Lee Haidusek Chambers
Born December 17, 1960, in Dayton, Texas, to
Charles and Shirley Meacham Haidusek.
Graduated Dayton High School class of 1979
(but finished a year earlier)
Received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
from Texas A&M University in 1982.
Received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Southern
Methodist University (SMU) in 1997.
A member in good standing of the Texas State
Bar, the U.S. Supreme Court bar, and the Liberty
County Bar Association.
Charles and Shirley Meacham Haidusek.
Graduated Dayton High School class of 1979
(but finished a year earlier)
Received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering
from Texas A&M University in 1982.
Received a Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from Southern
Methodist University (SMU) in 1997.
A member in good standing of the Texas State
Bar, the U.S. Supreme Court bar, and the Liberty
County Bar Association.
LEE'S PERSONAL STATEMENT:
First of all, you are not seeing things. I really am a blonde Aggie lawyer. If you know any good
blonde jokes, or Aggie jokes, or lawyer jokes, or any combination thereof, please send them to
Tommy. He'll love it.
I grew up in Dayton, although my family moved to the corner of F.M. 1008 and F.M. 2797 in
Kenefick when I started high school (Go Broncos!) I have a younger brother, Andy Haidusek,
and more aunts, uncles and cousins than I can possibly name on one page. Chances are, if you
have lived in Liberty County long enough, you have met, worked with, or gone to school with
someone from my family tree. Tommy and I are both children of local farmer/ranchers. My
grandfather farmed rice in the Dayton area, and my dad and uncles farmed rice in the Devers
area. They recently started a turf farm in Devers that is going well. I have always admired the
incredible level of patience, tenacity and perseverance that farmers possess. Imagine plowing
the fields, planting the seeds, keeping the crops watered and well tended, only to have a storm
come through and flatten it all right before harvest. It's a tough business, but it teaches you the
value of faith and hard work. We were both very fortunate to grow up in farming families.
It is probably no surprise, I suppose, that I graduated from Texas A&M University. I majored in
engineering, and walked across the stage to receive my Bachelor of Science degree at the age of
21. After college, I received a job offer from Hewlett-Packard and worked for them in Dallas,
Texas. I later went to work for Digital Equipment Corporation in Austin, Texas. (Digital merged
with Compaq, which then merged with Hewlett-Packard, so in a way I always worked for HP. I
strongly recommend and personally use HP products. They are a great company, and have
excellent R&D and quality control!) While in Austin, I worked as a lobbyist with the Texas
Legislature. I was able to write legislation and get it passed into law. I met and worked with
politicians from both parties in Austin and learned a great deal about politics and government.
There is an old saying: the two things a person should never see being made are laws and
sausage. Being half-Czech and a former lobbyist, I've seen both. Although I don't think I would
ever want to repeat the experience, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm a wiser person for it.
I married an electrical engineer I met at A&M named Stephen King (not the writer!) and we had
one child, Colin Edward King. It was after Colin was born, however, that things got a bit rough
for me. I became very ill. The joints in my body became feverish and very swollen. After several
hospital visits, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, lupus. In other words, my body's
immune system is confusing my normal body tissue with bad germs and is trying to kill them. It
is a genetic disorder that has affected other members of my family to varying degrees, including
my mom, but it really came after me with a vengeance. Anyone who has dealt with arthritis
knows how painful it can be. I became so ill that I couldn't work anymore. My marriage ended. It
was a tough time.
I thought that if I couldn't work then at least I could go back to school. My doctor finally agreed,
and I enrolled in law school at SMU in Dallas. I loved law school. I just love studying law. It was
a difficult balancing act, however, being a single mom and a law student. I made the law review,
then after a year I shocked everyone by resigning. When asked why, I explained that I could
either be on the law review or my son could play little league, but not both. There just wasn't
enough time, and Colin came first. Sometimes people don't understand the choices I've made,
and I have turned down some terrific opportunities, but I guess life is just that way. I have a
wonderful kid to show for it, though, and that is what matters most.
As hard as it was, being ill and raising a child by myself, I've had so many great experiences. I
saw Baryshnikov dance, drove on the left side of the road across the English countryside,
climbed a wall of the Grand Canyon, jumped from a plane on my 40th birthday, appeared before
the U.S. Supreme Court, skiied down mountainsides, walked through vineyards, and on and on.
Once I stood on the mall in Washington D.C. while fireworks were exploding overhead, so close
you could almost touch them. I cannot adequately describe how fantastic it was to see fireworks
fill the sky around the Washington monument (but I cried.) I love being an American!
My hands are my creative outlet. All my life, I've loved drawing, writing, painting, etc. My illness
damaged all the joints in my body, and my toes have required multiple surgeries, but my fingers
have been relatively untouched. How amazing is that? If you ever doubt God's interest or
intervention in our lives, think of it--He spared my hands! It is very hard to be unhappy about all
the pain and suffering these last twenty years when I've been so fortunate in every other aspect
of my life. I've truly been blessed.
After almost thirty years, my path brought me full circle--back home. My son left to attend college
at Texas Tech, and I wanted to be closer to my parents, who are now living in Devers. I ran into
Tommy one day in 2006 (we had known each other since our high school/college days) and the
rest, as they say, is history. Now I get to finish my life where it all started--right here in Liberty
County.
So that's my story (so far anyway!) I hope everyone will go to the polls and vote for Tommy in
November. Maybe I'm prejudiced, but I know he is the best candidate (he is certainly the most
qualified of the candidates) and he will do a great job as Liberty County Attorney. And to all my
childhood friends here, if I haven't called you or run into you yet, I know I will soon, and I am so
looking forward to catching up with everyone. Don't hesitate to call me, either! I'd love to hear
from you! God Bless You All!
-- Lee Haidusek Chambers
First of all, you are not seeing things. I really am a blonde Aggie lawyer. If you know any good
blonde jokes, or Aggie jokes, or lawyer jokes, or any combination thereof, please send them to
Tommy. He'll love it.
I grew up in Dayton, although my family moved to the corner of F.M. 1008 and F.M. 2797 in
Kenefick when I started high school (Go Broncos!) I have a younger brother, Andy Haidusek,
and more aunts, uncles and cousins than I can possibly name on one page. Chances are, if you
have lived in Liberty County long enough, you have met, worked with, or gone to school with
someone from my family tree. Tommy and I are both children of local farmer/ranchers. My
grandfather farmed rice in the Dayton area, and my dad and uncles farmed rice in the Devers
area. They recently started a turf farm in Devers that is going well. I have always admired the
incredible level of patience, tenacity and perseverance that farmers possess. Imagine plowing
the fields, planting the seeds, keeping the crops watered and well tended, only to have a storm
come through and flatten it all right before harvest. It's a tough business, but it teaches you the
value of faith and hard work. We were both very fortunate to grow up in farming families.
It is probably no surprise, I suppose, that I graduated from Texas A&M University. I majored in
engineering, and walked across the stage to receive my Bachelor of Science degree at the age of
21. After college, I received a job offer from Hewlett-Packard and worked for them in Dallas,
Texas. I later went to work for Digital Equipment Corporation in Austin, Texas. (Digital merged
with Compaq, which then merged with Hewlett-Packard, so in a way I always worked for HP. I
strongly recommend and personally use HP products. They are a great company, and have
excellent R&D and quality control!) While in Austin, I worked as a lobbyist with the Texas
Legislature. I was able to write legislation and get it passed into law. I met and worked with
politicians from both parties in Austin and learned a great deal about politics and government.
There is an old saying: the two things a person should never see being made are laws and
sausage. Being half-Czech and a former lobbyist, I've seen both. Although I don't think I would
ever want to repeat the experience, I wouldn't trade it for anything. I'm a wiser person for it.
I married an electrical engineer I met at A&M named Stephen King (not the writer!) and we had
one child, Colin Edward King. It was after Colin was born, however, that things got a bit rough
for me. I became very ill. The joints in my body became feverish and very swollen. After several
hospital visits, I was diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder, lupus. In other words, my body's
immune system is confusing my normal body tissue with bad germs and is trying to kill them. It
is a genetic disorder that has affected other members of my family to varying degrees, including
my mom, but it really came after me with a vengeance. Anyone who has dealt with arthritis
knows how painful it can be. I became so ill that I couldn't work anymore. My marriage ended. It
was a tough time.
I thought that if I couldn't work then at least I could go back to school. My doctor finally agreed,
and I enrolled in law school at SMU in Dallas. I loved law school. I just love studying law. It was
a difficult balancing act, however, being a single mom and a law student. I made the law review,
then after a year I shocked everyone by resigning. When asked why, I explained that I could
either be on the law review or my son could play little league, but not both. There just wasn't
enough time, and Colin came first. Sometimes people don't understand the choices I've made,
and I have turned down some terrific opportunities, but I guess life is just that way. I have a
wonderful kid to show for it, though, and that is what matters most.
As hard as it was, being ill and raising a child by myself, I've had so many great experiences. I
saw Baryshnikov dance, drove on the left side of the road across the English countryside,
climbed a wall of the Grand Canyon, jumped from a plane on my 40th birthday, appeared before
the U.S. Supreme Court, skiied down mountainsides, walked through vineyards, and on and on.
Once I stood on the mall in Washington D.C. while fireworks were exploding overhead, so close
you could almost touch them. I cannot adequately describe how fantastic it was to see fireworks
fill the sky around the Washington monument (but I cried.) I love being an American!
My hands are my creative outlet. All my life, I've loved drawing, writing, painting, etc. My illness
damaged all the joints in my body, and my toes have required multiple surgeries, but my fingers
have been relatively untouched. How amazing is that? If you ever doubt God's interest or
intervention in our lives, think of it--He spared my hands! It is very hard to be unhappy about all
the pain and suffering these last twenty years when I've been so fortunate in every other aspect
of my life. I've truly been blessed.
After almost thirty years, my path brought me full circle--back home. My son left to attend college
at Texas Tech, and I wanted to be closer to my parents, who are now living in Devers. I ran into
Tommy one day in 2006 (we had known each other since our high school/college days) and the
rest, as they say, is history. Now I get to finish my life where it all started--right here in Liberty
County.
So that's my story (so far anyway!) I hope everyone will go to the polls and vote for Tommy in
November. Maybe I'm prejudiced, but I know he is the best candidate (he is certainly the most
qualified of the candidates) and he will do a great job as Liberty County Attorney. And to all my
childhood friends here, if I haven't called you or run into you yet, I know I will soon, and I am so
looking forward to catching up with everyone. Don't hesitate to call me, either! I'd love to hear
from you! God Bless You All!
-- Lee Haidusek Chambers
This website is a political advertisement paid for by the Thomas A. Chambers Campaign--Lee H.
Chambers, treasurer.
Chambers, treasurer.
This is a collage of my pictures of Colin. The first on the top left is Colin
and me in 1991 when Colin was 4 years old. The top center picture is of
Colin at his second birthday party. The top right is Colin on the
playground at age 3. The next row from left to right is a picture of Colin
and me after a Westlake pep rally in 2004 (I'm wearing his jersey); Colin
playing Little League baseball in Liberty, Texas, in 1998; Colin
pretending to shoot a cannon at Blenheim Palace in England in 1997;
and Colin in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1994. The bottom one is Colin's
graduation picture from Westlake in 2005. (Can you tell how proud I am
of him?)
and me in 1991 when Colin was 4 years old. The top center picture is of
Colin at his second birthday party. The top right is Colin on the
playground at age 3. The next row from left to right is a picture of Colin
and me after a Westlake pep rally in 2004 (I'm wearing his jersey); Colin
playing Little League baseball in Liberty, Texas, in 1998; Colin
pretending to shoot a cannon at Blenheim Palace in England in 1997;
and Colin in Tombstone, Arizona, in 1994. The bottom one is Colin's
graduation picture from Westlake in 2005. (Can you tell how proud I am
of him?)
This is Tommy and me shortly after we became
engaged in 2006. Thanks to the Jordans for the
picture!
engaged in 2006. Thanks to the Jordans for the
picture!
To see more pictures and read more about the
kids, please go to our family page!
Click on this link: Family Page
kids, please go to our family page!
Click on this link: Family Page
Andrew, Tommy and me in 2007. Thanks to
Aunt Cathy (Haidusek) for the picture!
Aunt Cathy (Haidusek) for the picture!
To read Lee's personal comments on the campaign, please click
on this link: Lee's personal comments
on this link: Lee's personal comments