Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, candidate for TX Lt. Gov., on TX women's health battle.

[Coyotl]

Nov 13, 2013 - Texas Senator Leticia Van de Putte describes what led to the epic battle over women's health in the state capitol in June, 2013.

[Tx4obama]

1. And ... a June 2013 video and additional info regarding Leticia Van de Putte

Senator Van de Putte: "At what point must a female senator raise her hand or her voice to be recognized over the male colleagues in the room?”

Her remarks resulted in loud applause and cheering from the Senate gallery, which lasted for nearly 15 minutes. The gallery continued to deafen the Texas Senate until shortly after midnight.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2013/06/26/watch-texas-state-sen-leticia-van-de-putte-sparks-15-minutes-of-chaos/

Leticia R. San Miguel Van de Putte (born 6 December 1954) is a Democratic member of the Texas Senate representing the 26th District. She was previously a member of the Texas House of Representatives.

Family

Van de Putte was born in Tacoma, Washington, and raised in San Antonio, where she currently lives with her husband, Henry P. "Pete" Van De Putte Jr. Van de Putte has six children and six grandchildren.

Education

Senator Van de Putte was a Kellogg Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 1993. She received her Bachelor of Science from the University of Texas at Austin, College of Pharmacy, and she is a 1973 graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School (San Antonio, Texas).

Career before politics

She was and still is a practicing pharmacist.

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More here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leticia_R._Van_de_Putte

An additional BIDO page, here: http://www.vandeputte.senate.state.tx.us/

[Coyotl]

3. Deja DU: from June 2013

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023111696

[iandhr]

2. The Young Democrats of America convention is in San Antonio.

I heard her speak their. I remember being impressed then

[Coyotl]

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