Biography:
Sam Finley was born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, but as they say,"moved to Texas as soon as he could." His family settled in Willis, Texas where Sam grew up. Sam graduated from Willis High School, and quickly began looking for where he belonged. He tried his hand at many different professions, including being a rodeo cowboy, but ultimately found his place in the United States Marine Corps.
Sam served in the United States Marine Corps for four years. During his time in the Corps, Sam reached the rank of Corporal faster than most Marines, and had a very diverse career. Sam's Marine career ranged from being a Close Quarters Combat instructor at Marine Officers Candidate School at Quantico, Virginia to serving with NATO forces during the Bosnian Campaign in the late 1990s. Sam retired from the Corps in 1998, and moved back to Texas with his wife and three children.
Upon returning to Texas, Sam took a career working for WorldCom, Inc. as an engineer. In 2000, Sam was laid off when WorldCom began to restructure, however, it led Sam to his next passion the Oil and Gas industry. Over the last 9 years Sam has worked every position imagineable in the oil and gas industry. From working the rig to selling drill bits, Sam has done it all. It is Sam's experience in the divers fields of military service to roughnecking that has shaped his ideas and desires for this country.
Sam has three beautiful children; Samantha, 13, Caitlin, 11 and Lane, 10, and their future means more to Sam than anything else. That's why when Sam thinks about the policies that are coming out of Washington, D.C. he acknowledges he has no other choice but to challenge those who refuse to listen to their constituencies, and to resist those who wish to change this country towards the direction of bigger government and less freedom for average Americans.
As the 12th Congressional District's FairTax representative, Sam has been faithfully fighting for tax reform for the last year. Sam is also a member of several grassroots organizations that are fighting for everyday Americans, and for the Constitution. "The Constitution is the only guide by which we can govern this country." Sam said the prior while addressing a group in Conroe, Texas. The voter of Texas' 12th Congressional District an be sure that Sam Finley will fight for them in Washington, in the same way that he fought for them in Bosnia and on the streets of Fort Worth!
District 12:
The District is located in the North Texas and generally includes the western half of Tarrant County and all of Parker and Wise Counties.
The region was settled in 1849 when a U.S. Army outpost was established on the Trinity River and named for the Army commander in the region, General William Worth. In the late 1800s, the Fort Worth region was the last stop before the famed western cattle drives set off on the long trek to rail yards in Kansas. Railroads were responsible for ending the cattle drives and the creation of a stockyard center on the North Side. Discovery of oil in Texas in the early 1900s created a boom in Fort Worth and the region. Fort Worth’s winning a competition for a bomber plant in the 1940s started the aerospace/defensive aviation manufacturing industry in the region that still thrives.
Based on the 2000 U.S. Census, the population of District 12 is 651,619. The racial composition of the district is: Anglos: 66.5 percent, Blacks: 6.1 percent, Hispanics: 23.7 percent and others: 3.9 percent.
The Tarrant County portion of District 12 includes 17 cities. Wise County has 12 cities and Parker County has 14 cities.
Fort Worth is the largest city in the 12th District, with an estimated 2008 population of more than 702,850 and it is the county seat for Tarrant County. It is the nineteenth largest U.S. city and the fifth largest Texas city. Weatherford, with a population of 25,900, is the largest Parker County city. Decatur, with a population of 5,800, is the largest Wise County city. Both are the seat of their respective counties. The North Central Texas Council of Governments expects the area within District 12 will double in population by Year 2030.
The number of female and male residents in the district is virtually equal: 50.1 percent female and 49.9 percent male. The median age is 33 years old. The average family size is 3.23 persons, with 65 percent of the residents owning their homes.
The District 12 area is renowned for its quality of life. The region not only offers excellent jobs, it also is considered an outstanding place in which to live and relax.
