Florence Shapiro
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Florence Shapiro (born 2 May 1948)[1] is a current Texas state senator representing the 8th Senatorial District. She represents 677,109 Texans in the cities of Addison, Allen, Carrollton, Coppell, Dallas, Farmers Branch, Frisco, Irving, Lewisville, McKinney, Plano, Richardson, and other outlying areas. She is known as a champion for education and children's issues. She is a Republican.
She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a B.S. in secondary education. Shapiro began her professional career as a public school teacher. She first entered politics as a member of the Plano, Texas City Council. After six terms, she was elected Mayor of Plano. During this time, Shapiro was the President of the Texas Municipal League and the North Texas Council of Governments. She was first elected to the Texas State Senate in 1993, and has served as a state senator since then. On January 11, 2005 she was sworn in as President Pro-Tempore of the Senate. She was the first senator from Collin County to serve in that position in more than forty years. On April 9, 2005, Shapiro served as the Texas Governor for a day, the sixth woman in Texas history to be 'Governor for a Day'.
In the Texas State Senate she serves as Chairman of the Senate Education Committee. Shapiro is also a member of the Senate Committees on Finance, Administration, and Transportation and Homeland and Security. Governor Rick Perry recently appointed her to the Southern Regional Education Board. She is a former Chairman of the Senate State Affairs Committee. In 2002, she was named Woman of the Year by Les Femme du Monde.
Shapiro is president of Shapiro & Company, an advertising, public relations and special events agency.
She lives in Plano with her husband Howard. They have three children and five grandchildren.
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[edit] Election History
[edit] Most recent election
[edit] 2006
| Texas general election, 2006: Senate District 8[2] | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 127,590 | 100.00 | +10.25 | |
| Majority | 127,590 | 100.00 | +20.50 | ||
| Turnout | 127,590 | -15.76 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] Previous elections
[edit] 2002
| Texas general election, 2002: Senate District 8[3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 135,927 | 89.75 | -10.25 | |
| Libertarian | David Spaller | 15,525 | 10.25 | +10.25 | |
| Majority | 120,402 | 79.50 | -20.50 | ||
| Turnout | 151,452 | -32.80 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 2000
| Texas general election, 2000: Senate District 8[4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 225,369 | 100.00 | +10.24 | |
| Majority | 225,369 | 100.00 | +20.48 | ||
| Turnout | 225,369 | +6.48 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1996
| Texas general election, 1996: Senate District 8[5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent) | 189,985 | 89.76 | -0.47 | |
| Libertarian | Randal Morgan | 21,674 | 10.24 | +5.82 | |
| Majority | 168,311 | 79.52 | -5.36 | ||
| Turnout | 211,659 | +22.41 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1994
| Texas general election, 1994: Senate District 8[6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Republican | Florence Shapiro (Incumbent)[7] | 156,014 | 90.23 | +7.57 | |
| Libertarian | John Wawro | 7,642 | 4.42 | -12.92 | |
| Independent | Paul Bertanzetti | 9,247 | 5.35 | ||
| Majority | 146,767 | 84.88 | +19.56 | ||
| Turnout | 172,903 | -15.52 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
[edit] 1992
| Texas general election, 1992: Senate District 2[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Democratic | Ted Lyon | 96,746 | 40.08 | ||
| Republican | Florence Shapiro | 129,229 | 53.54 | ||
| Libertarian | Richard C. Donaldson | 15,384 | 6.37 | ||
| Majority | 32,482 | 13.46 | |||
| Turnout | 241,358 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | |||||
| Republican primary runoff, 1992: Senate District 2[9] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| Don Kent | 7,609 | 49.40 | ||
| ✓ | Florence Shapiro | 7,793 | 50.59 | |
| Majority | 184 | 1.19 | ||
| Turnout | 15,402 | |||
| Republican primary, 1992: Senate District 2[10] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
| ✓ | Don Kent | 12,742 | 34.74 | |
| Jack Harvard | 6,189 | 16.87 | ||
| ✓ | Florence Shapiro | 17,737 | 48.37 | |
| Turnout | 36,668 | |||
[edit] References
- ^ Office of the Secretary of State (Texas) (2002-09-13). State Senate Candidates for 2002 General Election. Retrieved on December 26, 2006.
- ^ 2006 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ 2002 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ 2000 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ 1996 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ 1994 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on January 2, 2007.
- ^ Shapiro was the District 2 incumbent prior to the 1994 Senate district redistricting.
- ^ 1992 General Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on December 29, 2006.
- ^ 1992 Republican Party Primary Runoff Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on December 29, 2006.
- ^ 1992 Republican Party Primary Election. Office of the Secretary of State (Texas). Retrieved on December 29, 2006.
[edit] External link
- Official Biography on the Texas Senate website.
| Preceded by Jack Harvard |
Mayor of Plano, Texas 1990 – 1992 |
Succeeded by James N. Muns |
| Preceded by Ted Lyon |
Texas State Senator from District 2 (Plano) 1993 – 1995 |
Succeeded by David Cain |
| Preceded by Ike Harris |
Texas State Senator from District 8 (Plano) 1995 – present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jeff Wentworth |
President pro tempore of the Texas Senate 11 January 2005–30 May 2005 |
Succeeded by Frank L. Madla |
| Current Texas State Senators |  |
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| 1: Eltife (R) • 2: Deuell (R) • 3: Nichols (R) • 4: Williams (R) • 5: Ogden (R) • 6: Gallegos (D) • 7: Patrick (R) • 8: Shapiro (R) • 9: Harris (R) • 10: Brimer (R) • 11: Jackson (R) • 12: Nelson (R) • 13: Ellis (D) • 14: Watson (D) • 15: Whitmire (D) • 16: Carona (R) • 17: Janek (R) • 18: Hegar (R) • 19: Uresti (D) • 20: Hinojosa (D) • 21: Zaffirini (D) • 22: Averitt (R) • 23: West (D) • 24: Fraser (R) • 25: Wentworth (R) • 26: Van de Putte (D) • 27: Lucio (D) • 28: Duncan (R) • 29: Shapleigh (D) • 30: Estes (R) • 31: Seliger (R) |
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| Mayors | Kellner | Hudson | Thomas | Blalack | Klepper | Blalack | Davis | Blalack | McFarlin | Schimelpfenig | Willis | Harris | Crawford | Contrell | Dickerson | J. Harrington | Bradshaw | Carpenter | Horn | Schell | Todd | Miers | McCall | Stranz | Allman | R. Harrington | Rowlinson | C. Harrington | Whitsitt | Edwards | Harvard | Shapiro | Muns | Longstreet | Akers | Evans |
| City Managers | Stinson | Lambert | Woodruff | Muehlenbeck |
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| NAME | Florence Shapiro |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | Plano, Texas politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 2 May 1946 |
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