Victoria Neave

Victoria Neave
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 107th district
Assumed office
January 10, 2017
Preceded by Kenneth Sheets
Personal details
Political party Democratic
Occupation Attorney

Victoria Neave is an American attorney and politician. She is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 107th District. In the November 2016 general election, she defeated incumbent Republican Kenneth Sheets in the most expensive Texas House race of the 2016 cycle.[1] Neave was sworn into office on January 10, 2017.[2][3]

Neave was arrested in June 2017 for a DWI where she crashed her BMW into a tree within district 107 at 11:30 at night. She repeatedly told arresting officers that "I love you and I want to fight for you, and I invoke the fifth amendment."[4] As a local attorney and legislator, concerns were expressed at favoritism by police and prosecutors towards Neave.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Holter, Rick; Contreras, Gus (November 11, 2016). "Dallas' Victoria Neave On Winning An Election On A Challenging Night For Democrats". KERA News. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  2. ↑ Formby, Brandon (November 8, 2016). "Neave ousts Sheets as Anderson hangs on in Dallas County". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  3. ↑ Watkins, Matthew; Swaby, Aliyya; Johnathan, Silver (January 10, 2017). "Texas lawmakers focus on friendship on legislative session's first day". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 11 January 2017.
  4. ↑ Farmer, Liz; Rajwani, Naheed (June 7, 2017). "I disappointed myself, state Rep. Victoria Neave says after DWI arrest". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Thumbs Up, Thumbs Down". Houston Chronicle. June 9, 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.


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