Charles Walter Stenholm (born October 26, 1938) is a Democratic Party politician from the State of Texas.
He was a member of the United States House of Representatives for 13 terms, from 1979 to 2005.
Stenholm was born in Stamford, Texas, near Abilene and he graduated from Texas Tech University — with a B.S.
(1961) and an M.S.
(1962) in Agriculture Education (1961).
He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
He has operated a cotton farm in Stamford for many years, and also worked as a vocational teacher.