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Anna Eastman
Anna Eastman (Democratic Party) was a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 148. She assumed office on February 11, 2020. She left office on January 11, 2021.
Eastman (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 148. She lost in the Democratic primary runoff on July 14, 2020.
Eastman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
Eastman was on the ballot for the special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on January 28, 2020.
Biography
Eastman graduated from the University of Texas in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in Art History and earned a master's in social work in 1993 from Our Lady of the Lake University. After receiving her degree, Eastman worked as a lead social worker for Communities in Schools in San Antonio. Eastman and her husband, Brad, also co-founded the 11½ Street Foundation. She has served on the leadership team of the Community Advisory Group to the University of Texas School of Public Health Prevention Research Center. She was elected to the Houston ISD school board in 2009.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 148
Penny Morales Shaw defeated Luis LaRotta in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Penny Morales Shaw (D) | 63.7 | 38,287 |
 | Luis LaRotta (R)  | 36.3 | 21,844 | |
| Total votes: 60,131 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 148
Penny Morales Shaw defeated incumbent Anna Eastman in the Democratic primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on July 14, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Penny Morales Shaw | 51.2 | 4,419 |
 | Anna Eastman | 48.8 | 4,213 | |
| Total votes: 8,632 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 148
Incumbent Anna Eastman and Penny Morales Shaw advanced to a runoff. They defeated Adrian P. Garcia, Cynthia Reyes-Revilla, and Emily Wolf in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Eastman | 41.6 | 6,174 |
| ✔ | | Penny Morales Shaw | 22.1 | 3,279 |
| Adrian P. Garcia | 18.7 | 2,781 | ||
| Cynthia Reyes-Revilla | 10.3 | 1,529 | ||
 | Emily Wolf | 7.3 | 1,088 | |
| Total votes: 14,851 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 148
Luis LaRotta advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Luis LaRotta | 100.0 | 3,786 |
| Total votes: 3,786 | |||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2019
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 148
Anna Eastman defeated Luis LaRotta in the special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on January 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Eastman (D) | 65.4 | 4,544 |
| Luis LaRotta (R) | 34.6 | 2,399 | |
| Total votes: 6,943 | |||
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General election
Special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 148
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 148 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Anna Eastman (D) | 20.3 | 4,212 |
| ✔ | | Luis LaRotta (R) | 15.8 | 3,282 |
| Adrian P. Garcia (D) | 12.1 | 2,496 | ||
 | Ryan McConnico (R) | 10.8 | 2,228 | |
 | Michele Leal (D) | 9.1 | 1,885 | |
| Penny Morales Shaw (D) | 8.0 | 1,652 | |
 | Chris Watt (D) | 6.2 | 1,284 | |
 | Chris Carmona (Independent) | 4.4 | 910 | |
 | Kendra Yarbrough Camarena (D) | 3.9 | 818 | |
 | Rob Block (D) | 3.3 | 679 | |
| Anna Nunez (D) | 1.9 | 388 | ||
 | Carol Denson (D) | 1.6 | 334 | |
 | Alva Trevino (D) | 1.5 | 317 | |
 | Mia Mundy (D) | 0.7 | 136 | |
| Terah Isaacson (D) | 0.4 | 90 | ||
| Total votes: 20,711 | |||
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2013
Results
| Houston Independent School District, District 1, 4-year term, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Anna Eastman Incumbent |
77.4% | 8,144 | |
| Nonpartisan | Hugo Mojica | 22.6% | 2,377 | |
| Total Votes | 10,521 | |||
| Source: Harris County, Texas, "November 2013 General Election Official Results," accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
In an October 3 editorial by The Houston Chronicle, the paper endorsed Anna Eastman for District 1, Harvin Moore for District 7 and Wanda Adams for District 9.[2]
Funding
Eastman began the race with an existing account balance of $1,249.14 from her previous campaign. She reported $3,900.00 in contributions and $4,488.01 in expenditures to the Houston Independent School District, which left her campaign with $661.13 on hand.[3]
2009
| Houston Independent School District, District 1, Runoff Election, 2009 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna Eastman |
49% | 4,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Alma Lara | 51% | 4,960 | |
| Total Votes | 9,730 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Anna Eastman completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Eastman's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was recently elected as State Representative in the special election. I recently retired from serving two four year terms as the District I Trustee on the Houston Independent School District Board of Trustees. During my time on the board, I served in multiple leadership capacities, most notably, Board President and Chair of the Audit Committee. I also served as a state and federal legislative liaison working closely with elected officials not only from Houston but across Texas. I served much of the same constituency I now represent in the legislature.
I am keenly aware that education does not happen in a vacuum. I understand the importance of access to healthcare, freedom from fear of senseless gun violence, transportation and a clean environment. I plan to advance these and the many other issues that affect the daily lives of Houstonians as your representative.
- I am the only candidate who has been elected to public office, most recently as State Representative, with over 65 percent of the vote.
- As a trustee, I worked hard to help families and children achieve the best outcomes, and I promise to work just as hard for my constituents as representative.
- While public education is my passion, I understand that it does not occur in a vacuum. I am committed to working towards building safe and healthy communities not only through our public schools, but also by fighting for safe gun laws, working to protect our environment, and protecting LGBT and immigrant communities.
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2019
Anna Eastman did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session.
See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Jessica Farrar (D) |
Texas House District 148 2020-2021 |
Succeeded by Penny Morales Shaw (D) |
