State Senator Florence Shapiro (R-Plahas not)
Florence Shapiro
Most recent rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: B
Cumulative rating on the Fiscal Responsibility Index: F
Florence Shapiro has not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge.
Senate District 8
First elected in 1992
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Previous ratings on the Fiscal Responsibility Index:
2011: B 2009: F 2007: F

Senator Shapiro is a former Small Business Owner from Plano, Texas. She earned her BS Degree in Secondary Education from the University of Texas at Austin. Senator Shapiro is a former public school teacher, Plano City Council member and Mayor of Plano. She and her husband, Howard, have three children and nine grandchildren. Senator Shapiro has served in the Texas Senate since 1993.

Committee Assignments during 82nd Legislative Session: Education (Chair); S/C on Public Education Funding (Chair); Administration; Finance; Transportation & Homeland Security; Open Government (Select); S/C on Public Safety; S/C on Higher Education Funding; Joint Committee on Human Trafficking

 
 
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