attended the University of Texas in Austin, TX for his undergraduate degree and moved on to Lubbock, TX where he attended law school at Texas Tech. Ben Barnes was born in Texas in 1938 and still lives there today.

Reflecting upon changes since the end of his political career, the former Lt. Governor had this to say about his beloved Texas:

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"I'm damned mad about my state," Barnes told the sixty or so cheering Democrats on the pub's outdoor patio. "I love that Capitol. I served where we had the best highway system, higher education.... We took the University of Texas and Texas A&M to where they were in the top five universities in the United States; we raised teacher's salaries where they came from 37th to 18th in the United States; we got in the top five states in mental health and mental retardation; we were working on plans to insure every single child in Texas, and today we're ranked 50th or 47th or 48th in almost all the areas of state responsibility. The only things we rank number one in are prisons."

Radio Interview - One time US Representative of NATO, Ben Barnes maintained an active role in national and international politics. Long after his political career, Ben Barnes continued with a successful career as a business executive and civil leader.

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