David J. Porter (politician)

David Jerome Porter
Chair of the Railroad Commission of Texas
In office
January 5, 2015 (2015-01-05)  January 2, 2017 (2017-01-02)
Preceded byBarry Smitherman
Succeeded byWayne Christian
Railroad Commissioner of Texas
In office
January 5, 2011  January 3, 2017
GovernorRick Perry
Greg Abbott
Preceded byVictor G. Carrillo
Succeeded byWayne Christian
Personal details
Born (1956-04-21) April 21, 1956
Fort Lewis, Washington, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Cheryl Jenkins
(m. 1979)
Children1
Alma materHarding University (BS)
OccupationAccountant

David Jerome Porter (born April 21, 1956) is an American politician and accountant who served as a member of the Texas Railroad Commission from 2011 to 2017. Formerly in a private CPA practice in Midland, Porter since relocated to Giddings.

Porter did not seek re-election to a second six-year term in the Republican primary election which took place on March 1, 2016.