Please answer the following question: What key details about tom craddick can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: thomas russell craddick , sr. , known as tom craddick -lrb- born september 19 , 1943 -rrb- , is the first republican to have served as speaker of the texas house of representatives since reconstruction . craddick wielded the speaker 's gavel from 2003-2009 . a house member from the district based in midland , craddick was first elected in 1968 at the age of twenty-five . on november 6 , 2012 , when craddick won his 23rd term in the texas house , his daughter , christi craddick , was easily elected as a republican to the texas railroad commission , the state 's utility regulatory body .
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- residence is midland , texas- preceded is frank kell cahoon james '' pete '' laney- state house is texas- party is republican- spouse is nadine nayfa craddick- office is speaker of the texas house of representatives- district is 82nd- term end is january 2009- succeeded is incumbent joe straus- term start is january 1969 january 2003- birth date is 19 september 1943- name is thomas russell '' tom '' craddick- children is thomas r. craddick , jr. .- occupation is businessman- birth place is beloit , wisconsin- religion is roman catholic- alma mater is texas tech university