𝐜/𝐨 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞 ██████

Forging history. Dean Senfronia Thompson is the daughter of a maid and the granddaughter of a sharecropper. She grew up paying a poll tax for the right to vote. She became a public school teacher, and then a Houston attorney. She was first elected to the Texas House in 1972, and today she is the Dean of the House and the longest-serving woman and African American legislator in Texas history. Over the years, she has written landmark legislation that first gave Texans spousal support after divorce, toughened penalties for hate crimes, banned racial profiling, increased the minimum wage, and created drug courts so people get treatment and a second chance. She is a proven leader who puts people over party. That is why we call her “the conscience of the House.” Madam Speaker, we're ready to work. #TxLege