10 Facts About Lois Kolkhorst

Lois Winkelmann Kolkhorst was born on November 4,1964 and is an American businesswoman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas State Senate.

Lois Kolkhorst was first elected to the state Senate from the 18th District in a special election held on December 6,2014.

Lois Kolkhorst is a 1988 graduate of Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas, at which she studied advertising and public relations and played on the women's golf team.

Lois Kolkhorst was seven terms in the Texas House representing House District 13, which included counties Austin, Burleson, Colorado, Fayette, Grimes, Lavaca, Washington.

Since 2014, Lois Kolkhorst has represented the 18th District in the Texas Senate, a seat she won in 2014 in a special election.

Lois Kolkhorst was named one of the "Best Legislators" and "Worst Legislators" in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine in 2007 and 2017 respectively.

Lois Kolkhorst is Chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, as well as a member of the Senate Transportation Committee, Senate Select Committee on Texas Ports, Senate Committee on Water and Rural Affairs, the Texas Agriculture Policy Board, the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee, the Texas Windstorm Insurance Oversight Board.

In February 2023, Lois Kolkhorst introduced a bill that could potentially ban Chinese, Iranian, North Korean and Russian immigrants from purchasing homes in Texas.

Lois Kolkhorst was founded by Jim Kolkhorst's father, James Henry "Bubba" Kolkhorst.

Lois Kolkhorst is a member of the St Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Brenham.