Geanie Morrison | |
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Member of the
Texas House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Steve Holzheauser |
Personal details | |
Born | October 6, 1950 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jack Morrison Jr. |
Children | 2 |
Geanie Williams Morrison (born October 6, 1950) [1] is a Texas state representative from Victoria. A Republican, she has represented District 30 since January 12, 1999. [2] [3]
Morrison attended Victoria College. [1] She has two children and two grandchildren with her husband Jack. [4]
Before serving in the House of Representatives, Morrison served as the executive director of the Governor's Commission for Women. [3] She was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. [3]
In 1999, Morrison introduced legislation creating the Safe-haven law. This law decriminalizes the leaving of unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state in order to eliminate child abandonment. Morrison's legislation became a blueprint and by 2008 similar laws were adopted across the country. [5]
Morrison was the first chairperson of the Environmental Regulation Committee when it was created in 2015. [6] As part of her work on the committee, she championed a bill that weakened environmental protections in an effort to encourage employers to move to Texas or to stay in the state. [7]
In 2018, she was elected to the 86th legislature with 74.7% of the vote, beating Robin Hayter. [8] Morrison served on the Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, the Environmental Regulation Committee, the Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety Committee, and chaired the Local & Consent Calendars Committee. [3] She represented parts of Aransas, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Refugio, and Victoria counties. [3]
Morrison had a primary challenger [9] but was unopposed in the 2020 general election. [2] She briefly was in the running to become Speaker of the House for the 87th legislature, but withdrew after only a week, throwing her support to Dade Phelan. [2] Later, she put her name back into contention for the speakership. [10] Her office was involved in removing a statue of a Confederate soldier in 2020. [11]
On May 27, 2023, Morrison voted against impeaching Ken Paxton. [12]
Geanie Morrison | |
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Member of the
Texas House of Representatives from the 30th district | |
Assumed office January 12, 1999 | |
Preceded by | Steve Holzheauser |
Personal details | |
Born | October 6, 1950 |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Jack Morrison Jr. |
Children | 2 |
Geanie Williams Morrison (born October 6, 1950) [1] is a Texas state representative from Victoria. A Republican, she has represented District 30 since January 12, 1999. [2] [3]
Morrison attended Victoria College. [1] She has two children and two grandchildren with her husband Jack. [4]
Before serving in the House of Representatives, Morrison served as the executive director of the Governor's Commission for Women. [3] She was appointed by then-Governor George W. Bush to the Texas Commission for Volunteerism and Community Service and the Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. [3]
In 1999, Morrison introduced legislation creating the Safe-haven law. This law decriminalizes the leaving of unharmed infants with statutorily designated private persons so that the child becomes a ward of the state in order to eliminate child abandonment. Morrison's legislation became a blueprint and by 2008 similar laws were adopted across the country. [5]
Morrison was the first chairperson of the Environmental Regulation Committee when it was created in 2015. [6] As part of her work on the committee, she championed a bill that weakened environmental protections in an effort to encourage employers to move to Texas or to stay in the state. [7]
In 2018, she was elected to the 86th legislature with 74.7% of the vote, beating Robin Hayter. [8] Morrison served on the Culture, Recreation & Tourism Committee, the Environmental Regulation Committee, the Mass Violence Prevention & Community Safety Committee, and chaired the Local & Consent Calendars Committee. [3] She represented parts of Aransas, Calhoun, De Witt, Goliad, Refugio, and Victoria counties. [3]
Morrison had a primary challenger [9] but was unopposed in the 2020 general election. [2] She briefly was in the running to become Speaker of the House for the 87th legislature, but withdrew after only a week, throwing her support to Dade Phelan. [2] Later, she put her name back into contention for the speakership. [10] Her office was involved in removing a statue of a Confederate soldier in 2020. [11]
On May 27, 2023, Morrison voted against impeaching Ken Paxton. [12]