Edward Lukowsky

Edward Lukowsky (born on January 22, 1965) was an oil industry executive and serves as the Representative from the 5th congressional district in the state of Texas. Lukowsky, a lifelong resident of Plano, Texas, graduated from Texas A&M University in 1987. He then went to work for ExxonMobil where he advanced quickly through the ranks becoming the chairman of the board of directors at ExxonMobil in 1991. Lukowsky was elected to congress to represent Texas' 5th congressional district in 1996, replacing a Democratic incumbent who lost reelection. Lukowsky has been representing the district for 4 years. He served on the House rules committee from 1997 to 1999 before it was dissolved after the start of the 106th congress. In March of 2000 Lukowsky was elected speaker of the House in a very tight election due to the death of the previous speaker of the house CodingMonster.

A self-proclaimed social conservative, Lukowsky has at times gotten in trouble for his views like in October of 2000 when he made a joke on Twitter to Alabama Senator Seymour Buttes about the Republican Party and Gay Marriage. Over this conflict he almost lost the speakership as other leaders in the party asked him to take a break. After some consultation with a higher power it was decided that he would remain the nominee for speaker of the Republican Party.

Early Life
Edward Lukowsky was born in Plano, Texas, the youngest of 3 children of Linda Lukowsky, an oil industry lawyer and Robert "Rob" Lukowsky, an oil industry executive. He is a fourth-generation Texan. His father has Russian ancestry while his mother has German and British roots. His father's grandfather came to the United States when the Bolsheviks took power in Russia and exiled him as he was working for the for the interim government.

Lukowsky went to Faith Lutheran School in Plano Texas a small Christian private school in Plano Texas. He was elected student body president 4 years in a row starting in 9th grade and was subsequently crowned prom king at his senior prom. In his freshman year of high school he went to intern for his dad at ExxonMobil where he became a trusted helper for many members of the board allowing him in the future to gain their trust and become a board member at the age of 23.

Early Career
Rob Lukowsky got his son an internship in the executive offices of ExxonMobil where he quickly gained the trust of many executives working at the company. He left the company during his time in university but then came back to the company in 1987 after he graduated where he quickly rose the ranks getting onto the board of directors a year later.

After getting on the board of executives Lukowsky was instrumental in dealing with the Exxon Valdez crisis getting plaudits form many members of the board for his handling of the situation.

2 years after the incident when the former director of the board of executives was ousted Lukowsky was unanimously selected as his replacement after his management of the crisis.

He started to dabble in politics when he decided to fund the campaign of Oeto To'rourke's challenger in the 1994 house elections.

When he was elected to the House of Representatives in 1996 he abruptly resigned his post but was given a hefty severance deal worth 547 million dollars in stock options and 53 million in direct pay.

Getting into Politics
When funding the campaign of the Republican challenger to Oeto To'Rourke he decided that if the Republican failed to unseat the democratic powerhouse he would do it himself.

In the 1994 United States elections the Republican challenger to Oeto To'Rourke failed to unseat the representative Lukowsky decided that the 1996 United States elections would be his time to unseat the representative.

In 1996 Lukowsky managed to unseat To'Rourke and officially became a member of the House of Representatives.