13 Facts About Abraham Kazen

Abraham Kazen was of Maronite Lebanese descent, and was related to the powerful Khazen family.

Abraham Kazen was a lifelong resident of the border city of Laredo.

Abraham Kazen graduated in 1937 from Laredo High School, renamed Martin High School.

Abraham Kazen then attended the University of Texas at Austin from 1937 to 1940.

In 1941, Abraham Kazen graduated from the Cumberland School of Law in Lebanon, Tennessee, since removed to Birmingham, Alabama.

Abraham Kazen served in 1942 as a United States Army Air Corps pilot at the since closed Lubbock Air Force Base.

Abraham Kazen was discharged in 1953 with the rank of captain.

In 1946, Abraham Kazen was elected to the Texas House of Representatives and served from 1947 to 1953.

Abraham Kazen then served in the Texas Senate from 1953 to 1967, and was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate in 1959.

Abraham Kazen served as acting governor of Texas on August 4,1959.

Abraham Kazen was a member of the Texas Legislative Council for sixteen years.

Abraham Kazen was elected to Congress as a Democrat in 1966 representing the newly created 23rd District.

Abraham Kazen was reelected eight more times with no substantive opposition.