Lauren Ashley Simmons
{{Distinguish|Lauren Simmons}}{{short description|American politician}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lauren Ashley Simmons
| image =
| district = 146th
| termstart = January 14, 2025
| party = Democrat
| birth_place = Houston, Texas, U.S.
| education =
| residence =
| website = {{URL|https://www.laurenashleysimmons.com/|Campaign website}}
| state_house = Texas
| children = 2
| preceded = Shawn Thierry
}}
Lauren Ashley Simmons is an American politician. She represents the 146th district of the Texas House of Representatives.{{Cite web |title=Lauren Ashley Simmons |url=https://ballotpedia.org/Lauren_Ashley_Simmons |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=Ballotpedia |language=en}}
Life and career
Simmons was born in Houston, Texas. She is the mother of two children.{{Cite web |last=Zuvanich |first=Adam |date=2024-05-29 |title=Lauren Ashley Simmons looking toward Texas Capitol after unseating state Rep. Shawn Thierry in lopsided primary runoff |url=https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/05/29/489043/lauren-ashley-simmons-looking-toward-texas-capitol-after-unseating-state-rep-shawn-thierry-in-lopsided-primary-runoff/ |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=Houston Public Media |language=en-US}}
In March 2024, Simmons defeated incumbent Shawn Thierry in the Democratic primary runoff for the 146th district of the Texas House of Representatives with 64.6% of the vote.{{Cite web |last=Scherer |first=Jasper |date=2024-05-29 |title=Lauren Ashley Simmons declares victory over Texas Rep. Shawn Thierry, who broke with Democrats on LGBTQ+ votes |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/23/shawn-thierry-lauren-simmons-texas-house-democrats/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=The Texas Tribune |language=en}} In November 2024, she defeated Republican Lance York, winning 77.7% of the vote. She succeeded Shawn Thierry. She assumed office on January 14, 2025.
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Category:21st-century members of the New York State Legislature
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