Rep. McClendon Not Running for Re-election in 2016
State Rep. Ruth Jones McClendon, D-San Antonio, announced Wednesday she will not run for reelection in 2016.
Citing plans to spend more time with her family, McClendon said she felt it was time for a new representative to take her seat – one she has held since 1996.
"With the family I love, I have made this decision carefully, realizing that it is time for someone else to take up the mantle and continue working to bring real solutions to our shared public problems,” McClendon said in a press release. “Although I will not return to the Legislature in 2017, I will still be engaged to ensure that the issues I have fought for will have a voice!"
During the 84th legislative session this spring, McClendon saw the passage of a bill establishing an innocence commission to prevent wrongful convictions – one of her longtime goals. Despite battling an illness that left her frequently using a wheelchair, McClendon stood at the front of the House chamber and spoke about her bill before it was passed.
Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2015/09/02/mcclendon-not-running-reelection-2016/
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