Penny Morales Shaw
Penny Morales Shaw | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 148th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 2021 | |
Preceded by | Anna Eastman |
Personal details | |
Born | March 17, 1966 |
Political party | Democratic |
Children | 4 |
Residence | Houston, Texas, U.S. |
Occupation | Attorney |
Website | https://voteforpenny.com/ |
Penny Morales Shaw (born March 17, 1966)[1] is an American attorney and politician. She has represented the 148th District in the Texas House of Representatives since 2021. Shaw is a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
Career[]
Penny practiced law and spent several years in Washington, D.C. as congressional advocate for passing laws, including International Violence Against Women Act.[2] Also served as legislative deputy chief for Harris County.[2]
Elections[]
Penny ran for Harris County Commissioner Court in 2018, but lost with 48% of the vote in a close race.[3] She also ran for the Texas House of Representatives District 148th seat in a special election in November 2019, but only came out to 8% of the vote. Anna Eastman won the special election in January 2020,[4] and was seeking reelection later in the year for a full term. In the primaries, none of the five democratic candidates received the threshold to move on for the November 2020 election.[5] Shaw and Eastman were the top two candidates and advance to a runoff election in July.[5][6] In the democratic primary runoff, Shaw defeated Eastman in a close race only by less than 3 points (or 200 votes).[4] Penny ran against (a republican) in the general election and won the seat with 63% of the vote.[7]
References[]
- ^ "Penny Shaw's Biography". votesmart.org. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b c Cristiano, Brittany (November 5, 2020). "Houston, Meet Your First-time Public Officials". Houstonia. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Gruenberg, Mark (February 25, 2020). "Immigration attorney challenges pro-Trump Dem; unites Texas unions with party's progressives". Peoples World. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Dulin, Matt (July 14, 2020). "Updated: Penny Morales Shaw narrowly defeats Anna Eastman in Texas House District 148 contest". Community Impact. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ a b Whalen, Emma (March 3, 2020). "Democratic primary for Texas House District 148 race headed to runoff". Community Impact. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ Whalen, Emma (June 29, 2020). "Rep. Anna Eastman faces recent opponent Penny Morales Shaw in runoff for Texas House District 148". Community Impact. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Texas State House - District 148 Election Results". HomeTownLife.com. Retrieved January 28, 2021.
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