Occupation: Attorney, Business Owner
Education: Texas Christian University, Harvard Law School
Legislative Experience: Senate Member, 2009 - Present
Hometown: Fort Worth
Party: Democrat

Wendy Davis has been called "courageous," "articulate and gutsy" and "inspiring" by the Fort Worth Star Telegram, which also described her as a legislator who "will stand up and fight."

Wendy has been taking on tough fights her entire life. She began working after school at 14 to help support her single mother and three siblings. By 19, Wendy was a single mother herself, working two jobs to make ends meet in hopes of creating a better life for her young daughter.

Through a brochure laid on her desk by a co-worker, Wendy learned of a paralegal program at Tarrant County Community College that she thought could be the ticket to creating that better life for her young daughter. After two years of community college, Wendy transferred to Texas Christian University. With the help of academic scholarships and student loans, Wendy not only became the first person in her family to earn a bachelor's degree, but graduated first in her class and was accepted to Harvard Law School.

After graduating with honors from Harvard Law, Wendy became a practicing attorney in Fort Worth and served nine years on the Fort Worth City Council, where she was recognized as a leader on economic development issues. As chair of the City's Economic Development Committee, Wendy helped create numerous public/private partnerships and successfully helped to bring thousands of new jobs to Tarrant County.

Wendy was elected to the Texas Senate in 2008, defeating a longtime incumbent in a race widely considered one of the biggest upsets in Texas politics in recent times. Last year, she staged a filibuster and forced a special session in her attempt to stop $5 billion in crippling cuts to Texas public schools. Wendy's legislative advocacy does not stop there. She authored and collaborated to pass a law that will bring justice to rape victims and jail sexual assault predators before they commit another crime by addressing Texas' backlog of tens of thousands of DNA samples collected from sexual assaults. She filed "Texas Jobs First" legislation to give preference to Texans in the award of state contracts, protected the Veterans' Assistance Fund from being used to fill budget gaps, and fought against the severe cuts to women's health care.

The opportunities that Texas provided for a young Wendy Davis — quality public education, a strong community college system, college loan and grant programs for deserving students — are what made the difference in her life. Wendy knows that every Texan deserves the same opportunities to do better, and fights every day to ensure that Texas remains a state where hard work and determination are rewarded and where everybody has the chance to succeed.

Recent Awards:

• 2013 Legislator of Excellence Award — Texas State Independent Living Council
• 2013 Women Who Dared Award — National Council of Jewish Women
• 2013 Champion for Social Change Award — Texas Association Against Sexual Assault
• Judy Coyle Texas Liberty Award — Association of Texas Professional Educators
• Horizon Award — Christian Life Commission
• 2012 Texas Women's Health Champion Award — Texas Association Of OB-GYNs
• Bold Woman Award — Girls, Inc.
• Golden Apple Award — Texas Association of Mid-Sized Schools
• Distinguished Service Award — Texas Rural Education Association
• Champion for Children — Equity Center
• Taxpayer Champion — Texas Conference of Urban Counties
• Leadership Award — Texas Veterans Commission
• Veterans Service Award — Jewish War Veterans Post #755
• Freshman of the Year — AARP
• Legislative Star — Texas Classroom Teachers Association
• Best of Senate Legislative Award — CLEAT (Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas)
• Distinguished Legislative Service — Texas Municipal League
• Freshman of the Year — Texas Watch
• Friend of Texas Historic Preservation — Preservation Texas
• Texas Outstanding Public Servant — Public Citizen Texas
• Appreciation Award — Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems
• Friend of County Government — Texas Association of Counties
• Readers' Choice, Best Servant of the People — Fort Worth Weekly
• Best Person to Watch — Fort Worth, Texas Magazine

Newsletters

August 28, 2012
Senator Davis' 2012 Newsletter

December 22, 2011
Senator Davis' 2011 Newsletter

August, 2010
Senate District 10 - Vol. 5, 2010

May 5, 2010
Senate District 10 - Vol. 4, 2010

March 25, 2010
Senate District 10 - Vol. 3, 2010

Summer/Fall 2009
Senator Davis' 2009 Newsletter

Press Room
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May 17, 2013
Statement by Sen. Wendy Davis Regarding Proposed Deal on Public Education Budget

May 08, 2013
Statement by Sen. Davis on Passage of Teacher Retirement Bill (SB 1458)

May 01, 2013
Senator Davis's Measure to Determine Tax Break effectiveness Passes Senate Unanimously

May 01, 2013
Senate Unanimously Approves Bill by Sen. Wendy Davis to Aid Victims of Sexual Assault

April 24, 2013
Senate Committee Unanimously Approves Sen. Wendy Davis Victims' Rights Bills for Rape Survivors

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83rd Session Committee Membership

• Open Government — Vice-Chair
• Economic Development
• Transportation
• Veteran Affairs & Military Installations

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