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==Choosing her successor==​

==Choosing her successor==​

Rodney Anderson unseated Harper-Brown in the Republican primary in 2014. In the Democratic primary, Susan Denara Motley (born c. 1970) led a three-candidate field with 1,171 votes (47.3 percent) and  faced in the second round of balloting the runner up, Theresa "Terry" Meza (born c. 1949), who polled 704 votes (28.4 percent). Bernice Montgomery, the third Democratic candidate, held a critical 601 votes (24.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Anderson defeated Democratic nominee Terry Meza, He was the representative from neighboring District 106 from 2011 to 2013; he did not seek a second term in 2012 because the [[redistricting]] based on the 2010 census was unfavorable to his political prospects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/in-district-105-irving-and-grand-prairie-wait-to-see-if-a-statehouse-vet-will-survive-her-primary.html/|author=Avi Selk|title=Anderson unseats Rep. Harper-Brown in District 105 as Democrats head into runoff|date-March 4, 2014|publisher=''The Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref>​

Rodney Anderson unseated Harper-Brown in the Republican primary in 2014. In the Democratic primary, Susan Denara Motley (born c. 1970) led a three-candidate field with 1,171 votes (47.3 percent) and  faced in the second round of balloting the runner up, Theresa "Terry" Meza (born c. 1949), who polled 704 votes (28.4 percent). Bernice Montgomery, the third Democratic candidate, held a critical 601 votes (24.3 percent).<ref>Texas Secretary of State, Democratic primary election returns (House District 105), March 4, 2014.</ref> Anderson defeated Democratic nominee Susan Motley. He previously was the representative from neighboring District 106 from 2011 to 2013; he did not seek a second term in 2012 because the [[redistricting]] based on the 2010 census was unfavorable to his political prospects.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2014/03/in-district-105-irving-and-grand-prairie-wait-to-see-if-a-statehouse-vet-will-survive-her-primary.html/|author=Avi Selk|title=Anderson unseats Rep. Harper-Brown in District 105 as Democrats head into runoff|date-March 4, 2014|publisher=''The Dallas Morning News''|accessdate=March 10, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lrl.state.tx.us/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5710&searchparams=chamber=H~city=~countyID=0~RcountyID=~district=~first=Rodney~gender=~last=Anderson~leaderNote=~leg=~party=~roleDesc=~Committee=|title=Rodney Anderson|publisher=Texas Legislative Reference Library|accessdate=July 11, 2020}}</ref>​

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