Featured Candidate - Angie Chen Button
Angie Chen Button joined the Texas House for its 81st session and was appointed to serve on the House Appropriations committee and the committee on Technology, Economic Development, and Workforce. She represents District 112 which includes parts of Richardson and Garland in Dallas County. Representative Button has worked for Texas Instruments (TI) since 1981 where she promotes American products internationally as a Marketing Manager. Button is also a CPA with Masters’ degrees in Public Finance and Management Sciences. Before her election to the Texas House in 2008, Rep. Button had a long record of public service and community involvement in the Metroplex. She was a member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board and an Executive Committee Member of the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition (DRMC). She served in leadership positions with Chambers of Commerce, a citizen coalition, and for other civic and non-profit organizations. She has also been part of the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas Summit, and the Women’s Museum Advisory Board. Button was awarded the YWCA’s 100 Years 100 Women Award -- 2008, the Southern Methodist University Women’s Symposium’s Profile in Leadership Award -- 2006, the Women’s Enterprise of Texas Magazine Women of Excellence Award -- 2004, and the National Organization of Chinese Americans Corporate Achievement Award & Grand Community Service Award -- 2000. Representative Button was recently awarded the 2009 Taxpayers' Advocate Award by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility. Additionally, the 2009 House Republican Caucus awarded Rep. Button with the Innovator for Economic Development Award for her efforts during the 81st legislative session. Rep. Button was born in Taipei, Taiwan in 1954. As a child, her seven person family lived in a 300 square foot, one-room hut without a kitchen or a bathroom. Button credits education with bringing her a better life. Button met her husband Darcy as a graduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). They have lived in Richardson and Garland for 30 years. Their son, Dane is an RISD and University of Texas Graduate. Angie’s life has been the American dream Texas style.
