Occupation: Anesthesiologist; Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anesthesiology, University of Texas Medical Branch
Education:Texas A&M University, B.S., 1980; University of Texas Medical Branch, M.D., 1983; Internship/Residency in Anesthesiology, 1986
Legislative Experience: House Member, 1995-2002; Senate Member, 2002-present
Hometown: Houston
Party: Republican

Kyle Janek has served as a state Senator for Senate District 17, which includes parts of Harris, Fort Bend, Brazoria, Galveston, Chambers and Jefferson counties, since November 2002. After serving for eight years in the House of Representatives, Janek currently serves as Chairman of the Senate Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies & Economic Development, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Business & Commerce, and serves as a member of the Education Committee, the Subcommittee on Higher Education, the Finance Committee, the Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education, and the Health & Human Services Committee.

Since the end of the 78th legislative session, he has served as chairman of the Workgroup on Revenue that will assist the Senate members of the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance, and as a member of both the Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education and the Legislative Oversight Committee on Higher Education. At the end of 2003, he was appointed by the Lieutenant Governor to the Select Committee on Workers' Compensation.

After the 2003 session, Janek made the Texas Realtor Honor Roll for his work on issues important to property owners in Texas. In addition, the Texas Association of Business designated him a Fighter For Free Enterprise, the Texas Hospital Association presented him the Texas Hospital Advocacy Tribute in recognition of outstanding legislative leadership on health care issues, and Preservation Texas honored him for his contributions to historic preservation.

He serves as a board member of the Texas Conservative Coalition, The University of Houston Law Center Health Law and Policy Institute, and the Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce, and on the American Legislative Exchange Council's Health And Human Services Task Force. He was also invited by the Texas General Land Office Commissioner to serve on the Steering Committee of Coastal Texas 2020, a partnership of all coastal stakeholders to identify issues of importance along the Texas coast and to develop long-term, coast-wide strategies to address these issues.

Janek and his wife Shannon have three sons, Ryan, Will and Luke. They live in West University Place and are active members of St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, where he serves on the Associate Vestry.

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October 23, 2006
Eminent Domain Committee will meet Wednesday

September 26, 2006
Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process

September 14, 2006
Senator Janek's statement on Gov. Richards' death

August 21, 2006
Senator Janek's statement on tax appraisal reform task force

August 3, 2006
Senator Janek appointed to head two interim committees

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79th Session Committee Membership

• Subcommittee on Emerging Technologies & Economic Development - Chair
• Joint Select Committee to Study the Medical Peer Review Process - Co-Chair
• Interim Committee to Study the Power of Eminent Domain - Co-Chair
• Business and Commerce - Vice Chair
• Health and Human Services
• Education
• Subcommittee on Higher Education
• Finance
• Subcommittee on Capital Funding for Higher Education
• Joint Select Committee on Windstorm Coverage

District Analysis: District 17

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