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'''Linda L. Harper-Brown''' (born March 20, 1948),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux0yVcuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former six-term state representative for District 105, based in Irving in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=105|title=Texas House Member: Rep. Harper-Brown, Linda (District 105)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref>
'''Linda L. Harper-Brown''' (born March 20, 1948),<ref name=votesmart>{{cite web|url=http://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/49633/linda-harper-brown#.Ux0yVcuPIfg|title=Linda Harper-Brown's Biography|publisher=votesmart.org|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref> is a [[Republican Party|Republican]] former six-term state representative for District 105, based in Irving in [[Dallas, Texas|Dallas County]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.house.state.tx.us/members/member-page/?district=105|title=Texas House Member: Rep. Harper-Brown, Linda (District 105)|publisher=house.state.tx.us|accessdate=March 9, 2014}}</ref>
First elected in 2002, Harper-Brown was unseated in the Republican [[primary]] election held on March 4, 2014 by her intra-party rival, former Representative Rodney Andersonborn c. 1968), of Grand Prairie, also in Dallas County, who polled 3,456 votes (52.7 percent) to her 3,098 (47.3 percent) in a low-turnout contest.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref>
First elected in 2002, Harper-Brown was unseated in the Republican [[primary]] election held on March 4, 2014 by her intra-party rival, former Representative Rodney Anderson), of Grand Prairie, also in Dallas County, who polled 3,456 votes (52.7 percent) to her 3,098 (47.3 percent) in a low-turnout contest.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref>
==Background==
==Background==
A [[Dallas]] native, Harper-Brown served on the Irving City Council, a nonpartisan position, from 1997 until she assumed her House seat in January 2003. During part of her municipal service, she was the mayor pro tempore of Irving.<ref name=votesmart/>
A [[Dallas]] native, Harper-Brown served on the Irving City Council, a nonpartisan position, from 1997 until she assumed her House seat in January 2003. During part of her municipal service, she was the mayor pro tempore of Irving.<ref name=votesmart/>