Aycock announces bid for re-election to House

Jimmie Don Aycock

State Rep. Jimmie Don Aycock (R-Killeen) has announced he will seek re-election to represent House District 54 in the Texas Legislature.

Aycock, in his first term, serves on the House Agriculture and Livestock committees, the House Higher Education Committee and the House Redistricting Committee. He is involved in the Veterans' Land Board and recently was appointed one of six House members to serve on the Texas Legislative Council.

In making his announcement, Aycock, 61, said, "It is a great honor to serve the citizens of House District 54. While I have been able to accomplish much during my first session, there is still much to be done."

Aycock said he looks forward to resuming the fight for the conservative values held by the majority of folks in his district.

"I am asking for continued support from the citizens of all three counties in my district -- Bell, Burnet and Lampasas."

He has introduced bills to revise and clarify funding formulas for higher education, and considers himself a strong defender of property rights.

Aycock initially ran for election in November 2006 after the announcement by State Rep. Suzanna Hupp of Lampasas that she would not seek re-election after a number of years in office.

A native Bell County resident, Aycock graduated from Moody High School in 1965 as class valedictorian. He earned a bachelor's degree from Texas A&M University in 1969, and a doctor of veterinary medicine degree from the College Station institution in 1970.

Aycock is a veteran of the U.S. Army, where he received the Army Commendation Medal.

He owned and operated veteri- nary clinics in Killeen, Copperas Cove and Harker Heights, and has been involved in ranching and real estate development.

Aycock is a past treasurer of the Central Texas College Board of Trustees and a former member of the Killeen Independent School District board.

He also has served as a director of the Killeen Greater Chamber of Commerce, a former president of Comanche Hills Utility District and Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 3, and is a director of the Texas Veterinary Medical Association and Mothers Against Drunk Driving.

Aycock and his wife, Marie, have two children and four grandchildren.

His district office is in Lampasas.