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Donna Howard
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Democratic Party

Texas House of Representatives District 48
Tenure

2006 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

18

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Reagan High School

Bachelor's

University of Texas

Graduate

University of Texas

Personal
Profession
Critical care nurse
Contact

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Donna Howard (Democratic Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 48. She assumed office in 2006. Her current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Howard (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 48. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

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Donna Howard is a native of Austin, Texas. Howard earned a bachelor's degree in nursing and a master's degree in health education from the University of Texas. She has worked as a critical care nurse at Brackenridge and Seton hospitals and as a health educator at the University of Texas. Howard was the first hospital-based patient education coordinator in Austin and helped start the Seton Good Health School.

Howard is a co-founder of Advocates for Eanes Schools, and sits on the Board of the Expanding Horizons Foundation. She is a former board member of Austin Area Interreligious Ministries, Common Cause Texas, the Texas Freedom Network, and the Texas Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy. Howard also formerly served as president of the Texas Nurses' Association, district 5. As of 2023, Howard served as a board member of the Expanding Horizons Foundation.[1]

Howard was a candidate for the Texas State Board of Education in 2000 and 2002, and served on the Eanes Independent School District Board from 1996 to 1999.[2]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Howard was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Howard was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Howard was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Appropriations
• Calendars, Vice chair
• Higher Education
• House Administration

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Howard served on the following committees:

2011-2012

During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Howard served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

2009-2010

During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Howard served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Daniel McCarthy in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard (D)
 
82.4
 
68,334
Image of Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy (L) Candidate Connection
 
17.6
 
14,555

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. Source

Total votes: 82,889
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
 
100.0
 
16,975

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 16,975
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Daniel McCarthy advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 16, 2024.

Candidate
✔
Image of Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Daniel McCarthy in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard (D)
 
79.6
 
64,039
Image of Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy (L) Candidate Connection
 
20.4
 
16,439

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 80,478
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
 
100.0
 
18,923

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 18,923
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Daniel McCarthy advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 12, 2022.

Candidate
✔
Image of Daniel McCarthy
Daniel McCarthy (L) Candidate Connection

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Bill Strieber in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard (D)
 
70.1
 
73,590
Image of Bill Strieber
Bill Strieber (R) Candidate Connection
 
29.9
 
31,382

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 104,972
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
 
100.0
 
35,870

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 35,870
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Bill Strieber advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Bill Strieber
Bill Strieber Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
6,467

There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 6,467
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Campaign finance


2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard (D)
 
100.0
 
67,952

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 67,952
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48

Incumbent Donna Howard advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 48 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
Image of Donna Howard
Donna Howard
 
100.0
 
21,139

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 21,139
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[3]

Incumbent Donna Howard defeated Ben Easton in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 general election.[4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donna Howard Incumbent 79.40% 60,512
     Libertarian Ben Easton 20.60% 15,702
Total Votes 76,214
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Incumbent Donna Howard ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 48 Democratic Primary.[5][6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Donna Howard Incumbent (unopposed)



2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Donna Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Howard defeated Ben Easton (L) in the general election.[7][8][9]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Howard Incumbent 78.1% 39,668
     Libertarian Ben Easton 21.9% 11,126
Total Votes 50,794

2012

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2012

Howard won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 48. Howard ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[10]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngDonna Howard Incumbent 59.2% 46,512
     Republican Robert Dartanian Thomas 35.5% 27,922
     Libertarian Joe Edgar 5.3% 4,134
Total Votes 78,568

2010

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Howard won re-election in District 48. She was unopposed in the March 2 Democratic primary and defeated Republican Dan Neil and Libertarian Ben Easton in the November 2 general election.[10]

2008

On November 4, 2008, Howard won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 48th District, defeating Pamela Waggoner (R) and Ben Easton (L). Howard received 39,748 votes in the election while Waggoner received 31,028 votes, and Easton received 3,174 votes.[10] Howard raised $283,482 for her campaign; Waggoner raised $42,610.[11]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48
Candidates Votes Percent
Green check mark transparent.png Donna Howard (D) 39,748 53.74%
Pamela Waggoner (R) 31,028 41.95%
Ben Easton (L) 3,174 4.29%

2006 Special Election

On February 14, 2006, Howard won special election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' District 48, defeating Ben Bentzin (R).[10]

Howard raised $452,574 for her campaign, while Bentzin raised 819,669.[12]

Texas House of Representatives, District 48 (Special Election 2006)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png Donna Howard (D) 12,620
Ben Bentzin (R) 9,284

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

Donna Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Donna Howard did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

Campaign finance summary

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Donna Howard campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 48Won general$68,215 $167,651
2022Texas House of Representatives District 48Won general$215,680 $219,074
2020Texas House of Representatives District 48Won general$272,527 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 48Won general$190,184 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 48Won $134,095 N/A**
2012Texas State House, District 48Won $398,058 N/A**
2010Texas State House, District 48Won $354,948 N/A**
2008Texas State House, District 48Won $283,482 N/A**
2006Texas State House, District 48Won $452,574 N/A**
2002Texas Board of EducationLost $5,662 N/A**
2000Texas Board of EducationLost $62,627 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

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Personal

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Howard and her husband, Derek, have three children.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ Email communication with BP staff, September 14, 2023.
    2. ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
    3. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
    4. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
    5. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
    6. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
    7. ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
    8. ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    9. ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
    10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
    11. ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
    12. ↑ Follow the Money, "2006 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
    13. ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
    14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014

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