| Angie Chen Button | |
|---|---|
| 陳筱玲 | |
_(cropped).jpg) Button in 2019 | |
| Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 112th district | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office January 13, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Fred Hill |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1954-02-09) February 9, 1954 (age 70) Taipei, Taiwan |
| Political party | Republican |
| Education | National Taiwan University (BS) University of Texas at Dallas (MS) |
| Occupation | Businesswoman |
Angie Chen Button (Chinese: 陳筱玲; pinyin: Chén Xiǎolíng; born February 9, 1954) is a Taiwanese-born American politician, certified public accountant, and former marketing manager. She is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 112th district in Dallas County since 2009.
Early life and education
Button was born in Taipei, Taiwan, to parents who fled Mainland China amidst the Great Retreat. The family of 7 lived in a 300-square foot, one-room hut without a bathroom or a kitchen. She graduated from National Taiwan University and immigrated to the United States to attend graduate school at the University of Texas at Dallas, where she met her husband Darcy Button. She proceeded to work as an accountant and marketing director.
Political career
Following incumbent Frank Hill's retirement in 2008, then-State Senator Florence Shapiro called Button and suggested she run for the seat.
Button is currently the chair of the House Committee on International Relations and Economic Development and serves as a member of the Ways and Means Committee. In its annual review, Texas Monthly named Button one of the state's best legislators in 2021 for her work in allocating child-care program funding.
Despite her district voting for Joe Biden by nine points in 2020, Button has garnered significant split-ticket voting and is one of two remaining Republicans in the House of Representatives from Dallas County.
In 2024, Button joined a Texas economic delegation led by Greg Abbott meeting President Lai Ching-te.
See also
References
- "Angie Chen Button". Texas Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- "State Rep. Angie Chen Button District 112 (R-Richardson)". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
- ^ Diamante, Reena (April 4, 2021). "Power Players: Rep. Angie Chen Button". Spectrum News. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- Barragán, James (July 30, 2020). "Dallas GOP's candidates for the Texas House are as diverse as the county. Will that matter in 2020?". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- Hooks, Christopher (July 15, 2021). "2021: The Best and Worst Legislators". Texas Monthly. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- Samuels, Alex (November 16, 2020). "How split-ticket voting might have saved two Republican Texas lawmakers in a blue county". Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
- Jeffers Jr., Gromer (July 7, 2024). "Gov. Greg Abbott begins East Asia trip by opening Texas-Taiwan office in Taipei". The Dallas Morning News. Retrieved October 4, 2024.
| Texas House of Representatives | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byFred Hill | Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 112th district 2009–present |
Incumbent |
- 1954 births
- Living people
- Politicians from Taipei
- People from Richardson, Texas
- People from Garland, Texas
- Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
- Women state legislators in Texas
- American politicians of Taiwanese descent
- American women of Taiwanese descent in politics
- Asian-American state legislators in Texas
- American accountants
- American women accountants
- Businesspeople from Texas
- University of Texas at Dallas alumni
- Taiwanese emigrants to the United States
- 21st-century American women politicians
- Asian conservatism in the United States
- 21st-century members of the Texas Legislature