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Greyson · 06-26-2013, 08:29 PM

IMO, she is an outstanding example of an elected official. The Republicans say "grandstanding." I say intelligent woman with conviction. Side note, I just saw the National Planned Parenthood president, Cecila Richards on Rachel Maddow's news broadcast. Ms. Richards is the daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards. Ann Richards another extraordinary woman and leader.
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Texas. State Sen. Wendy Davis is all the rage in the Democratic party for her fights over abortion rights and education funding. Republicans aren't so sold on her grandstanding.

CONFLICT WITH REPUBLICANS

Tuesday's filibuster was not Davis' first. In 2011, she led a shorter filibuster that prevented the Texas state legislature from passing a budget that removed $4 billion from public schools.

Davis' 2011 filibuster drew the ire of Texas Republicans, who were forced to meet for a special session. She was dropped from the Texas Senate Committee on Education by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) following the filibuster. Gov. Rick Perry called Davis a "show horse" after the incident.

Davis became the 12th Democratic member of the Texas State Senate in 2008. That electoral victory and her re-election in 2012 prevented Senate Republicans from establishing a filibuster-proof majority.

In 2011, Republicans engineered a redistricting plan that attempted to shift Davis into a more conservative district. After a battle in federal courts, attorneys for the state announced in late May that they would drop their effort to redraw Davis' district's boundaries, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

HARDSCRABBLE BEGINNINGS

Davis was raised by a single mother with a sixth-grade education and began working at the age of 14 to support her mother and three siblings.

She worked at an Orange Julius and sold subscriptions to the Star-Telegram, according to the New York Times.

Living in a trailer park at the age of 19, Davis was already a divorced single mother. Despite her predicament, she went on to complete high school, junior college and an undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University, where she graduated first in her class.

Davis was the first person in her family to graduate from college. She went on to receive her law degree from Harvard. She then remarried and had a second daughter. Davis divorced again in 2003.

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Greyson Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: Transmasculine/Non-Binary Preferred Pronoun?: Hy (Pronounced He) Relationship Status: Married Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 6,589 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 21,132 Thanked 8,153 Times in 2,006 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	Texas State Senator Wendy Davis IMO, she is an outstanding example of an elected official. The Republicans say "grandstanding." I say intelligent woman with conviction. Side note, I just saw the National Planned Parenthood president, Cecila Richards on Rachel Maddow's news broadcast. Ms. Richards is the daughter of the late Governor Ann Richards. Ann Richards another extraordinary woman and leader. __________________________________________________ _________ Texas. State Sen. Wendy Davis is all the rage in the Democratic party for her fights over abortion rights and education funding. Republicans aren't so sold on her grandstanding. CONFLICT WITH REPUBLICANS Tuesday's filibuster was not Davis' first. In 2011, she led a shorter filibuster that prevented the Texas state legislature from passing a budget that removed $4 billion from public schools. Davis' 2011 filibuster drew the ire of Texas Republicans, who were forced to meet for a special session. She was dropped from the Texas Senate Committee on Education by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) following the filibuster. Gov. Rick Perry called Davis a "show horse" after the incident. Davis became the 12th Democratic member of the Texas State Senate in 2008. That electoral victory and her re-election in 2012 prevented Senate Republicans from establishing a filibuster-proof majority. In 2011, Republicans engineered a redistricting plan that attempted to shift Davis into a more conservative district. After a battle in federal courts, attorneys for the state announced in late May that they would drop their effort to redraw Davis' district's boundaries, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported. HARDSCRABBLE BEGINNINGS Davis was raised by a single mother with a sixth-grade education and began working at the age of 14 to support her mother and three siblings. She worked at an Orange Julius and sold subscriptions to the Star-Telegram, according to the New York Times. Living in a trailer park at the age of 19, Davis was already a divorced single mother. Despite her predicament, she went on to complete high school, junior college and an undergraduate degree at Texas Christian University, where she graduated first in her class. Davis was the first person in her family to graduate from college. She went on to receive her law degree from Harvard. She then remarried and had a second daughter. Davis divorced again in 2003. Read More: http://news.msn.com/us/who-is-texas-...en-wendy-davis __________________ Sometimes you don't realize your own strength until you come face to face with your greatest weakness. - Susan Gale