Martin Frost served 26 years as a Congressman from the 24th District of Texas (Dallas-Ft.
Martin Frost served 26 years as a Congressman from the 24th District of Texas (Dallas-Ft. Worth) from 1979 to 2005.
During his congressional tenure, he held several leadership positions including eight years in the House Democratic Leadership, four years as Chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (1995-1999) and four years as chair of the House Democratic Caucus (1999-2003).
He served on two key committees: the House Rules Committee and the House Budget Committee.
Since leaving Congress, his roles have included four years as chair of the National Endowment for Democracy (2013-2017) and is currently President of the Former Members of Congress Association. He also teaches and speaks publicly: an adjunct professor in the George Washington University Graduate School of Political Management and is a speaker on cruise ships about American politics.
His educational background includes journalism and history degrees from the University of Missouri and a law degree from Georgetown University Law Center.
Frost and former Republican Congressman Tom Davis of Virginia co-authored the recent book, ‘The Partisan Divide – Congress in Crisis.’
