Beverly Powell

Beverly Powell (born September 18, 1951) is an American politician from the state of Texas. A Democrat, she represented District 10 in the Texas Senate from 2019 to 2023.^[1][2]

Beverly Powell
Powell in 2021
Member of the Texas Senate from the 10th district
In office January 8, 2019 – January 10, 2023
Preceded by	Konni Burton
Succeeded by	Phil King
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-18) September 18, 1951 (age 73) Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Texas Wesleyan University (BS, MBA)

In 2018, Powell defeated incumbent Republican Senator Konni Burton by a margin of 3.4%.^[3]

In 2021, during redistricting, Texas Republicans redrew District 10 to be whiter and more conservative than it was before.^{[citation needed]} The old district had been located entirely in Tarrant County, and voted for Joe Biden by eight points. The new district stretches into portions of six nearby counties and would have given Donald Trump a 16-point margin had it existed in 2020. Powell concluded the new district was "unwinnable" for a Democrat, and she decided to give up her bid for re-election and urged her supporters to work on "efforts to advance our causes and on the continuing efforts to restore voting rights" instead.^[4] Then-State Representative Phil King from Weatherford was thus elected unopposed.^[5]