Department Officers
The American Legion, Department of Texas is made up of over 65,000 Legionnaires in 480 Posts all across Texas. The Department is Divided into four Division with a Division Commander elected annually in the spring to serve a one year term to work on membership and to coordinate the activities of the Posts and Legionnaires within that geographical area. Each Division is divided into districts with a total of twenty-two Districts in The Department of Texas, each with a District Commander and other such officers as determined by each District.

D.E. “Gene” Toohey
Department Commander
2023 – 2024
The American Legion Department of Texas

HISTORIAN
Shirley Platt

CHAPLAIN
Cheryl Williams

TREASURER
Gary Sanders

JUDGE ADVOCATE
J.D. Langley

Sergeant-at-Arms
Celia Torres

Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms
Don Toohey

National Executive Committeeman
Kenneth Mueller

Alternate National Executive Committeeman
John Hince

Immediate Past Department Commander
Gerry Hince
1st Division – Joseph Campbell
2nd Division – C.W. Sparks
3rd Division – Rich Huntly
4th Division – Lewis Field
Andy Lowen, 1st District Commander
Milton Chatham, 2nd District Commander
Patrick Taylor, 3rd District Commander
Sheillie White, 4th District Commander
Keith Wilkerson, 5th District Commander
Steve Kim, 6th District Commander
Steve Storey, 7th District Commander
Dwight Rumph, 8th District Commander
Bradley Stavinoha, 9th District Commander
Douglas Norton, 10th District Commander
Cyndi Miller, 11th District Commander
David Etter, 12th District Commander
Forrest Beadle, 13th District Commander
Jose Lopez, 14th District Commander
Albert Cavazos, 15th District Commander
Tony Morgan, 16th District Commander
Jeffrey Eaton, 17th District Commander
Karl Barfoot, 18th District Commander
Terry Landrum, 19th District Commander
Danny Muth, 20th District Commander
Jeff Meurer, 21st District Commander
Jim McGuire, 22nd District Commander
Brian Kanke, 23rd District Commander
State Adjutant – Bill West
Director of Internal Affairs – Mike Simon
Service Officer – Houston Office – Mike Lacy
Service Office Houston – Ronald Taylor
Service Officer – Waco – Ron Peterson
Service Officer – Waco – (vacant)
Administrative Secretary – Nancy Bullard
Membership Secretary – Emily Robinson
Programs Secretary – Mamie Hughes
Webmaster & Legion Times Editor – Guymon Adams
Bookkeeper – Millie Flanary