Tom Fordyce

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Tom Fordyce is a rancher, cow/calf operator and hay producer. He previously served as a commissioner for the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles. Prior to that, Fordyce was the Director of Agribusiness and Land Minerals for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Most notably, Fordyce served in the United States Marines as a Vietnam Era Sniper with the 1st Battalion 26th from 1966 – 1968, and medically retired in March of 1968 due to combat injuries. He currently serves as a board member for the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Lone Survivor Foundation and Huntsville Veterans’ Affairs Advisory Board. Fordyce has previously received gubernatorial appointments to serve on the Trinity River Authority and Texas Assistive and Rehabilitative Services Council. He previously served on the Texas Veterans Commission advisory board, Huntsville Economic Development Council, Brownfield Memorial Hospital Board and KickStart for Kids program board. Fordyce earned his bachelor’s degree in agriculture from Sam Houston State University.