Lorraine Birabil
Lorraine Birabil | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
In office January 28, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Eric Johnson |
Succeeded by | Jasmine Crockett |
Personal details | |
Born | North Texas, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | University of North Texas (BS, BA) Texas A&M University (JD) |
Lorraine Birabil is an American attorney and politician who served briefly as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 100th district.
Early life and education[]
Born and raised in North Texas, Birabil earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of North Texas. She then earned a Juris Doctor from the Texas A&M University School of Law.[1]
Career[]
A Democrat, she was elected to the House in a 2020 special election, succeeding Eric Johnson, who had been elected mayor of Dallas.[2][3] In the July 2020 Democratic primary for a full term in the Texas House of Representatives, Birabil was narrowly defeated by Jasmine Crockett. She left office in January 2021.[4][5]
References[]
- ^ "The Honorable Lorraine Birabil - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Lorraine Birabil". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Lorraine Birabil Wins Runoff For Texas House District 100". KERA News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Civil Rights Attorney Jasmine Crockett Is Making Waves as a Texas State Representative". Darling Magazine. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (2020-07-21). "State Rep. Lorraine Birabil concedes after primary runoff defeat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
Categories:
- Living people
- Texas Democrats
- Members of the Texas House of Representatives
- University of North Texas alumni
- Texas A&M University alumni
- Texas lawyers
- 21st-century American politicians