The woman who refused to close her Texas salon during the government-imposed coronavirus lockdown won the 62nd District state House seat and is now headed to Austin.
Shelley Luther made national headlines in 2020 when she defied Republican Gov. Greg Abbott's stay-at-home order and reopened her North Dallas hair salon, was arrested for contempt of court and sentenced to a week in jail. It became a headline.
“It was God. He chose to save me at a time like this.”
With his sudden rise to fame, Luther decided to get involved in politics and ran unsuccessfully for the Texas Senate as a Republican.
In 2022, Luther will challenge two-term incumbent state Rep. Reggie Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House District 62. Once again, she fell one step short.
About a year later, Luther suffered a brain aneurysm that nearly killed him. “I…definitely should have died,” Luther said in a statement to Blaze News.
After going through a difficult recovery process, Luther, a woman with a deep Christian faith, felt God was calling her to run for office again. “I knew I was ready to win in 2020, but now I know I wasn't ready,” she told Blaze News.
Earlier this year, she challenged Smith again in the Republican primary for the Texas House District 62 seat. As Blaze News previously reported, she won this time.
The 62nd District, which represents Grayson, Franklin, Fannin and Delta counties, is conservative, so Luther's victory in the Republican primary in March bodes well for his chances in the 2024 general election. Ta.
Still, Luther seems to have been better. On Tuesday she defeated Her Democratic opponent, Tiffany Drake, received more than 75% of the approximately 85,000 votes cast.
“It was God. He chose to save me at a time like this,” she told Blaze News.
Luther publicly wants to prevent further troubling government overreach like the 2020 lockdowns, but he also has other issues he wants to address.
One issue of particular concern in the region is the funding of public education. Luther supports expanding school vouchers, but lawmakers argue they can increase the number of available vouchers to fully fund local school districts.
“For me, enrollment assistance and public school funding are two different things,” she said. KXII election night. “Even if we pass school vouchers, that doesn’t mean we can’t ensure local schools have the funding they need to succeed.”
No matter the challenges, Luther suggested to Blaze News that she feels ready to face them.
“Putting on the armor and protection of God, I am ready to go into battle and answer to God alone. Fortunately for my constituents, they receive those blessings in honor of God. Sho.”
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