Anna Eastman
Anna Eastman | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 148th district | |
| In office February 11, 2020[1] – January 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Jessica Farrar |
| Succeeded by | Penny Morales Shaw |
| Trustee, District I Houston Independent School District | |
| In office 2010–2018[2] | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Brad[1] |
| Children | Ely Eastman
Abigail Eastman Helen Eastman |
| Alma mater | University of Texas Austin (BFA) Our Lady of the Lake University (MSW)[2] |
Anna Eastman is an American politician. She represented the 148th district in the Texas House of Representatives for under a year from February 2020 to January 2021. On July 14, 2020, Eastman was defeated in her re-election attempt by Penny Morales Shaw.
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][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 was a candidate for election to a full term in the District 148 seat. She faced off against former congressional advocate and attorney, Penny Morales Shaw. Both candidates had advanced to a runoff election for the Democratic nomination on July 14, 2020.[1]
Eastman sat on the House committees:[7]
- Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
- Natural Resources
References
- ^ a b c d e "Anna Eastman". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
- ^ a b c "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.