Eltife Elected Senate President Pro Tem
Posted/updated on: June 2, 2015 at 1:31 pm
AUSTIN — State Senator Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, was elected the Texas Senate President Pro Tem Monday morning. KETK reports he succeeds Craig Estes. The Senate president pro tem is the third highest ranking state official, behind only the governor and lieutenant governor. Eltife has served the state since March 5, 2004. He also served on the Tyler City Council for three terms before becoming mayor of Tyler for three more terms. The senator is a Tyler native and graduate of the University of Texas at Austin.
