Texas House Member
Rep. Bell, Keith
District 4
Capitol Address:
Room E2.410
P.O. Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
(512) 463-0458
(512) 463-2040 Fax
District Address:
Athens Office -
100 E. Corsicana Street, Suite 204
Athens, Texas 75751
(903) 675-3069
Forney Office -
771 East Hwy 80, Suite 208
Forney, TX 75126
(972) 552-5573
Bills Authored/Sponsored 88th Legislature:
- Authored (including Joint) 88(1) 88(2)
- Co-Authored 88(1) 88(2)
- Sponsored (including Joint) 88(1) 88(2)
- Co-Sponsored 88(1) 88(2)
Committees:
District Analyses:
Biography
A lifelong Texan, State Representative Keith Bell resides in Forney, Texas. Before being elected to represent House District 4 in November 2018, Keith served as a trustee on the Forney ISD School Board for 20 years, elected as president for fourteen times. Keith Bell has been in the electrical field since 1976. He founded Intex Electrical Contractors, Inc. in November, 1983 and serves as CEO/President.
Keith holds a Master Electrician’s License in the State of Texas and served the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, as past chairman of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board. He is also active in numerous trade organizations, including the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC), where he was elected to a two-year term as President of the Dallas Chapter of the IEC, and later served as the Texas IEC Chapter President. Before taking office, Representative Bell acted as IEC of Texas’ Governmental Affairs Chairman for almost two decades. Bell also serves on the Board of Directors at Baylor Scott & White Hospital-Sunnyvale.
A graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a Bachelor in Business Studies, Keith and his wife, Annette, have been married for 39 years. They have two grown daughters, five grandchildren, and are members of First Baptist Church of Forney.
Representative Bell applies his conservative values, successful business skills and extensive public education knowledge to address skyrocketing property taxes, protect private property rights, local control and to act as champion for our local public schools.
Representative Bell represents House District 4, encompassing Kaufman and Eastern Henderson counties.
Keith holds a Master Electrician’s License in the State of Texas and served the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, as past chairman of the Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Advisory Board. He is also active in numerous trade organizations, including the Independent Electrical Contractors Association (IEC), where he was elected to a two-year term as President of the Dallas Chapter of the IEC, and later served as the Texas IEC Chapter President. Before taking office, Representative Bell acted as IEC of Texas’ Governmental Affairs Chairman for almost two decades. Bell also serves on the Board of Directors at Baylor Scott & White Hospital-Sunnyvale.
A graduate of Dallas Baptist University with a Bachelor in Business Studies, Keith and his wife, Annette, have been married for 39 years. They have two grown daughters, five grandchildren, and are members of First Baptist Church of Forney.
Representative Bell applies his conservative values, successful business skills and extensive public education knowledge to address skyrocketing property taxes, protect private property rights, local control and to act as champion for our local public schools.
Representative Bell represents House District 4, encompassing Kaufman and Eastern Henderson counties.
El representante estatal Keith Bell, texano de pura cepa, reside en Forney (Texas). Antes de ser elegido para representar al distrito 4 de la Cámara, en noviembre del 2018, Keith era el fideicomisario de la Junta Directiva del Distrito Escolar Independiente de Forney durante veinte años, de la cual fue presidente catorce veces. Keith Bell ha trabajado en el campo de la energía eléctrica desde 1976. Fundó Intex Electrical Contractors, Inc. en noviembre de 1983 y es su director ejecutivo/presidente.
Keith recibió la licencia de electricista maestro de Texas y fue presidente de la Junta Asesora de Seguridad Eléctrica y Licencias en el Departamento de Licencias y Regulaciones de Texas. También participa activamente en numerosas organizaciones comerciales, como la Asociación de Contratistas Eléctricos Independientes (Independent Electrical Contractors Association, IEC), para la cual fue elegido para un mandato de dos años como presidente de la División de Dallas, y posteriormente se desempeñó como presidente de la División de Texas. Antes de asumir su cargo, el representante Bell fue el presidente de Asuntos Gubernamentales de la IEC de Texas durante casi dos décadas. El Sr. Bell también es miembro de la Junta Directiva del Hospital Baylor Scott & White de Sunnyvale.
Keith —graduado de la Universidad Dallas Baptist en Estudios Empresariales— y su esposa, Annette, tienen treinta y nueve años de matrimonio, dos hijas y cinco nietos, y son miembros de la iglesia First Baptist Churche de Forney.
El representante Bell aplica sus valores conservadores, sus exitosas habilidades empresariales y sus amplios conocimientos sobre educación pública para hacer frente a los crecientes impuestos a la propiedad, proteger los derechos de propiedad privada, el control local y defender nuestras escuelas públicas locales.
El representante Bell representa al distrito 4 de la Cámara, que abarca los condados de Eastern Henderson y Kaufman.
Keith recibió la licencia de electricista maestro de Texas y fue presidente de la Junta Asesora de Seguridad Eléctrica y Licencias en el Departamento de Licencias y Regulaciones de Texas. También participa activamente en numerosas organizaciones comerciales, como la Asociación de Contratistas Eléctricos Independientes (Independent Electrical Contractors Association, IEC), para la cual fue elegido para un mandato de dos años como presidente de la División de Dallas, y posteriormente se desempeñó como presidente de la División de Texas. Antes de asumir su cargo, el representante Bell fue el presidente de Asuntos Gubernamentales de la IEC de Texas durante casi dos décadas. El Sr. Bell también es miembro de la Junta Directiva del Hospital Baylor Scott & White de Sunnyvale.
Keith —graduado de la Universidad Dallas Baptist en Estudios Empresariales— y su esposa, Annette, tienen treinta y nueve años de matrimonio, dos hijas y cinco nietos, y son miembros de la iglesia First Baptist Churche de Forney.
El representante Bell aplica sus valores conservadores, sus exitosas habilidades empresariales y sus amplios conocimientos sobre educación pública para hacer frente a los crecientes impuestos a la propiedad, proteger los derechos de propiedad privada, el control local y defender nuestras escuelas públicas locales.
El representante Bell representa al distrito 4 de la Cámara, que abarca los condados de Eastern Henderson y Kaufman.
Media
Member Press Releases
June
06/08/2021
Representative Keith Bell Finishes the 87th Session with Conservative Victories Coming Back to House District 4
by: Rep. Bell, KeithFebruary
02/10/2021
Representative Keith Bell Files HB 1776 Requiring Schools to Offer Course on America's Founding Principles
by: Rep. Bell, KeithJanuary
01/13/2021
Representative Keith Bell Sworn In For Second Term As HD 4 Representative
by: Rep. Bell, KeithJuly
07/19/2019
Specialized Veterans Unit Opens at Terrell State Hospital
by: Rep. Bell, KeithMay
05/20/2019
Expanding the Jurisdiction of Kaufman County Court at Law
by: Rep. Bell, Keith05/02/2019
Texas House Passes Integral Piece to Property Tax Reform
by: Rep. Bell, KeithApril
04/03/2019
House Committee on Judiciary and Civil Jurisprudence Hears HB 2989 by Representative Keith Bell
by: Rep. Bell, KeithMarch
03/05/2019
Representative Keith Bell Co-Authors Monumental School Finance Legislation
by: Rep. Bell, KeithFebruary
02/25/2019
Bell Files Bill Expanding Criminal Liability to those Exposing Children to Penalty Group 1 Drugs
by: Rep. Bell, KeithJanuary
01/08/2019
Representative Keith Bell Sworn In as State Representative to House District 4
by: Rep. Bell, Keith