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Canonical ID: plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f · Entity type: Person (reference)
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Person:country | us | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:description | "Senator John Whitmire represents the 15th Senatorial District comprised\ \ of north Houston and parts of Harris County. He was elected to the Texas Senate\ \ in 1982 after serving 10 years in the Texas House of Representatives. With over\ \ 30 years of service in the Texas Senate, Senator Whitmire ranks first in seniority\ \ and is the \"Dean of the Texas Senate.\"\r \r Senator Whitmire serves as Chair\ \ of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee and works to bring about needed changes\ \ to the adult and juvenile criminal justice systems. He is also a member of the\ \ Senate Administration Committee and the Senate Business and Commerce Committee.\ \ In addition, he serves as a member of the Senate Finance Committee where he is\ \ committed to finding appropriate solutions for funding the state's many agencies\ \ and programs.\r \r Senator Whitmire chairs the School Discipline Consensus Project,\ \ a nonpartisan effort led by the Council of State Governments Justice Center, which\ \ brings together leaders from across the United States to develop strategies to\ \ minimize the over-use of suspension and expulsion in public schools, improve students'\ \ academic outcomes, reduce the referral to the juvenile justice system, and promote\ \ safe and productive learning environments.\r \r In addition to his leadership\ \ in criminal justice and public safety, Senator Whitmire is a passionate advocate\ \ for quality public education, affordable higher education, minority and women's\ \ rights, and access to quality affordable health care and mental health services,\ \ and sound business and economic development.\r \r Originally from Hillsboro, Texas,\ \ Senator Whitmire moved to Houston where he graduated from Waltrip High School.\ \ He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Houston and attended\ \ the Bates College of Law. He was admitted to the Texas State Bar in 1981 and is\ \ attorney of counsel to the law firm Locke Lord LLP. Senator Whitmire has two daughters,\ \ Whitney and Sarah Whitmire." | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:firstName | John | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:gender | male | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:id | 47e6e02ce34ced6c0f8807e9857ecb6988e44dc1 | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:lastName | Whitmire | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:name | John Whitmire | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:political | Democratic | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
Person:sourceUrl | https://pluralpolicy.com/app/person/54ac2dae-47ea-4f0b-8ce9-594c1c58b423 | eng | us_plural_legislators | plural-da96fa7eda97786b9f8339dc410e31272be32b8f | |||
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