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Donna (Donna) Howard (D-SH048)
Email - Web Site
Capitol: 512.463.0631
FAX: 512.463.0901
District: 512.463.0631
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Representative
Room EXT E2.418 Capitol Extension 1100 Congress Avenue
Austin, TX 78701
District Office:
PO Box 2910
Austin, TX 78768
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| Elected: 2006 Next Election: 2014 | | Spouse: Derek Howard DOB: 10/25/1951 |
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BioA seasoned professional with years of hands-on experience in the areas of public health and public education, State Representative Donna Howard’s policy expertise and leadership skills have earned her a place at the center of the growing effort to champion mainstream values in the Texas legislature. Howard serves on the House Higher Education Committee and the House Technology Committee; additionally, she serves as vice chair of the House Administration Committee. The Representative has also previously served as vice chair of the House Culture, Recreation, and Tourism Committee. For her work at the State Capitol on health care, environmental protection, and historic preservation, Howard has been honored by community organizations, from the Austin Business Journal and the Texas Hospital Association to the Sierra Club and the Heritage Society of Austin. Howard is a native of Austin who graduated from Reagan High School, then went on to earn a bachelor’s degree in nursing and a master’s in health education, both from the University of Texas. She worked as a critical care nurse at Brackenridge and Seton hospitals, was the first hospital-based Patient Education Coordinator in Austin, and helped start the Seton Good Health School. She has also served as president of the Texas Nurses’ Association (District 5) and as a Health Education instructor at UT. A recognized expert on public education, Howard was elected to the Eanes ISD board in West Austin, where she served from 1996 to 1999 and was certified as a Master School Trustee by the Texas Association of School Boards. She co-founded the parent organization Advocates for Eanes Schools and helped form the Texas Education Crisis Coalition, a grassroots group of parents, business owners, and community leaders working together to tackle the public school finance issue. Howard has previously served on the boards of the Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, Common Cause, and the Texas Freedom Network, and is currently a board member of the Expanding Horizons Foundation and the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Married to Austin attorney Derek Howard, Representative Howard is the mother of three adult children and is active in her neighborhood and church communities.
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