Beverly Powell
Beverly Powell | |
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.jpg) Powell in 2021 | |
| Member of the Texas Senate from the 10th district | |
| In office January 8, 2019 – January 10, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Konni Burton |
| Succeeded by | Phil King |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 18, 1951 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Texas Wesleyan University (BS, MBA) |
Beverly Powell (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Texas. A Democrat, she represented District 10 in the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2023.[1][2]
In 2018, Powell defeated incumbent Republican Senator Konni Burton by a margin of 3.4%.[3]
In 2021, during redistricting, Texas Republicans redrew District 10 to be whiter and more conservative than it was before.[citation needed] The old district had been located entirely in Tarrant County, and voted for Joe Biden by eight points. The new district stretches into portions of six nearby counties and would have given Donald Trump a 16-point margin had it existed in 2020. Powell concluded the new district was "unwinnable" for a Democrat, and she decided to give up her bid for re-election and urged her supporters to work on "efforts to advance our causes and on the continuing efforts to restore voting rights" instead.[4] Then-State Representative Phil King from Weatherford was thus elected unopposed.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ Hanna, Bill (November 7, 2018). "What Beverly Powell's win means. Is there a shift in Tarrant County's political winds?". Star-Telegram. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Flores, Rebecca (January 8, 2019). "Six senators sworn in on first day of 2019 Texas legislative session in Austin". KAGS. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
- ↑ Samuels, Alex (November 7, 2018). "Democrats Nathan Johnson and Beverly Powell defeat state Sens. Don Huffines and Konni Burton in Texas midterm". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ Barragán, James (April 6, 2022). ""Unwinnable race": State Sen. Beverly Powell of Burleson ends reelection bid, citing redrawn political map". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
- ↑ "Texas election results for governor, attorney general, Congress and more". The Texas Tribune. November 7, 2022. Retrieved January 17, 2023.
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