Valoree Swanson
| Valoree Swanson | |
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| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 150th district |
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Assumed office January 10, 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Debbie Riddle |
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| Born | September 22, 1957 |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Vern Swanson (m. 1982) |
| Children | Four children (two adopted) |
| Residence | Spring, Texas |
| Alma mater | Baylor University (BBA) |
| Occupation | Real Estate Broker |
| Website | Campaign website |
Valoree Swanson is an American politician. She has served as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives since winning election in 2016. Swanson unseated incumbent Debbie Riddle in the 2016 Republican primary election. Swanson then defeated Democrat Michael Shawn Kelly in the 2016 general election.
In April 2017, Swanson attached an amendment to a $218.2 billion House appropriations bill which would compel all 150 House members to vote on April 6 on State Senator Lois Kolkhorst's bathroom bill, which has already cleared the Senate with the strong support of Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick. If adopted, the legislation would have requireed persons to use the public restroom which corresponds with their physical genitalia, rather than their personal view of their own gender. Many businesses and sports groups have strongly opposed the measure.
House leaders refused to permit a vote on the Swanson amendment, which was instead sent as part of "Article 11" for consideration later by the conference committee reconciling the differences in the House and Senate budgets.
Swanson is the author of HB 1485, which would in her words "free our teachers [from] fear of frivolous accusations" when they question scientific theories such as climate change. She called her proposed legislation protection of "academic freedom" of grade school and high school classrooms. Swanson claimed that "certain scientists have faked the temperature results [on climate change]" and that faculty must be freed to offer alternative views.
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