Please answer the following question: Facts: - birth name: john harris whitmire - party: democrat - succeeded: incumbent - birth date: 13 august 1949 - profession: attorney - state senate: texas - spouse: rebecca lynn dalby -rrb- - district: 15th - name: john whitmire - birth place: hillsboro , texas , u.s. - state: texas - alma mater: university of houston , bates college of law - residence: houston , texas , u.s. - preceded: jack c. ogg - children: whitney -rrb- -lrb- b. 1982 -rrb- sarah -lrb- b. 1983 - term start: 1983 - image: jwmaction.jpg - religion: christian - baptist Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john whitmire .
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john harris whitmire -lrb- born august 13 , 1949 -rrb- is the longest-serving of current members of the texas state senate representing district 15 , which includes much of northern houston , since 1983 .he tenure earns him the title of dean of the senate .previously he was a member of the texas house of representatives from 1973 through 1982 .he also served as the acting governor of texas in 1993 as part of the governor for a day tradition .