Glen Maxey is an American politician from Austin,Texas,who was the first openly gay member of the Texas Legislature. Active in the fight for gay rights,Maxey was a central figure in the establishment of facilities for the education and care of HIV-infected individuals,especially the AIDS Services of Austin (ASA). In 2008,he was an unsuccessful candidate for Tax Assessor-Collector in Travis County,Texas.
Melissa Hortman is an American politician and the Speaker of the Minnesota House of Representatives. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Hortman represents District 34B in the northern Twin Cities metropolitan area,which includes the cities of Brooklyn Park,Champlin and Coon Rapids and parts of Anoka and Hennepin Counties.
Aaron Robert Schwartz,better known as A. R. Schwartz or "Babe" Schwartz,was an American politician,lawyer,and lobbyist who served in the Texas House of Representatives from 1955 to 1959 and in the Texas Senate from 1960 to 1981,representing his native Galveston,Texas. He was known for being a liberal "yellow-dog" Democrat.
The 54th Texas Legislature met from January 11,1955,to June 7,1955. All members present during this session were elected in the 1954 general elections.
Margaret Thomas Arnold Foster Greer Harris (Gordon) Amsler was a law professor in Texas. In 1955 she became the third female full law professor at a US law school,after Harriet Spiller Daggett in 1931 and Barbara Nachtrieb Armstrong in 1935. She was inducted into the Texas Women's Hall of Fame in 1987.
César Jose Blanco is an American Politician who is currently serving as a member of the Texas Senate.
Liz Olson is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2017. A member of the Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party (DFL),Olson represents District 8A in northeastern Minnesota,which includes parts of the city of Duluth in St. Louis County.
The 84th Texas Legislature began on January 13,2015. All members of the House and Senate were elected in the general election held on November 4,2014.
The 2018 Texas House of Representatives elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Texas voters elected state representatives in all 150 of the state house's districts. The winners of this election served in the 86th Texas Legislature. State representatives serve two-year terms in the Texas State House. A statewide map of Texas' state House districts can be obtained from the Texas Legislative Council here,and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.
Lisa Demuth is an American politician serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives since 2019. A member of the Republican Party of Minnesota,Demuth represents District 13A in central Minnesota,which includes the cities of St. Joseph and Cold Spring,and parts of Stearns County. She has served as leader of the House Republican caucus and minority leader of the House of Representatives since 2023.
Roy Morris Blake Sr. was a Texas politician and businessman from Nacogdoches,Texas. He served in the Texas House of Representatives from the 4th District. He also served in the Texas Senate from the 3rd district,and was president pro tempore of the Texas Senate in the Seventieth Texas Legislature.
Ottis Elmer Lock was an American politician that served in the Texas House of Representatives for District 12,he also served in the Texas Senate for District 3,he was also President pro tempore of the Texas Senate.
Roy Morris Blake Jr. was a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for district 9 during the Seventy-ninth Texas Legislature.
David Mayes Middleton II is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas Senate for the 11th district. Previously,he served as a Texas House of Representatives for District 23. A member of the Republican Party,Middleton has been in the Texas legislature since January 8,2019.
The 1890 Minnesota Senate election was held in the U.S. state of Minnesota on November 4,1890,to elect members to the Senate of the 27th and 28th Minnesota Legislatures.
William Edgar Thomason was a Texas politician who served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Thomason was affiliated with the Democratic Party.
I. D. Fairchild was a Texas lawyer and businessman who served in the Texas House of Representatives and the Texas Senate. Fairchild died in a motor vehicle accident during his tenure.
James H. Washington was a school principal and state legislator in Texas.
Women have been underrepresented in all three branches of Texas state government. Texas has had only two female governors over 175 years since statehood,and many prominent executive positions - such as Lieutenant Governor - have yet to be filled by women. While the percentage of women in the Texas Legislature has increased over the past few legislative sessions,as of December 2021,the percentage of female legislators in both the Texas House and the Texas Senate still fell far short of 50.3% - the percentage of women in the overall Texas population. The state's highest courts –the Supreme Court of Texas and the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals –have seen similarly low numbers of female justices throughout their history.
Edwin L. Agnew was a Texas politician and lawyer who served in the Texas Senate representing district 3 and the Texas House of Representatives for the 22nd district. At the time,both districts were composed of Fannin and Lamar County
