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| | | term_start=January 9, 2009 | | | term_start=January 9, 2009 |
| | | term_end=January 13, 2015 | | | term_end=January 13, 2015 |
| − | | predecessor=[[Kim Brimer]] | + | | predecessor=Kim Brimer |
| − | | successor=[[Konni Burton]] | + | | successor=Konni Burton |
| | | office2=Member of the [[Fort Worth]] City Council for the 9th district | | | office2=Member of the [[Fort Worth]] City Council for the 9th district |
| | | term_start2=May 1, 1999 | | | term_start2=May 1, 1999 |
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| | | birth_place=West Warwick, [[Rhode Island]], USA | | | birth_place=West Warwick, [[Rhode Island]], USA |
| | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] (2006) | | | party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]-turned [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] (2006) |
| − | | spouse=(1) Frankd Underwood (married 1982-1984, divorced)<br>
| + | | spouse=(1) Frank Underwood (married 1982-1984, divorced)<br> |
| − | (2) Jeff Davis (married 1987-2005, divorce) | + | (2) Jeff Davis (married 1987-2005, divorced) |
| | (3) Alan Schoenbaum (married 2019}} | | (3) Alan Schoenbaum (married 2019}} |
| | |children=Two children | | |children=Two children |
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| | [[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} | | [[Harvard University]] ([[Juris Doctor|JD]])}} |
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| − | '''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]]. | + | '''Wendy Jean Russell Davis''' (born May 16, 1963) is a [[Texas]] [[attorney]] and [[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]]. |
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| | 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. | | 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. |