[2] His older brother, Jim Keffer, is a still-serving Republican House member from District 60 in Eastland, near Abilene, Texas.
Keffer's legal practice focuses on environmental and toxic tort cases stemming from the exploration, production, refining, and transportation of petroleum.
[4] Keffer is a board member of the Dallas chapter of the Federalist Society, a group of lawyers advocating strict construction of the Constitution of the United States He has been chairman of his neighborhood crime watch and president of his homeowner association.
Keffer carried the backing of U.S. Representative Jeb Hensarling of Texas's 5th congressional district, while Villalba was supported by presidential nominee Mitt Romney and retiring U.S.
Villalba said that he could move past partisanship and work with Democrats to increase the number of charter schools and expand educational funding.
[11] Kent had served a term in District 102 from 2009 to 2011, having unseated Republican Representative Tony Goolsby in the 2008 general election.