Judith Zaffirini
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, approve the governor's appointments, and propose amendments to the state constitution. The Legislature meets in a regular session every two years. A term is four years.
- Holds this seat now
- Yes
- Office
- State Senator, Senate District 21 (since 1987)
- Occupation
- Communications specialist; former educator
- Lives in
- Laredo
Background
- Has served in the Texas Senate since 1987; became Dean of the Senate on December 31, 2023. source: senate.texas.gov
- B.S., M.A. and Ph.D. from The University of Texas at Austin. source: senate.texas.gov
- Taught for 13 years; owns Zaffirini Communications. source: senate.texas.gov
- Vice chair of the Senate Natural Resources Committee; member of Business and Commerce, Finance, and State Affairs. source: senate.texas.gov
- Member of the Texas Judicial Council and the Texas Access to Justice Commission. source: senate.texas.gov
In their own words
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- Education, with a focus on early and higher education source: ballotpedia.org
- Health and human services for children, older adults, low-income residents, people with disabilities and veterans source: ballotpedia.org
- Affordability: housing, health care, groceries and insurance costs source: ballotpedia.org
- Restore public trust by "strengthening courts" source: ballotpedia.org
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