Kip Averitt
 Barry Kip Averitt (born 31 October 1954) is a former Republican member of the Texas Senate representing the 22nd District which includes Ellis and McLennan counites. He was renominated in the primary election held on March 2 2010 having polled 37682 votes (60.1 percent) to his intraparty rival Darren Yancy who received 25028	ballots (39.9 percent).His Senate biography indicates that he was born in West Texas in Crane in Crane County near Odessa Texas.