| State Representative Toni Rose was elected in 2012 to represent Texas House District 110, which includes the communities of Oak Cliff, Pleasant Grove, Balch Springs, and Mesquite in Dallas County. Representative Rose is a proud alumna of Paul Quinn College. Her legislative focus includes mental health reform, access to affordable healthcare, and criminal justice reform.
Currently, Representative Rose serves as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations; as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II, which leads budget considerations on the Health and Human Services Commission; House Committee on Calendars; House Committee on Human Services, and as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting.
Over the course of her legislative service, Representative Rose has secured hundreds of millions of dollars to fund programs that improve the lives of everyday Texans. Some of her budgetary accomplishments include securing state funding for land acquisition and planning of a new state mental health facility serving Dallas/Fort Worth, state services that reduce the risk of children being removed from their homes, Early Childhood intervention program, as well as fully funding the Texas HIV/AIDS Medication Program (THMP).
Representative Rose's other accomplishments include extending Medicaid healthcare benefits for new mothers postpartum from two to six months, allowing Dallas County to transport senior citizens to county-run health centers and wellness events, and designating December 1st as Rosa Parks Day.
Representative Rose's hands-on approach was instrumental to her election as First Vice-Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, Treasurer of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL Women), her appointment as Chair of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, and her former role as Secretary to the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.
Representative Rose holds membership with the- NAACP Dallas Branch, League of Women Voters of Dallas, Paul Quinn National Alumni Association, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), National Association of Negro Business and Professional Women's Club, and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Representative Rose continues to be a fierce champion for District 110 and the great state of Texas. |