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Sheena King
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Sheena King (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 61. She lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Sheena King was born in Dallas, Texas. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of North Texas in 1992. Her career experience includes working as a director of operations in manufacturing.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Frederick Frazier defeated Sheena King in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 61 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Frederick Frazier (R) | 58.3 | 40,073 |
 | Sheena King (D)  | 41.7 | 28,709 | |
| Total votes: 68,782 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Frederick Frazier defeated Paul Chabot in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 61 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frederick Frazier | 63.9 | 6,438 |
 | Paul Chabot | 36.1 | 3,635 | |
| Total votes: 10,073 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Sheena King advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 61 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sheena King | 100.0 | 5,277 |
| Total votes: 5,277 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 61
Frederick Frazier and Paul Chabot advanced to a runoff. They defeated Jim Herblin in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 61 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Frederick Frazier | 42.3 | 6,078 |
| ✔ | | Paul Chabot | 36.6 | 5,256 |
| Jim Herblin | 21.1 | 3,023 | ||
| Total votes: 14,357 | |||
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Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Sheena King completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by King's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Sheena King is a fourth generation Texan born in Dallas. She graduated in 1992 from the University of North Texas where she earned a Bachelor of Business Administration. King's work experience and skills include over twenty five years in the insurance and financial services industry attaining dozens of designations and securities licenses. She has served as Legislative Chair for Women Organizing Women Democrats and held various election roles.
- Democracy - every vote reflects a voice that needs to be heard. Our democracy must be responsive to, reflective of, and lead by the diverse communities in which we live, work and play.
- Healthcare - access to and affordability of healthcare is a human right. We can give millions of Texans who lack insurance the opportunity for coverage. We lose out on billions of dollars every year due to our failure to expand Medicaid.
- Economic development and saving the planet - these are not mutually exclusive. We need to find new opportunities to improve the lives of everyday Texans with clean energy jobs.
There are several areas of public policy which I'm passionate about including but not limited to the following: voting rights, economic development, healthcare, climate change and public education. There is no right that is more sacred than voting and we must protect it for all Texans. Skill development and new ways of working are vital parts of the equation to grow our economy, create jobs and find new opportunities to improve the lives of everyday Texans and provide them with a livable wage. We must expand Medicaid, remove the stigma of mental health and restore women's reproductive freedoms and rights. The time is now to take the threat of Climate Change seriously and recognize the incredible opportunity Texas can have to lead the country with clean solutions. Quality education comes at a cost and we must get real about funding this investment into our future. Texans have a lot of pride and we want that same pride for our schools.
Shirley Chisholm is an exemplary person who I would like to follow. She was principled and unapologetic in her fight for equality. Mrs. Chisholm faced criticism and backlash from all sides yet she responded with grit and unwavering determination to support women's rights, civil rights and working class families.
The most important characteristics for an elected official are compassion, integrity and courage. Concern for the constituents who elected you should what is foundational to every discussion, decision and vote made by an elected official. Ensuring your actions and words are in alignment are critical due to the position of public trust given to you. There will be times when it is not easy to do what is right however the commitment to follow through and make hard choices is important. Texans deserve elected officials who are willing to listen to the needs of the people, do the right thing and stand up for them.
The legacy I would like to leave is that of a compassionate, kind and courageous woman who centered people. I believe everyone wants to do good and what makes us stronger is our collective energy. Although uniquely different, we are each wonderfully made.
My first job was serving free lunch to school age children in the park during the summer. It was only seasonal and covered the workdays over the summer until school resumed in the fall.
Wonder Woman epitomizes the characteristics of fierce protector of humanity and she was brave and bold in her stance to do so at all costs.
There are several challenges Texas will face over the next decade if there are no changes. At the top of this list is deterioration of our democracy followed by our failing healthcare system and our public education system. We must work to make it easier for Texans to be heard and seen and that begins with the ability to have fair and equal access to the ballot box. Texas ranks last in both our healthcare and our public schools and these both must be addressed with a sense of urgency.
There should be an independent, non-partisan body responsible for the creation and oversight of the redistricting process for all levels of state and federal redistricting.
Compromise is an expectation of negotiation and collaboration both of which I believe are necessary with a legislative body that is representative of the people. We must have civil discourse and the ability to hear various viewpoints and perspectives to help us come to better outcomes. Diversity of thought is necessary and should be welcomed within the policymaking process. To create win/win solutions healthy tension resulting in compromise is what typically occurs and this is what true democracy looks like.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 31, 2022
Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
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Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows
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Brent Money (R)
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Cecil Bell (R)
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Keith Bell (R)
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Cole Hefner (R)
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Daniel Alders (R)
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Jay Dean (R)
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Cody Harris (R)
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Trent Ashby (R)
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Brian Harrison (R)
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Joanne Shofner (R)
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Trey Wharton (R)
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Angelia Orr (R)
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Paul Dyson (R)
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Steve Toth (R)
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Will Metcalf (R)
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Stan Gerdes (R)
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Janis Holt (R)
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Ellen Troxclair (R)
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Terry Wilson (R)
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Dade Phelan (R)
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Christian Manuel (D)
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Terri Leo-Wilson (R)
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Greg Bonnen (R)
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Cody Vasut (R)
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Matt Morgan (R)
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Ron Reynolds (D)
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Gary Gates (R)
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Jeffrey Barry (R)
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A.J. Louderback (R)
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Ryan Guillen (R)
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Todd Hunter (R)
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Katrina Pierson (R)
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Oscar Longoria (D)
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Sergio Munoz (D)
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Janie Lopez (R)
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Erin Gamez (D)
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Armando Martinez (D)
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Terry Canales (D)
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Robert Guerra (D)
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Richard Raymond (D)
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J.M. Lozano (R)
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Alan Schoolcraft (R)
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Erin Zwiener (D)
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Sheryl Cole (D)
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Vikki Goodwin (D)
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Donna Howard (D)
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Gina Hinojosa (D)
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James Talarico (D)
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Caroline Harris (R)
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Wesley Virdell (R)
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Brad Buckley (R)
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Hillary Hickland (R)
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Pat Curry (R)
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Richard Hayes (R)
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Helen Kerwin (R)
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Shelby Slawson (R)
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Mike Olcott (R)
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Shelley Luther (R)
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Ben Bumgarner (R)
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Andy Hopper (R)
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Mitch Little (R)
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Matt Shaheen (R)
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Jeff Leach (R)
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David Spiller (R)
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James Frank (R)
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Mihaela Plesa (D)
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Stan Lambert (R)
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Drew Darby (R)
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Carrie Isaac (R)
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Eddie Morales (D)
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Mary Gonzalez (D)
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Suleman Lalani (D)
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Vincent Perez (D)
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Joseph Moody (D)
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Claudia Ordaz (D)
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Don McLaughlin (R)
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Brooks Landgraf (R)
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Tom Craddick (R)
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Dustin Burrows (R)
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Carl Tepper (R)
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Stan Kitzman (R)
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John Smithee (R)
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Caroline Fairly (R)
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Ken King (R)
District 89
Candy Noble (R)
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Ramon Romero (D)
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David Lowe (R)
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Salman Bhojani (D)
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Nate Schatzline (R)
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Tony Tinderholt (R)
District 95
Nicole Collier (D)
District 96
David Cook (R)
District 97
John McQueeney (R)
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District 99
Charlie Geren (R)
District 100
Venton Jones (D)
District 101
Chris Turner (D)
District 102
Ana-Maria Ramos (D)
District 103
Rafael Anchia (D)
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Jessica Gonzalez (D)
District 105
Terry Meza (D)
District 106
Jared Patterson (R)
District 107
Linda Garcia (D)
District 108
Morgan Meyer (R)
District 109
Aicha Davis (D)
District 110
Toni Rose (D)
District 111
Yvonne Davis (D)
District 112
Angie Button (R)
District 113
Rhetta Bowers (D)
District 114
John Bryant (D)
District 115
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Trey Fischer (D)
District 117
Philip Cortez (D)
District 118
John Lujan (R)
District 119
Elizabeth Campos (D)
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District 121
Marc LaHood (R)
District 122
Mark Dorazio (R)
District 123
Diego Bernal (D)
District 124
Josey Garcia (D)
District 125
Ray Lopez (D)
District 126
Sam Harless (R)
District 127
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Briscoe Cain (R)
District 129
Dennis Paul (R)
District 130
Tom Oliverson (R)
District 131
Alma Allen (D)
District 132
Mike Schofield (R)
District 133
Mano Deayala (R)
District 134
Ann Johnson (D)
District 135
Jon Rosenthal (D)
District 136
John Bucy (D)
District 137
Gene Wu (D)
District 138
Lacey Hull (R)
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Armando Walle (D)
District 141
District 142
Harold Dutton (D)
District 143
Ana Hernandez (D)
District 144
Mary Perez (D)
District 145
District 146
Lauren Simmons (D)
District 147
Jolanda Jones (D)
District 148
Penny Shaw (D)
District 149
Hubert Vo (D)
District 150
Valoree Swanson (R)
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