Gib Lewis

Gibson Donald "Gib" Lewis (born August 22, 1936) is a political consultant and a former Democratic party politician from Fort Worth, Texas. He was the first person to be elected five times as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives, but did not seek reelection in 1993, in compliance with a plea bargain agreement connected with his misdemeanor conviction of a violation of Texas financial disclosure lawConviction on ethics chargesn January 1992, Lewis pleaded no contest to two charges alleging that he illegally accepted a gift from a prominent San Antonio, Texas, law firm and failed to disclose it on official financial reports filed with the state. As part of a plea bargain, Lewis agreed to not seek reelection and to pay a one-thousand-dollar fine for each charge.DWI arrest In June 2009, Lewis was arrested in Austin, Texas, on probable cause of driving while intoxicated. His breathalyzer test indicated a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of 0.16 g/dl, twice the legal limit in Texas, and over three times the "best practices" limit recommended by the World Health Organization.