Senator Joan Huffman, Protecting Families

Respected Proven Leader

Senator Joan Huffman is a respected and proven leader who is finding solutions to our state’s toughest challenges. 

Senator Huffman is committed to improving our children’s education. Joan Huffman believes more of our education dollars should go into the classroom and that our teachers deserve a pay raise. To prepare high school students for the jobs of the future, Joan Huffman helped pass major education reforms including career tech programs for students who don’t plan to attend college.

Families and businesses are moving to Texas because our economy is strong. As your State Senator, Joan Huffman passed balanced state budgets that cut wasteful spending and lowered taxes for Texas families and businesses. Joan Huffman will continue working with our state’s leaders to keep taxes low, regulations reasonable and our legal system fair and predictable so Texas can remain the strongest economic and job growth state in America.

Joan Huffman has dedicated her life to protecting our families, first as a Harris County
prosecutor and a Criminal District Court Judge and now as an effective voice in the Senate in the fight against gangs and violent criminals in our community. She is the leader in the Senate in the fight against human trafficking, passing legislation to protect victims and make it easier to prosecute and send the criminals responsible to jail.

Senator Huffman was named the “2017 Hero for Texas Children” by the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children and the “Big Voice for Little Texans” by the Court Appointed Special Advocates for her work to protect children. She was honored with the “Vision Award” from the Texas Advocacy Project for her work protecting victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.

As your State Senator, Joan Huffman will continue working to make Texas a leader for our
nation for generations to come.