Vanessa Fuentes: The new face of Austin City Council
Vanessa Fuentes recently secured her place on Austin City Council—a race that she won by a landslide against three other opponents.
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- Dec 14, 2020
- 3 min
Ivis Andrade: Making change in every way
Ivis Andrade is a former member of the Texas Women’s Foundation Young Women’s Advocacy Council and a current graduate student at SMU.
- Dec 7, 2020
- 3 min
Ariana Rodriguez: A voice for the community
Ariana Rodriguez was the first student at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi to bring sex education awareness to campus.
- Dec 1, 2020
- 1 min
A special thank you to our Contributor, Anna Taglioli
Lone Star Parity Project received a special request this past week: a public thank you for our Contributor, Anna Taglioli.
- 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 24, 2020
- 3 min
Nancy Rodriguez: Longest campaign in Dallas ISD history
Nancy Rodriguez is a candidate for Dallas Independent School District Board of Trustees, District 2—facing off in a runoff election.
- Nov 23, 2020
- 4 min
Phyllis Martinez Gonzalez: Your community is your family
Phyllis Martinez Gonzalez presided over the Title IV-D Court located in El Paso, Texas for the past seven years. She recently ran for the...
- 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 9, 2020
- 4 min
Priscilla Yeverino: Inspiring change in Texas
Priscilla Yeverino is a co-founder of the Sunrise Movement and introduced Senator Sanders during his first and final TX presidential rallies
- Nov 4, 2020
- 2 min
Annette Strauss: A tribute
Annette Strauss served as the 55th Mayor of Dallas, Texas—being only the second woman mayor and second Jewish mayor.
- 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 28, 2020
- 2 min
Jaimy Blanco: Uplifting people beyond their surrounding circumstances
Jaimy Blanco is a businesswoman and a Republican U.S. House of Representatives candidate for Texas’ 29th Congressional District.
- Oct 27, 2020
- 3 min
Alicia McClung: Giving back to the community that raised her
Alicia McClung is running to represent District 8 on the Dallas ISD Board of Trustees.
- Oct 26, 2020
- 3 min
Sima Ladjevardian: Ensuring the American Dream for others
Sima Ladjevardian is running for United States Congressional District 2. As an immigrant, Sima understands the American Dream.
- 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 20, 2020
- 3 min
Vanessa Diosdado: On a mission to diversify voters
Vanessa Diosdado is the youngest candidate and only Hispanic woman running to represent Sulphur Springs City Council.
- Oct 19, 2020
- 3 min
Elizabeth Hernandez: When there's a will, there's a way
Passionate, tenacious, and persevering are three words to describe Elizabeth Hernandez – a Latinx woman candidate for the U.S. Congress.
- Oct 14, 2020
- 2 min
Adrienne Bell: Being bold and courageous
A Houstonian throughout her life, Adrienne Bell is Texas’ 14th Congressional District candidate.
- Oct 13, 2020
- 4 min
MJ Hegar: Standing ground
Combat veteran MJ Hegar is running for one of two U.S. Senator seats.
- 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.
- Oct 6, 2020
- 4 min
Jasmine Crockett: Taking the law into her own hands
Jasmine Crockett is running for the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 100 in the general election on November 3, 2020.
- Oct 5, 2020
- 4 min
Chrysta Castañeda: Im(perfectly) balancing her campaign
Chrysta Castañeda is running for Texas Railroad Commission, a statewide position focused on regulating the oil and gas industry in Texas.
- Sep 28, 2020
- 4 min
Dr. Carolyn Salter: Bringing medicine to U.S. Congress
Dr. Carolyn Salter is running for United States House of Representatives, Congressional District 5—a district situated in rural East Texas.
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