Florence Shapiro
Florence Shapiro is a former Republican member of the Texas State Senate representing District 8 from 1991 to 2013.
Shapiro graduated with a B.S. in secondary education from the University of Texas at Austin and is the former owner and president of Shapiro and Company.
In addition to being a senator, Shapiro was a teacher for the Richardson Independent School District. Prior to her position in the state senate, she was also Mayor of Plano, Texas from 1990 to 1992 and was on the Plano City Council from 1979 to 1990.[1]
Shapiro announced on September 19, 2011 that she would not be seeking re-election in 2012.[2]
District 8
Florence Shapiro represents District 8, which includes the parts of the county of Collins, Texas.[3]
Committee assignments
2011-2012
Florence Shapiro served on the following Texas Senate committees:
- Education Committee Chair
- Administration Committee
- Finance Committee
- Transportation & Homeland Security Administration
- Open Government, Select Committee
2009-2010
- Education Committee, Texas State Senate
- Administration Committee, Texas State Senate
- Finance Committee, Texas State Senate
- Transportation & Homeland Security Committee, Texas State Senate
Elections
2012
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012
Shapiro announced on September 19, 2011 that she would not be seeking re-election in 2012.[2]
2010
- See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2010
Shapiro won re-election to the 8th District Seat in 2010, defeating Libertarian candidate Ed Kless in the general election on November 2, 2010.[4]
| Texas State Senate, District 8 2010 General election results | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
 Florence Shapiro (R)
|
136,369 | 84.02% | ||
| Ed Kless (L) | 25,935 | 15.97% | ||
2006
On Nov. 7, 2006, Deuell won re-election to the 8th District Seat in the Texas State Senate.[5]
Shapiro raised $703,918 for her campaign.[6]
| Texas State Senate, District 8 (2006) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Florence Shapiro (R)
|
127,950 | 100% | ||
Campaign finance summary
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Personal
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Shapiro was born on May 2, 1948 in New York, NY. She and her husband, Howard, have three children: Lisa, Staci and Todd.
External links
- Florence Shapiro's personal website
- Official website of Florence Shapiro
- Florence Shapiro legislative profile on Project Vote Smart
- Florence Shapiro bio on Project Vote Smart
- Campaign Contributions: 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 2000
- Florence Shapiro on Facebook
- Florence Shapiro on Twitter
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by NA |
Texas Senate District 8 1991-2013 |
Succeeded by Charles Schwertner (R) |
