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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 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>
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>
Harper-Brown is married to William Edgar Brown (born c. 1942), a [[Certified Public Accountant]], a former vice president of the Duncanville Independent School District, and the president of the Greater Irving Republican Club. The couple has three sons, Craig, Timothy, and Terry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irvingrepublicanclub.com/leadership.html|title=Greater Irving Republican Club|publisher=irvingrepublicanclub.com|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref>
Harper-Brown is married to William Edgar Brown (born c. 1942), a [[Certified Public Accountant]], a former vice president of the Duncanville Independent School District, and the president of the Greater Irving Republican Club. The couple has three sons, Craig, Timothy, and Terry.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irvingrepublicanclub.com/leadership.html|title=Greater Irving Republican Club|publisher=irvingrepublicanclub.com|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref>
==Political life==
==Political life==
In 2002, Brown narrowly won the Republican nomination for House District 105 over Rose Ann Cannaday (born c. 1944) of Irving, 1,807 (51.1 percent) to 1,728 (48.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 105), March 12, 2002.</ref> She then won the [[general election]] without a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opponent, having polled 75.8 percent of the vote over three minor candidates. She succeeded the Democrat Dale Tillery, who did not seek reelection that year.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 6, 2002.</ref> To win her second House term in 2004, Harper-Brown defeated a Democrat, Mike Moore, 21,599 votes (59.2 percent) to 14,884 (40.8 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 3, 2004.</ref>
In 2002, Brown narrowly won the Republican nomination for House District 105 over Rose Ann Cannaday (born c. 1944) of Irving, 1,807 (51.1 percent) to 1,728 (48.9 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Republican primary election returns (House District 105), March 12, 2002.</ref> She then won the [[general election]] without a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] opponent, having polled 75.8 percent of the vote over three minor candidates. She succeeded the Democrat Dale Tillery, who did not seek reelection that year.<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 6, 2002.</ref> To win her second House term in 2004, Harper-Brown defeated a Democrat, Mike Moore, 21,599 votes (59.2 percent) to 14,884 (40.8 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, , General election returns (House District 105), November 3, 2004.</ref>
In the 2008 general election, Harper-Brown retained her seat by a margin of nineteen votes over the Democratic challenger, Robert C. "Bob" Romano (born c. 1975) of Irving. Harper-Brown received 19,857 votes (48.72 percent) to Romano's 19,838 (48.67 percent). The Libertarian nominee, James Glynn Baird (born c. 1963), also of Irving, held the critical remaining 1,061 votes (2.6 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 4, 2008.</ref>> Two years earlier in the 2006 general election, she had defeated Romano by a comfortable margin, 11,881 votes (55.1 percent) to 8,865 (41.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 7, 2006.</ref>
In the 2008 general election, Harper-Brown retained her seat by a margin of nineteen votes over the Democratic challenger, Robert C. "Bob" Romano (born c. 1975) of Irving. Harper-Brown received 19,857 votes (48.72 percent) to Romano's 19,838 (48.67 percent). The Libertarian nominee, James Glynn Baird (born c. 1963), also of Irving, held the critical remaining 1,061 votes (2.6 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 4, 2008.</ref>> Two years earlier in the 2006 general election, she had defeated Romano by a comfortable margin, 11,881 votes (55.1 percent) to 8,865 (41.1 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 7, 2006.</ref>
Though she had been unopposed for re-nomination in 2012, Harper-Brown had a tough reelection battle that fall against the Democrat, Rosemary R. Robbins (born c. 1948), an educator from Irving. Harper-Brown polled 21,705 votes (50.06 percent) to Robbins' 20,923 (48.3 percent). The [[Green Party]] candidate, Saul Arechar, held the remaining 724 votes (1.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 6, 2012.</ref> In 2013 in her last regular legislative session, Harper-Brown chaired the Government Efficiency and Reform Committee. She also served on the House Transportation Committee.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2012, the [[Texas Ethics Commission]] fined Harper-Brown $2,000 for failure to disclose on financial forms her use of a 2010 [[Mercedes-Benz]] E550 sedan and a 2004 [[Chevrolet]] Tahoe owned by state transportation contractor Jeffrey C. Bryan of Durable Enterprises Equipment, Ltd. Andrew Wheat of the [[interest group]] Texans for Public Justice called the fine "a Chevrolet penalty for a Mercedes crime."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120420-irving-state-representative-linda-harper-brown-fined-2000-over-use-of-cars-owned-by-state-contractor.ece|title=Irving state representative Linda Harper-Brown fined $2,000 over use of cars owned by state contractor, April 20, 2012|publisher=''The Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref>
Though she had been unopposed for re-nomination in 2012, Harper-Brown had a tough reelection battle that fall against the Democrat, Rosemary R. Robbins (born c. 1948), an educator from Irving. Harper-Brown polled 21,705 votes (50.06 percent) to Robbins' 20,923 (48.3 percent). The [[Green Party]] candidate, Saul Arechar, held the remaining 724 votes (1.7 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, General election returns (House District 105), November 6, 2012.</ref> In 2013 in her last regular legislative session, Harper-Brown chaired the Government Efficiency and Reform Committee. She also served on the House Transportation Committee.<ref name=votesmart/> In 2012, the [[Texas Ethics Commission]] fined Harper-Brown $2,000 for failure to disclose on financial forms her use of a 2010 [[Mercedes-Benz]] E550 sedan and a 2004 [[Chevrolet]] Tahoe owned by state transportation contractor Jeffrey C. Bryan of Durable Enterprises Equipment, Ltd. Andrew Wheat of the [[interest group]] Texans for Public Justice called the fine "a Chevrolet penalty for a Mercedes crime."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20120420-irving-state-representative-linda-harper-brown-fined-2000-over-use-of-cars-owned-by-state-contractor.ece|title=Irving state representative Linda Harper-Brown fined $2,000 over use of cars owned by state contractor, April 20, 2012|publisher=''The Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref>
===Legislative positions===
===Legislative positions===
A [[pro-life]] legislator, Harper-Brown supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. She co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate by Wendy Russell Davis of Fort Worth, who in 2014 lost the gubernatorial general election to Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|newspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Harper-Brown 83 percent favorable in 2013, 75 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>
A [[pro-life]] legislator, Harper-Brown supported in 2013 the ban on [[abortion]] after twenty weeks of [[gestation]]; the measure passed the House, 96-49. She co-sponsored companion legislation to increase medical and licensing requirements of abortion providers.<ref name=votingrecords/> These issues brought forth an unsuccessful [[filibuster]] in the state Senate by Wendy Russell Davis of Fort Worth, who in 2014 lost the gubernatorial general election to Republican [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Filibuster in Texas Senate Tries to Halt Abortion Bill|author=Manny Fernandez|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/26/us/politics/senate-democrats-in-texas-try-blocking-abortion-bill-with-filibuster.html|newspaper=''[[The New York Times]]''|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref> The Texas [[Right to Life]] Committee rated Harper-Brown 83 percent favorable in 2013, 75 percent in 2011.<ref name=ratings/>