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Line 1: − '''Wendy Russell Davis''' (born May 16, 1963) is a radical advocate for [[late-term abortion]].<ref>https://texaspolitics.com/2020/09/08/roy-chides-feminist-davis-over-her-support-for-late-term-abortion/</ref> whose campaign was backed by leftist activist [[George Soros]].<ref>https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/02/soros-funded-candidate-wendy-davis-fundraised-indoors-during-pandemic-in-race-to-beat-rep-chip-roy/</ref> In 2014, Davis lost the [[Governor|gubernational]] election to [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Greg Abbott]], who still hold the seat. In 2020, she lost her bid for Texas' 21st congressional district to the incumbent Republican, [[Chip Roy]].+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + − She is a former state senator from [[Fort Worth]]. She staged a state Senate [[filibuster]] to block passage of Texas' ban on late-term abortions.+ − + + + + +
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Wendy Jean Russell Davis
| image=Wendy Davis of TX.jpg
| office=[[Texas]] State Senator<br> for District 10 (Tarrant County)
| term_start=January 9, 2009
| term_end=January 13, 2015
| predecessor=[[Kim Brimer]]
| successor=[[Konni Burton]]
| office2=Member of the [[Fort Worth]] City Council for the 9th district
| term_start2=May 1, 1999
| term_end2=January 8, 2008
| predecessor2=Cathy Hirt
| successor2=Joel Burns
| birth_date=May 16, 1963
| birth_place=West Warwick, [[Rhode Island]], USA
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] (2006)
| spouse=(1) Frankd Underwood (married 1982-1984, divorced)<br>
(2) Jeff Davis (married 1987-2005, divorce)
(3) Alan Schoenbaum (married 2019}}
|children=Two children
| alma_mater=Tarrant County College
Texas Christian University (BA)
[[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}}
'''Wendy Jean Russell Davis''' (born May 16, 1963) is a [[Texas]] [[politician]] known for her radical advocacy of [[late-term abortion].<ref>breitbart.com/politics/2020/11/02/soros-funded-candidate-wendy-davis-fundraised-indoors-during-pandemic-in-race-to-beat-rep-chip-roy/</ref> In 2014, Davis was the [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] nominee in an unsuccessful [[Governor|gubernatorial]] campaign against the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Greg Abbott]], who still hold the seat. In 2020, she lost a bid for Texas' 21st congressional district to the incumbent Republican, [[Chip Roy]].
== References ==
A [[Rhode Island]] native, Davis is a former state senator from [[Fort Worth]], with service from 2009 to 2015. In 2013, she staged a state Senate [[filibuster]] in her effort to block passage of Texas' ban on late-term abortions.
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