Introduction
It is an honor to present the next Governor of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi’ Johnson Miller. Ms. Miller is a loyal Texas conservative that hails from West Texas where she was born and raised on a ranch. She comes from a proud line of Texans who have served their community. Her grandfather was former Texas Governor, Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson from 1954 through 1958. Ms. Miller attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She is both a successful business woman and a single mother of two children. In 1993 she founded and led a software company which was later purchased by a multi-million dollar Texas computer company, Dell.
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Each region of the state has its own distinct culture, level of diversity, wealth, education, contribution and economic struggles. Texas has its own unique political culture combining the individualistic and traditionalistic views with the good ol’ boy attitude. This political culture is evident in its low per-capita, pro-business environment, and emphasis on self-reliance instead of social programs. This makes Texas a predominantly conservative and Republican state where the belief of less government is better.
Texas is so vast in area that the East, West and South of the state all have a different feel to them. Urban Texas, which is where a majority of the state's population now lives, is remarkably different – richer and with greater economic and cultural diversity – from the rural areas of the state. For that matter, the cities are different from each other. Dallas, Austin and Houston are primarily Republican regions while San Antonio and El Paso are predominantly Democrats. Being a Republican from West Texas, Jane Johnson Miller stands a high chance of garnering most support from the Republican-controlled West Texas (outside of El Paso) and most of the North and East of Texas. She is however likely to meet challenges from part of the South which is made up of a rapidly growing Hispanic community; who mostly hold Democrat …show more content…
Women, the poor, and minorities historically have enjoyed only low levels of political participation and representation in government relative to their numbers in the population. Although these groups have made great progress in being heard and putting their own in office over the past three decades, they still face significant obstacles caused by the relative lack of economic resources (wealth and income), lower education levels, and for immigrants, language barriers. Many women face the additional challenge of fulfilling traditional responsibilities as primary caregivers to their children, while trying to manage professional careers, whether in politics or in other
It is an honor to present the next Governor of Texas, Ms. Jane “Bitzi’ Johnson Miller. Ms. Miller is a loyal Texas conservative that hails from West Texas where she was born and raised on a ranch. She comes from a proud line of Texans who have served their community. Her grandfather was former Texas Governor, Joe “Big Daddy” Johnson from 1954 through 1958. Ms. Miller attended the University of Texas at Austin where she received a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. She is both a successful business woman and a single mother of two children. In 1993 she founded and led a software company which was later purchased by a multi-million dollar Texas computer company, Dell.
Jane …show more content…
Each region of the state has its own distinct culture, level of diversity, wealth, education, contribution and economic struggles. Texas has its own unique political culture combining the individualistic and traditionalistic views with the good ol’ boy attitude. This political culture is evident in its low per-capita, pro-business environment, and emphasis on self-reliance instead of social programs. This makes Texas a predominantly conservative and Republican state where the belief of less government is better.
Texas is so vast in area that the East, West and South of the state all have a different feel to them. Urban Texas, which is where a majority of the state's population now lives, is remarkably different – richer and with greater economic and cultural diversity – from the rural areas of the state. For that matter, the cities are different from each other. Dallas, Austin and Houston are primarily Republican regions while San Antonio and El Paso are predominantly Democrats. Being a Republican from West Texas, Jane Johnson Miller stands a high chance of garnering most support from the Republican-controlled West Texas (outside of El Paso) and most of the North and East of Texas. She is however likely to meet challenges from part of the South which is made up of a rapidly growing Hispanic community; who mostly hold Democrat …show more content…
Women, the poor, and minorities historically have enjoyed only low levels of political participation and representation in government relative to their numbers in the population. Although these groups have made great progress in being heard and putting their own in office over the past three decades, they still face significant obstacles caused by the relative lack of economic resources (wealth and income), lower education levels, and for immigrants, language barriers. Many women face the additional challenge of fulfilling traditional responsibilities as primary caregivers to their children, while trying to manage professional careers, whether in politics or in other