17 Facts About Harry Teague

Troy Harry Teague was born on June 29,1949 and is an American former oilman and politician who served as the US representative for, from 2009 until 2011.

Harry Teague's family moved to Hobbs, New Mexico when he was nine years old.

Harry Teague attended Hobbs High School but dropped out at the age of 17 to work in the oil fields to support his sick parents.

Harry Teague is married to Nancy Teague and has two children and five grandchildren.

Harry Teague is a small business owner of a company that now employs 250 people and is a member of the New Mexico Oil and Gas Association.

Harry Teague was elected as a Democrat to the Republican-controlled Lea County Board of Commissioners.

Harry Teague served on the Board for eight years, and was elected chairman by his fellow Board members for three and a half of those years.

Harry Teague ran for the Democratic nomination against Bill McCamley, winning with 52 percent of the primary vote.

Ultimately, Harry Teague won in the general election with 56 percent of the vote to Tinsley's 44 percent.

Harry Teague received strong support from the western side of the district, as well as from its large Latino population.

Harry Teague's victory returned the 2nd to the Democrats for the first time in 28 years.

Early in the 111th Congress, Harry Teague introduced legislation that would modify the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by providing for the refundability of the child tax credit for five years and extending credit for electricity produced using certain renewable resources.

Harry Teague is a co-sponsor of the Southwest Border Violence Reduction Act of 2009, which would direct the United States Attorney General to expand resources for the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives initiative to identify, investigate, and prosecute firearms trafficking across the US border with Mexico.

Harry Teague was one of 39 Democrats in the House to vote against the Affordable Healthcare for America Act and he voted against the reconciled bill from the Senate language on March 21,2010.

In June 2009, Harry Teague voted for the American Clean Energy and Security Act.

At a meeting that occurred following the vote, a group of Tea Party activists disrupted the meeting because they were upset that Harry Teague was meeting with constituents on a one-on-one basis, and to express their frustration with the vote.

In 2020, Harry Teague endorsed Republican Yvette Herrell in the congressional race for his former seat, over Democratic incumbent Xochitl Torres Small.