Debra Medina
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Debra Medina in September 2011
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| Born | June 1, 1962 |
| Residence | Texas |
| Occupation | libertarian Political activist |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Noe Medina (two children) |
Debra Medina (born June 1, 1962) is a Republican politician in the U.S. state of Texas. She is allied with the Ron Paul and Tea Party movements.
Medina ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in the primary election held on March 4, 2014. The position is being vacated by the two-term incumbent, Susan Combs.
In 2010, Medina ran in the Texas gubernatorial election. She participated in and won the January 14, 2010 televised debate with incumbent Governor Rick Perry and challenger U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. After subsequently tripling her support in public opinion polls, she was invited to participate alongside her two opponents in a second debate held on January 29.
Medina was born in Beeville in Bee County in south Texas. She graduated as a registered nurse from Baptist Memorial Hospital System School of Nursing (now Baptist Health System) in San Antonio in 1984. She earned her business degree in 1995 from LeTourneau University in Longview, Texas. In 2002 she founded and managed Prudentia Inc., a medical billing, audit and consulting company based in Wharton in southeastern Texas. She was reared Roman Catholic but now attends a Baptist church.
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