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About
Paula Pierson
Paula Pierson was
elected in November 2006 to serve as the State Representative
for House District 93. The Tarrant County district includes east
and north Arlington and portions of Grand Prairie and Mansfield.
Paula Pierson is
a positive, common sense leader who has made her mark by
bringing jobs and social services to the hard working families
of her district.
A North Texas native, Paula
has a proven record of success and accomplishment as a civic
leader, elected official, businesswoman, mother and grandmother.
Paula’s dedication to
children and children’s issues has been at the core of her
commitment to public service. Noting a lack of local resources
for victims of child abuse, Paula helped found the Alliance for
Children to address this urgent need. Since then, Arlington’s
Alliance for Children has been a safe haven of kindness,
counseling and care for over 20,000 child abuse victims.
In 1989, Paula was elected
to the Arlington City Council where she served with distinction
for four consecutive terms. While on the Council, Paula took
the lead on a number of important issues. Among other things,
she chaired the Education, Crime Issues and Economic Development
Committees and played a key role on other committees and boards
including Transportation, Housing, Downtown Revitalization and
the Arlington Sports Authority.
During her 8 years of
service on the City Council and 3 years on Planning and Zoning
Commission, Paula earned the respect of her fellow elected
officials and constituents. Her efforts and leadership skills
were instrumental in such endeavors as saving thousands of jobs
at the Arlington GM plant, inducing National Semi-Conductor to
significantly expand a major facility in North Texas, and
building the Ballpark in Arlington.
Paula has received
recognition as a Life Member of the Arlington Chamber of
Commerce and as a Presidential appointee to the National
Advisory Council of the United States Small Business
Administration. Prior to creating her own company, Paula was a
successful Realtor and served as Vice President of Business
Development for the Henry S. Miller Company.
In
2000, Paula founded Expedited Recovery, Inc. to provide services
to healthcare providers and their patients. As a
successful businesswoman, Paula has an acute appreciation of the
fact that access to quality healthcare is vital for families
and businesses.
Today, Paula lives in
Arlington with her husband, attorney Grey Pierson, and is the
proud mother of two grown children, Chris Hightower and Lorie
Quirk, and the very proud grandmother of Kendall
Quirk, and Shaun Quirk. Paula and Grey attend
the First Christian Church in Arlington.
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