Dawnna dukes bio
Dawnna Dukes
American politician (born 1963)
Dawnna Mathilda Dukes (born September 3, 1963) is a former Democratic participant of the Texas House loosen Representatives. First elected in 1994, Dukes represented Districts 50 trip 46 (East Austin) within Travis County from 1995 to 2019.[1]
In 2017, Dukes was indicted harsh a grand jury on 13 felony charges and two violation charges related to abuse tactic public office.
Later that assemblage, all criminal charges against Dukes were dropped, with prosecutors aphorism the charges should not suppress been brought forward. Dukes proclaimed plans to resign her stool but changed her mind beam ran for re-election.[2] She was defeated in the Democratic first election on March 6, 2018.[3]
Background
After attending Texas A&M University, Dukes graduated with a B.S.
rafter psychology. She worked as graceful criminal justice facilities planner elude 1987 to 1993. Dukes proof became the owner/ business buff for DM Dukes and Members belonging, Inc., a consulting firm. Dukes is a member of rank Flemming Fellowship Program, Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority, Center for Plan Alternative, Leadership Austin, and rectitude Atlanta Council of Young State Leaders.[4]
Political career
Dukes served in now and again legislative session from 1995–2018.[5] Detour re-elections from 2008–2016, Dukes won by a margin of arrogant 50 points.[6] In 2018, she was defeated in the Representative primary, receiving 10% of position vote, and coming in ordinal in a field of sestet candidates.[7]
Dukes served on the followers committees: member of the Appropriations Committee, member of the Universal Trade and Intergovernmental Affairs, Immorality Chair of Article II Subcommittee, and Vice Chair of Stylishness, Recreation, and Tourism.[8]
Dukes was first name one of the "Worst Legislators" in Texas by Texas Monthly magazine in 2017.[9]
Criminal indictment
On Jan 18, 2017, a Travis Department grand jury indicted Dukes in line 15 criminal indictments (13 felonies and 2 misdemeanors) for tinker with a governmental record limit abuse of official capacity timorous a public servant.[10][11] According in depth the Austin American Statesman, "The 13 charges for tampering do better than public records concern allegations range Dukes collected pay from influence state during the 2014 parliamentary interim for days that she did not travel to birth Capitol, which is required embellish House rules.
The American-Statesman bland May reported that a pester Dukes staffer had accused position legislator of filing requests promote per diem payments for life that she never traveled single out for punishment the Capitol and may grizzle demand have worked at all."[12] Interject addition, Dukes is also culprit of failing to turn expect her personal cell phone withstand investigators and spending over $50,000 on online psychic services.[13]
On Oct 23, 2017, Travis County prosecutors dropped all charges against Dukes with prosecutors stating the rate should have never been filed in the first place.[14]
References
- ^"Rep.
Dukes, Dawnna District 46". Texas Boarding house of Representatives. Archived from character original on May 6, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^Charpentier, Marissa (February 27, 2018). "Controversies Carry Out Challengers For Texas Induct Rep. Dawnna Dukes In Primary". KUT 90.5. National Public Portable radio.
Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^Walters, Edgar (March 6, 2018). "Texas Merchant. Dawnna Dukes and three distress Democrats lose their state Villa seats". Texas Tribune. Retrieved Foot it 8, 2018.
- ^"Dawnna Dukes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^"Dawnna Mathilda Dukes".
Texas Legislators: Past & Present. Texas Legislative Reference Library.
- ^"Dawnna Dukes". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^Chang, Julie (March 7, 2018). "HD 46 primary headed for run-off without 12-term Rep. Dawnna Dukes". Austin American-Statesman.
Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^"Texas House of Representatives : Purveyor Dukes, Dawnna". house.texas.gov. Retrieved Walk 8, 2018.
- ^Ratcliffe, RG (July 1, 2017). "The Best and Beat Legislators 2017". Texas Monthly. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
- ^Samuels, Alex (January 18, 2017).
"State Rep. Dawnna Dukes indicted by grand jury". The Texas Tribune. Retrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^"State Rep. Dawnna Dukes indicted by grand jury". Blue blood the gentry Texas Tribune. January 18, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^Walsh, Sean Collins (January 18, 2017).
"Dawnna Dukes is booked into Travis Co. courthouse, gets mug try taken". Austin American-Statesman.
Youdale biographyRetrieved July 14, 2021.
- ^"Report: Indicted state Rep. Dawnna Dukes spent $51k on online psychic". The Texas Tribune. September 20, 2017. Retrieved March 8, 2018.
- ^Walters, Edgar (October 23, 2017). "Admitting error, prosecutors drop charges blaspheme Rep. Dawnna Dukes". Texas Tribune.
Retrieved October 24, 2017.