Roxanne Martinez: "A voice for our children"
Roxanne Martinez is running for Fort Worth ISD's school board at the encouragement of her students.
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- Apr 26, 2021
- 3 min
Rebecca Acuña: A household name in Texas
Rebecca Acuña graced statewide headlines after she was selected as the Texas State Director for the Biden-Harris Presidential campaign.
- Apr 20, 2021
- 3 min
Tara Wilson: Fighting for transparency and justice
ER nurse and Fort Worth City Council District 4 candidate Tara Wilson has spent the last five years deeply involved in advocacy for others.
- Apr 19, 2021
- 7 min
Amanda Reichek: Stretching beyond the comfort zone
Justice Reichek serves as a Justice on the Texas Fifth District Court of Appeals along with twelve other Justices.
- Apr 7, 2021
- 3 min
Meet the candidates of Arlington City Council, District 3
All five candidates running for Arlington City Council, District 3 are women. We asked them questions for our "meet the candidates" series.
- Apr 5, 2021
- 4 min
Lauren Doherty: Representation matters
Lauren Doherty serves in Place 3 (at-large) on the City Council in Allen, a city north of Dallas.
- Mar 29, 2021
- 3 min
Hosanna Yemiru: Embracing challenges and striving for a better community
Hosanna Yemiru is a rising example of an immigrant Black woman finding her way through the United States political landscape. Despite...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 2 min
Deborah Armintor: When passion turns into adrenaline
Deb Armintor made history for receiving more than 27,500 votes in her reelection bid for Denton City Council Place 5.
- Feb 8, 2021
- 4 min
MacKenzie Jenkins: Educating, empowering, and engaging her community
MacKenzie Jenkins founded Justice She Wrote in 2016, while pursuing a degree at SMU.
- Jan 11, 2021
- 3 min
Maria Katsulos: An inspiration for young advocates
Maria Katsulos is a Presidential Scholar at SMU, double-majoring in history and English with plans to become a professor one day.
- Dec 28, 2020
- 3 min
Melissa Alfaro: "When my voice is heard, my family's voice is heard"
Melissa Alfaro serves as a community leader and a co-founder of the Hey Chica! movement.
- Nov 30, 2020
- 3 min
Lavinia Masters: Changing the lives of sexual assault victims
Lavinia Masters advocated for testing of backlogged rape kits and is the namesake for HB8, The Lavinia Masters Act.
- Nov 16, 2020
- 3 min
Misaki Collins: Finding your voice in local politics
Misaki has hit the ground running working within communities as a Commissioner on the Planning and Zoning Commission for the city of Irving.
- Nov 2, 2020
- 3 min
Cydnei Drake: "Why not me? Why shouldn't I do this?"
Cydnei Drake is currently a school board trustee candidate for the Carrollton-Farmers Branch Independent School District.
- Oct 25, 2020
- 3 min
Candace Valenzuela: A voice for education
The Democratic nominee running to fill CD 24 is Candace Valenzuela, a woman of color with a deep passion for education.
- Oct 21, 2020
- 3 min
Andrea Bouressa: Serving Texas with gratitude
Judge Andrea Bouressa was appointed to the 471st District Court in Collin County by Governor Greg Abbott on September 1, 2019.
- Oct 12, 2020
- 3 min
Lulu Seikaly: A lifetime of advocacy
Lulu Seikaly is running for U.S. Congressional District 3, covering a portion of North Texas.
- Aug 31, 2020
- 5 min
Averie Bishop: "If not me, then who?"
Averie Bishop simply phrased her approach to life as “if not me, then who?” She has guided herself into new territory with this concept.
- Aug 24, 2020
- 3 min
Cristal Retana: Lifting others while we climb
Cristal Retana is only the second Latina to be elected to the Farmers Branch City Council.
- Aug 17, 2020
- 3 min
Cecilia Silva: Bringing resources home
Cecilia Silva works as an administrator with the League of Women Voters of Dallas and as the Dallas County Site Coordinator for ReflectUs.
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