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Elizabeth Ginsberg
Elizabeth Ginsberg (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 108. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Ginsberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Elizabeth Ginsberg was born in Houston, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Texas at Austin in 1990 and a law degree from the University of Texas School of Law in 1993. Her career experience includes working as an attorney and small business owner.[1]
As of 2023, Ginsberg was affiliated with the following organizations:
- Dallas Bar Association
- Dallas Founders Lions Club
- Dallas County Historical Commission
- Reading Partners
- Preston Hollow Democrats
- Daughters of the American Revolution
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Incumbent Morgan Meyer defeated Elizabeth Ginsberg in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Morgan Meyer (R) | 57.6 | 60,227 |
![]() | Elizabeth Ginsberg (D) ![]() | 42.4 | 44,307 |
Total votes: 104,534 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Elizabeth Ginsberg defeated Yasmin Simon in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Ginsberg ![]() | 58.9 | 7,775 |
![]() | Yasmin Simon ![]() | 41.1 | 5,423 |
Total votes: 13,198 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Incumbent Morgan Meyer defeated Barry Wernick in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Morgan Meyer | 51.1 | 12,303 |
![]() | Barry Wernick | 48.9 | 11,766 |
Total votes: 24,069 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ginsberg received the following endorsements.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Incumbent Morgan Meyer defeated Elizabeth Ginsberg in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Morgan Meyer (R) | 56.4 | 49,755 |
![]() | Elizabeth Ginsberg (D) | 43.6 | 38,390 |
Total votes: 88,145 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Elizabeth Ginsberg defeated Freda Heald in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Elizabeth Ginsberg | 80.8 | 9,164 |
Freda Heald | 19.2 | 2,180 |
Total votes: 11,344 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108
Incumbent Morgan Meyer advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 108 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Morgan Meyer | 100.0 | 16,312 |
Total votes: 16,312 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Elizabeth Ginsberg completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Ginsberg's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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|- Elizabeth Ginsberg is running against incumbent Morgan Meyer. Meyer voted for extremist legislation to deny Texans access to reproductive care and abortion, even in extreme circumstances such as rape and incest. After Roe v. Wade was overturned, he said he would advocate for exceptions, but failed to deliver. Across Texas, women and parents are suffering from emotional and physical pain created by this barbaric legislation. Elizabeth believes that the state government has overreached into our healthcare and is interfering with personal decisions that should be made between Texans and their doctors.
- Most Texans believe in the 2nd Amendment and the right to own firearms. Texans also agree that we must do something to curb the mass shootings that have led to tragedy after tragedy. Elizabeth will support rational measures such as red flag laws, responsible gun storage, background checks, better enforcement of existing laws, and perhaps even limiting or eliminating the sale of military weaponry so our police aren't outgunned in our neighborhoods. Texans have the right to live free from the fear of gun violence in our schools, shopping malls, movie theaters, places of worship and festivals.
- Quality public education is a core value in Texas House District 108 and constitutionally mandated in Texas, but Republican Morgan Meyer has voted FOR vouchers and AGAINST teacher raises. Parents and taxpayers expect a State Representative who will defend our public schools, not defund them. We need to provide local districts with the needed resources in schools, and work together towards a long-term solution that reduces the burden on homeowners who have covered the bill left by the state reducing its contribution to public school funding. We also need to support special education programs and invest in trade programs, community colleges, adult education and other ways to prepare our workforce to be job ready.
I am also the product of public education, and I have watched for years as the extremist right has chipped away at funding for public schools, undermining teachers and the vast majority of young people in Texas who rely on public schools. I have been a powerful voice against voucher schemes that would siphon tax dollars away from public schools to private schools that have no accountability. My anti-voucher petition drive collected thousands to signatures that were shared with Texas legislators, encouraging them to stand up for our public schools.
Politically, I think of former Representative Gabby Giffords as someone I look up to. It was no accident that she was injured when she was out meeting constituents. She understands the power of relationships to achieve change. I was impressed by her listening skills and understanding of what constituents care about, and how change can affect their lives. This is a sentiment that was also impressed upon me by former Texas State Representative Harryette Ehrhart, who shared with me that her favorite part of being a legislator was constituent services.
Gabby Giffords also illustrated to me the power of persistence. Persistence has been at the core of her efforts to promote common sense gun laws. She will not give up, and on a national level, she has taken her personal tragedy and saved lives. I had the privilege of meeting her in early 2023 and we discussed that I was considering running for this seat for the second time. She told me that persistence is the key to victory. We cannot give up, because change takes time and experience matters.
An elected official must also have empathy for those who disagree with them and who may be different than them. With empathy, opposing factions can set aside dogma to reach solutions.
I have raised a family in this district, opened my own successful small law firm here, and interacted with my neighbors and fellow business people through my community involvement, my legal practice, and my longtime work as a leader in the Democratic Party. I have my finger on the pulse of this district, and I am firmly focused on finding solutions, finding common ground, and getting things done. As a litigator, I have learned how to advocate for my clients, and as a Representative, I would advocate for my constituents. I have learned to negotiate and find a way forward, just as a Representative must do. I understand how laws work and the impact that careful drafting of legislation can have on the citizens of Texas. One of the things I most enjoy about being an attorney is learning about new businesses and meeting new people every day. I know how to gather information and critically evaluate sources of information to educate myself and be an independent thinker. My experiences in this community, my personal and professional skills, and my commitment to getting things done set me apart.
After I completed law school and college, my first full time job was as a briefing attorney for the Court of Appeals for the First District of Texas. For one year, I worked for a judge who decided criminal and civil appeals. It was formative for me as an attorney, primarily because the judge I worked for understood that there were no "small" cases. Any dispute that becomes a lawsuit is important to the people involved. This has shaped my practice in working with my clients who are primarily individuals and small businesses.
My favorite autobiography is Personal History by Katharine Graham. Katharine Graham is an example of a woman who was believed in bringing people together, took her role as publisher of a national paper as civil responsibility, and rose to the challenge.
On of my recent fiction favorites is Writers and Lovers by Lily King. It is a novel about a young woman in her 20s as she is navigating a life as a writer. The character is the same age as my daughters set in the time I was that age. It took me back to that moment in my life and has prompted some meaningful and deep discussions in our family.
I heard from the mom of a young woman the week before her daughter was getting married. The daughter and her husband planned to move to Texas because they wanted to be near family when they started a family. With the abortion ban and its cascading impact on whether women can have safe and healthy pregnancies, the daughter and her fiancée turned down jobs in Texas because it is not a great place to start a family.
A few weeks after the Dobbs decision, I visited with a young pregnant woman who was in tears about what her options would be if her pregnancy was complicated. Her doctor was frighted to even discuss the topic with her.
I have talked to OB/GYNs who are angry that the state is second guessing how they practice medicine. Other physicians have shared with me that they know they could be next with big government interference, and many are rethinking whether they will continue practicing in Texas or whether they should retire.
Additional endorsements will be coming soon once endorsement screenings begin for 2024.
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2022
Elizabeth Ginsberg did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 108 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on November 21, 2023