Konni Lyn Burton was born on April 15,1963 and is an American businesswoman who is a Republican former member of the Texas State Senate for District 10.
13 Facts About Konni Burton
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Konni Burton is a homemaker; she previously was the owner of a wedding consulting business.
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Konni Burton then defeated the Democratic nominee, Libby Willis, who carried Wendy Davis's support, 95,484 votes to 80,806, retaking the Senate seat for the Republicans.
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Konni Burton supported legislation to defund Planned Parenthood by cutting off its Medicaid funds, even for non-abortion general healthcare services.
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Konni Burton opposed the US Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health v Hellerstedt saying that she was "extremely disappointed" in the ruling.
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Konni Burton took office in January 2015 wearing cowboy boots bearing the phrase "Stand for Life," a fashion statement mirrored after Wendy Davis' choice of pink tennis shoes during 2013's abortion bill filibuster.
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Konni Burton has supported limitations on local control in Texas, saying that the state should "step in" to restrict municipalities from passing ordinances that regulate issues such as the phase-out of lightweight plastic bags and Uber.
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Konni Burton has introduced legislation in the Senate to abolish civil asset forfeiture in the state.
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Konni Burton introduced the bill in response to Fort Worth Independent School District guidelines that sought to protect transgender students from being "outed" to their parents.
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Additionally, Konni Burton herself has stressed on numerous occasions that the words "sexuality" and "gender" are not listed in the bill.
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On Friday February 9,2018, Konni Burton walked during a presentation by County Judge Glen Whitley of Hurst.
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Konni Burton lost her bid for reelection in the general election held on November 6,2018, to Democratic nominee Beverly Powell, a businesswoman and a former president of the Burleson Independent School District school board who carried the endorsement of the Dallas Morning News.
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Phil Konni Burton is the vice president of the McKinney, Texas branch of construction manufacturing company Simpson Strong-Tie.