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MARCHANT, Kenny, a Representative from Texas; born in Bonham, Fannin County, Tex., February 23, 1951; B.A., South Nazarene University, Bethany, Okla., 1974; attended Nazarene Theological Seminary, Kansas City, Mo., 1975-1976; real estate developer; member of the Carrollton, Tex., city council, 1980-1984; mayor of Carrollton, Tex., 1984-1987; member of the Texas state house of representatives, 1987-2004; elected as a Republican to the One Hundred Ninth and to the two succeeding Congresses (January 3, 2005-present).