Leo Berman

Leo Berman (October 21, 1935 – May 23, 2015) was an American businessman, military officer, and politician from Tyler, Texas, who was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 6 in Smith County from 1999 to 2013. He was first elected in the general election held in November 1998. In January 2011, Berman announced a challenge to Speaker Joe Straus of San Antonio for the presiding officer's position but subsequently withdrew from the race. Though Representative Warren Chisum of Pampa filed his candidacy for Speaker, Straus was handily re-elected to a second term in the leadership in January 2011.

Leo Berman
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 6th district
In office January 12, 1999 – January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Ted Andrew Kamel
Succeeded by	Matt Schaefer
Personal details
Born	(1935-10-21)October 21, 1935 New York City USA
Died	May 23, 2015(2015-05-23) (aged 79) Tyler, Texas
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lou Ann Kuck Berman
Children	Five children
Residence(s)	(1) Arlington Tarrant County Texas, USA (2) Tyler Smith County, Texas
Alma mater	Southern Methodist University
Occupation	Retired military officer businessman

Berman obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Southern Methodist University.^[1] He died in Tyler on May 23, 2015.