Lorraine Birabil
Lorraine Birabil | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 100th district | |
| In office January 28, 2020 – January 12, 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Johnson |
| Succeeded by | Jasmine Crockett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | North Texas, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Education | University of North Texas (BS, BA) Texas A&M University (JD) |
Lorraine Birabil is an American attorney and politician who served briefly as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 100th district.[citation needed]
Early life and education
[edit]Born and raised in North Texas, Birabil earned a Bachelor of Science in biology and Bachelor of Arts in political science from the University of North Texas. She then earned a Juris Doctor from the Texas A&M University School of Law.[1]
Career
[edit]A Democrat, she was elected to the House in a 2019–20 special election, succeeding Eric Johnson, who had been elected mayor of Dallas.[2][3] In the July 2020 Democratic primary for a full term in the Texas House of Representatives, Birabil was narrowly defeated by Jasmine Crockett. She left office in January 2021 and declined to run again when Crockett vacated the seat to run for Congress.[4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "The Honorable Lorraine Birabil - Texas State Directory Online". www.txdirectory.com. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Lorraine Birabil". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Lorraine Birabil Wins Runoff For Texas House District 100". KERA News. 2020-01-29. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ "Civil Rights Attorney Jasmine Crockett Is Making Waves as a Texas State Representative". Darling Magazine. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- ^ Svitek, Patrick (2020-07-21). "State Rep. Lorraine Birabil concedes after primary runoff defeat". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved 2020-11-09.
- Living people
- Democratic Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- University of North Texas alumni
- Texas A&M University alumni
- Texas lawyers
- 21st-century African-American politicians
- 21st-century American women politicians
- African-American state legislators in Texas
- 21st-century American women lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- Women state legislators in Texas
- 21st-century African-American women politicians
- 21st-century African-American lawyers
- 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature