Anna Eastman
Anna Eastman is an American politician. She is a Democrat representing the 148th district in the Texas House of Representatives.
Anna Eastman | |
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Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 148th district | |
Assumed office 2020[1] | |
Preceded by | Jessica Farrar |
Trustee, District I Houston Independent School District | |
In office 2010 – 2018[2] | |
Personal details | |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse(s) | Brad[1] |
Alma mater | University of Texas Austin (BFA) Our Lady of the Lake University (MSW)[2] |
Political career
In 2009, Eastman ran for the District I seat on the Houston Independent School District board. With 41.73% of the vote,[3] she advanced to the December 12 runoff election, which she narrowly won with 50.98% of the vote.[4] She ran for re-election to the school board in 2013, and won with 77.41% of the vote.[5] She served on the board until 2018.[2]
In 2019, Eastman ran in a special general election[1] to finish Jessica Farrar's term as the District 148 representative in the Texas House of Representatives, after Farrar announced her retirement.[6] Eastman got 20.6% of the vote, which was the most of any of the six candidates, and advanced to a runoff against Republican Luis LaRotta. The runoff was held on January 28, 2020, and Eastman won with 65.5% of the vote.[1]
Eastman is currently a candidate for election to a full term in the District 148 seat. She has advanced to a runoff election for the Democratic nomination, which is scheduled to be held on July 14, 2020. If successful, she will again face Republican Luis LaRotta in the general election.[1]
Eastman sits on the following House committees:[7]
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
References
- "Anna Eastman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Anna Eastman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Harris County, Texas - Joint Election - November 03, 2009" (PDF). Harris County Election Division. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Harris County, Texas - Joint Runoff Election - December 12, 2009" (PDF). Harris County Election Division. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Harris County, Texas - Joint Election - November 05, 2013" (PDF). Harris County Election Division. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- Pollock, Cassandra (16 August 2019). "Houston Democrat Jessica Farrar to retire from Texas House". Texas Tribune. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- "Texas House Member: Rep. Eastman, Anna". house.texas.gov. Retrieved 19 April 2020.