Judith Zaffirini

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Judith Zaffirini
Senator that worked for the good of the people.
By Kimi Patton
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Early Life
Judith Zaffirini was born and raised in Laredo.
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Education
After completing high school...
College/Degrees University of Texas at
Austin,B.S.,M.A.,Ph.D. University of Houston
Laredo Junior College
After graduating from college... Communications
specialist 13 years of teaching
Some events that helped shape her life were
teaching and being a communications specialist.
I think teaching really helped shape her life
because she got to work with children and their
families which are the issues that she works with
now in the Senate.
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Family
Judith Zaffirini has been married to Carlos
Zaffirini for thirty-nine years. They have one
son named Carlos Jr. who is twenty-one years old.
He is a graduate of the UT McCombs School of
Business and currently attends the UT School of
Law.
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Early Political career

• Judith Zaffirini has held the following
  positions
• has been a member of the Texas Senate
• was the first border resident elected to
  represent district 21 in 20 years
• served as President Pro Tempore of the Texas
  Senate
• served as Governor for a day
• served three consecutive terms as Chair of the
  Senate Health and Human
• Services Committee
• served five terms as a member of the
  Appropriations Conference Committee
• served five terms as a member of the Senate
  Committee on Finance
• served eight consecutive terms on the Senate
  Committee on Education

Some obstacles Senator J. Zaffirini had to
overcome were getting elected into the
Senate when most Senate members were males. There
were also no Hispanic women in the Senate from
Texas at that time which is another obstacle she
had to overcome.

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Recent Political Career

• Recent Political Positions J. Zaffirini has held
  
• appointed Vice Chair of the Senate Finance
  Committee and Legislative Budget Board
• Senate Committees on Education
• Health and Human Services and International
  Relations and Trade
• Appropriations Conference Committee
• Joint Interim Committee on Higher Education and
  the Legislative Oversight Committee on Higher
  Education

Party Democratic Political Views
Contributions Introduced laws helping the
common people.
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Summation
Judith Zaffirini is currently a member of the
Senate. Some benefits we now experience because
of J. Zaffirini
provide zero-interest college loans and forgiving
them for students who are graduated timely with a
B average
facilitate independent living for persons with
disabilities
reform indigent health care, welfare, nursing
homes, adoption and child support
reduce paperwork for teachers
immunize all Texas children
reform Medicaid and simplify eligibility
suspend the licenses of drunk drivers
promote dual language programs
restrict minors' access to tobacco
keep radioactive waste out of SD 21
stop the proliferation of colonias
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Did You Know?
Senator J. Zaffirini
Has won over
475 awards
!!!
Thats why
your school
was named
after her.
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Some awards J. Zaffirini has won are United ISDs
school being named after her, Texas Monthly
named her one of Texass 10 best Legislators,
named one of the 100 Texas Women of the
Century by the Womens Chamber of Commerce of
Texas, Texas Heroine and an Outstanding
Legislator, Marine Corps League honored her for
leadership, loyalty and patriotism, numerous
organizations named her Legislator of the year,
and has many streets, buildings, schools named
after her.
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Work Cited Page
http//www.senate.state.tx.us/75r/senate/members/d
ist21/dist21.htm
http//www.democratstatesenates.com/profile.asp?ID
8163
http//www.uisd.net/elementary/zaffirini/home.htm