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TTI Council Member, David H. Cain

TTI Council Member: David H. Cain

David Cain currently serves North Central Texas as the Chairman of the Legislative Committee of the Regional Transit Initiative. Prior to his retirement from the Texas Legislature in 2003, he served in the Texas House for 9 terms and the Texas Senate for 8 years. During his 26 year tenure, Cain held many important positions affecting transportation.

  • He chaired the House Committee on Transportation from 1981 to 1993.
  • He chaired the Sunset Commission authoring the Sunset legislation which created TxDOT.
  • He was twice elected Chairman of the Southern Legislative Conference Transportation Committee.
  • He chaired the Texas Senate Sub-Committee on Infrastructure created by then Lt. Governor Rick Perry.
  • He received the Russell Perry award for his efforts in mobility.
  • Most recently, he was named to the Advisory Council for the Texas Transportation Institute located at Texas A&M University.

In addition, Cain chaired the Senate Committee on Administration which included responsibility for Senate budget and personnel, as well as the Local and Uncontested Calendar, membership on the Capitol Preservation Board and the Texas Legislation Council. For many years he served on the Executive Committee of the Southern Legislative Conference and the Governing Board of the Council of Governments.

David practices law with the Dallas firm of Burleson, Pate & Gibson, and runs a governmental affairs firm, David Cain Consulting. He lives in Dallas with his wife, Sally, the former Regional Representative of the United States Department of Education. He has three children: David, Jennifer, and Michael. He is an active member of First Methodist Church in downtown Dallas.

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