Rep. Miklos reports on his journey to Austin to serve you in the Texas Legislature.
July 27th, 2010
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Meet Robert Miklos
Robert J. Miklos is a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 101 in East Dallas County, which encompasses most of Mesquite and all of Balch Springs and Sunnyvale. All three communities have experienced rapid growth in the last decade.
Elected in 2008, Representative Miklos is the first Democrat to hold the District 101 seat since 1985. He lives in Mesquite with his wife of 19 years, Kathy, and their three sons, Christopher, Alexander, and Emory. All three boys attend Mesquite public schools, and Christopher will enter Poteet High School in the fall.
Robert grew up in Dallas County, attended Dallas public schools, and graduated from Skyline High School. He was Senior Patrol Leader in Scout Troop 717 and at Skyline, he participated in the debate team and the Explorer’s Post.
In the fall of 1984, Robert attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning a B.A in History. After graduating from UT in 1988, he studied law at the University of Houston, graduating with his J.D in 1991.
After passing the Texas Bar, Robert went to work as a prosecutor for the City of Houston – the start of an eleven year stint as a prosecutor, including several years in the Harris County District Attorney’s Office and culminating as chief prosecutor for the City of Dallas. He has tried over 500 criminal jury trials, as well as thousands of non-jury trials. As Dallas chief prosecutor, Robert managed an office with 15 attorneys. During his term as chief, Dallas moved aggressively to prosecute sexually oriented businesses, revamped its domestic violence prosecutions, and helped institute a magistrate program to lessen the wait time for court appearances.
In early 2005, Robert left the Dallas City Attorney’s Office to join the Hughes and Luce law firm as senior counsel. At Hughes and Luce (which later merged with and became K&L Gates), he represents clients in land use, entitlement, and real estate matters – including representing neighborhoods in annexation issues and clients in eminent domain matters.
New to politics, Robert successfully ran for the State Legislature in 2008, joining a score of freshman of both political parties in the 81st Legislature.
Robert has served as President of the Mesquite Bar Association and has been a member of the Austin Elementary and Kimbrough Middle School PTAs. He and his family are active members of the First United Methodist Church of Mesquite.
