| Janis is from Silsbee, a small rural town in Hardin County in Southeast Texas, where she has lived since 1993. She is a lifelong Republican, having cast her first vote in a presidential election for Ronald Reagan in 1980. Janis and her husband of almost 33 years are owners of Hi-Tech Air Purification Systems, which provides air purification systems for homes, businesses, and military installations. They also raise Angus cattle on their ranch. Janis has been a dental assistant and a 4th-grade schoolteacher. She is very active in her community, where she has been a school board trustee for the Silsbee Independent School District since 2014. She currently serves as board president. Janis and her husband, Alton, have four married children and are the proud grandparents of four granddaughters and one grandson. |