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American politician

Kevin Paul Eltife (born March 1, 1959)^[1] is an American businessman and former politician from Tyler, Texas.

Director in THE TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION, TYLER, TEXAS · President, Director in ELTIFE INTERESTS, LLC.

Director in THE TYLER JUNIOR COLLEGE FOUNDATION, TYLER, TEXAS · President, Director in ELTIFE INTERESTS, LLC.

State Senator Kevin Eltife and the City of Tyler are joining forces to equip Tyler Police officers with special body armor vests.

Regent Kevin P. Eltife was unanimously elected chairman of the board at a special called meeting Thursday.

Kevin Eltife was unanimously elected as the chairman of the University of Texas System Board of Regents Thursday.

“The formation of UT Health East Texas is a game changer for our region,” UT System regent Kevin Eltife said in a press release at the time.

A Republican, served in the Texas Senate from 2004 through 2017. He was sworn in on August 15, 2004, after winning a special election to represent District 1. He declined to seek re-election in 2016 and was succeeded in office by fellow Republican Bryan Hughes.

Early life and education

Eltife was born in Tyler, Texas, and grew up there. He is a Lebanese American; all of his grandparents immigrated to the United States from Lebanon.^[2] His father died when he was under two years old.^[2]

Business and political career

Eltife is the owner and operator of Eltife Properties, a commercial real estate company.^[2]

He first entered politics in 1991, when he ran for a city council seat.

He subsequently served as mayor of Tyler for two terms (six years).^[2]

He defeated Paul Sadler in the