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October Branch Meeting Main Speaker

This October dinner speaker will be State Representative Allen Fletcher.

Biography

Allen Fletcher

State Representative

Allen Fletcher is the State Representative from Texas House District 130. Representative Fletcher serves on two very important Committees: Transportation and Homeland Security & Public Safety Vice Chair - appointed by Speaker Straus on February 9, 2011 during the 82nd session.

Allen graduated with honors from both the Houston Police Academy and the East Texas Police Academy. He received his undergraduate and graduate degrees in criminal justice from Sam Houston State University (SHSU).

Representative Fletcher went from patrol officer to: Detective in the Robbery Division, Sergeant Hostage Negotiator for 15 years and then was appointed by Chief of Police as a supervisor in the Office of the Inspector General, where he was responsible for criminal and administrative investigations of city employees and government contractors. Representative Fletcher retired from the Houston Police Department in 1998. Representative Fletcher has been a commissioned Peace Officer for over thirty years and holds a Master Peace Officer Certification.

Upon retirement from Houston police department, Representative Fletcher founded and was president / CEO of Resource Protection Management (RPM). Representative Fletcher is currently the only retired peace officer in the Texas House.

Representative Fletcher has received numerous awards for his leadership and promotion of conservative values in the 81st Legislative Session. He was awarded: Perfect Pro-Life Voting Record 83rd Texas Legislature from Texas Right to Life, Champion of Free Enterprise by the Texas Association of Business, the 2009 Tax Payers Advocate Award Winner by the Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, a top Conservative by Heritage Alliance, One of the Most Conservative Legislators by the Eagle Forum, Hero of Law Enforcement from Combined Law Enforcement of Texas (CLEAT), Texas Chief of Police Outstanding Contribution to Law Enforcement and most recently the Crime Fighter of the Year 2014 by the North Texas Crime Commission. Most recently he received a 100% score from Texas Association of Business; judged on who in the Capitol puts jobs, economic prosperity, and a thriving workforce at the top of their priorities.

Allen and his wife Penny live in Tomball and have two daughters, a son, four granddaughters and a grandson.