Tony Dale Tinderholt (born August 13, 1970) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington, Texas. In 2017, a Rice University study said that Tinderholt was the fourth most conservative representative in the Texas House. On January 13, 2015, Tinderholt succeeded Diane Patrick, a four-term representative whom he unseated in the Republican primary election on March 4, 2014.Tinderholt was born on August 13, 1970 in Chippewa County, Minnesota, USA, to Dale Allen and Sandra Kae (Charter) Tinderholt. Wikipedia