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===State senator===
===State senator===
In 1984, running under the Reagan-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] national ticket, Krier challenged the Democratic state Senator Robert L. "Bob" Vale (1931–1992). She actively sought the support of women from both major parties., having employed the slogan: "A Senator We Can Be Proud Of." In unseating Vale, Krier became the first woman and the first Republican to represent San Antonio in the state Senate.<ref name=krier/> Similarly in 1972, Elizabeth Richards "Betty" Andujar (1912-1997) had become the first woman and the first Republican to represent [[Fort Worth]] in the Senate, but Andujar was defeated for reelection two years before Krier arrived in the chamber, and Andujar was a Reagan primary supporter in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=10615|title=Elizabeth Richards Andujar|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
In 1984, running under the Reagan-[[George Herbert Walker Bush|Bush]] national ticket, Krier challenged the Democratic state Senator Robert L. "Bob" Vale (1931–1992). She actively sought the support of women from both major parties, having employed the slogan: "A Senator We Can Be Proud Of." In unseating Vale, Krier became the first woman and the first Republican to represent San Antonio in the state Senate.<ref name=krier/> Similarly in 1972, Elizabeth Richards "Betty" Andujar (1912-1997) had become the first woman and the first Republican to represent [[Fort Worth]] in the Senate, but Andujar was defeated for reelection two years before Krier arrived in the chamber, and Andujar was a Reagan primary supporter in 1976.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=10615|title=Elizabeth Richards Andujar|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 20, 2020}}</ref>
Krier was also the only woman senator for the first two years of her service, until joined in 1987 by the still-serving Judith Pappas Zaffirini of [[Laredo]]. In the 1985 legislative session, Krier worked to reform state laws dealing with child abuse and family violence. In the Senate, she sponsored eighty bills which became law, with emphasis on family violence and alternative dispute resolutions. She served on the Senate Finance, Education, and Jurisprudence committees as well as the Texas Legislative Council. Senator Krier supported the expansion of business opportunities through tourist development and job-training programs.<ref name=ctk/>
Krier was also the only woman senator for the first two years of her service, until joined in 1987 by the still-serving Judith Pappas Zaffirini of [[Laredo]]. In the 1985 legislative session, Krier worked to reform state laws dealing with child abuse and family violence. In the Senate, she sponsored eighty bills which became law, with emphasis on family violence and alternative dispute resolutions. She served on the Senate Finance, Education, and Jurisprudence committees as well as the Texas Legislative Council. Senator Krier supported the expansion of business opportunities through tourist development and job-training programs.<ref name=ctk/>