Kent Hance

Kent Ronald Hance (born November 14, 1942) is an American politician and lawyer. He was the Chancellor of the Texas Tech University System from 2006 to 2014. He was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from West Texas from 1979 to 1985. He later switched to the Republican Party and in both 1986 and 1990 ran for governor of Texas, losing in the primary election.

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Other websites

 http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/101906/loc_101906028.shtml
Papers, 1953–1984 and undated, in the Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library at Texas Tech University


Category:1942 births
Category:Living people
Category:Members of the Texas Legislature
Category:United States representatives from Texas
Category:Democratic Party (United States) politicians
Category:Republican Party (United States) politicians
Category:Academics from Texas
Category:Lawyers from Texas
Category:People from Lubbock, Texas