Honorable LaFayette Collins Edit

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LaFayette Collins is a 1970 graduate of PrairieView A& M University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Political Science. He was active in student affairs and was elected as freshman and junior class president. Mr. Collins was selected to attend Columbia and Yale Universities in summer academic programs; was designated as Distinguished Military Student; and was selected to Who's Who in...

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1. 1. OA Online News

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   Published on: 3/10/2004   Last Visited: 3/10/2004

   Senate confirms Collins for U.S.Marshal post
   
   Odessa American
   
   WASHINGTON-The Western District of Texas will soon have a new U.S.Marshal, as the U.S. Senate voted unanimously to confirm the nomination of LaFayette Collins, 55, for that position.The Senate vote late Monday evening, along with a pending signature from the President, clears the way for Collins to begin his duties soon. Collins, an Odessa native, was cleared by the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday.U.S. Sen.
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   "I'm pleased that the Senate has moved so quickly to approve the nomination of LaFayette Collins for U.S. Marshal," Cornyn said.
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   Sens. Cornyn and Hutchison recommended Collins to Bush last summer.
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   Collins is a 23-year law enforcement veteran who has been a member of the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles since his appointment by then-Gov.
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   Before joining the Secret Service, Collins was a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army, where he worked extensively on intelligence and in 1971 was commanding officer of a counterintelligence field office in Vietnam.He holds a political science degree from Prairie View A&M University.

2. 2. Texas Government Insider by Strategic Partnerships, Inc.

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   Published on: 3/12/2004   Last Visited: 12/27/2005

   Lafayette CollinsLafayette Collins of Round Rock was appointed to the Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles in 1999.He is a 21-year veteran of the U.S. Secret Service where he served as a special agent in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Austin.A veteran of the United States Army, Collins served seven years as an Army counter-intelligence officer and received the Army Commendation Medal, Bronze Star, Vietnamese Cross of Gallantry and Vietnam Service Medal.Collins received his bachelor's degree from Prairie View A&M University, where he was named distinguished military student and a Harvard, Yale, Columbia Intensive Studies Selectee.His term will expire Feb. 1, 2005.

3. 3. OA Online News

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   Published on: 6/3/2004   Last Visited: 6/3/2004

   Marshal for the western district of Texas, LaFayette Collins, an Odessa native, will visit his hometown today for a reception in his honor."I'm honored at the opportunity and honored that they would invite me back there," Collins said.
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   Brownlee, however, was born in Pampa, making Collins the first native Odessan presidential appointee.
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   The reception for Collins is scheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. today at UTPB's J. Conrad Dunagan Library.
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   Collins attended Carver and Douglas elementary schools, Blackshear Junior High and Blackshear High School, he said.As the U.S.Marshal for this district, Collins will oversee the federal law enforcement in the Western district, which includes Austin, El Paso, Midland, Odessa, San Antonio and Waco.
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   In addition, Collins said being a native of West Texas "personalized the position" for him.The term of office for U.S.Marshal is four years.Collins was nominated Dec. 9, 2003, and was confirmed by the Senate on March 8.Senators Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn recommended Collins to George W. Bush.
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   Collins is a retired U.S. Secret Service special agent.He assisted protecting Presidents Jimmy Carter, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton.He also protected Pope John Paul II, Sen.
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   Collins retired from the Secret Service in 1999, according to his biography on pvamu.edu.Collins received a BS in political science from Prairie View A&M University.He was also a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army.