Rose Meza Harrison

Rose Meza Harrison was born in Benavides, Texas, a small ranching town in Duval County.[1] After divorce left her a single mother of three, Rose put herself through college, graduating Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Political Science from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.[5] While chair of Nueces County, Texas Democratic Party, she was outspoken against Republican candidates for using "bribery" to gain votes by handing out crackers, bottles of water and candy bars near polling places.[6] In 2011, Rose decided to run for the 27th Congressional District seat,[7] occupied by Blake Farenthold who defeated longtime incumbent Solomon P. Ortiz by 700 votes in the 2010 mid-term election.In the primary, held on May 29, 2012, Meza Harrison earned 33.7% of the vote to challenger Jerry J. Trevino's 42%[11] leading to a runoff election.
Benavides, TexasDemocraticCorpus Christi, TexasAlma materTexas A&M University-Corpus ChristiThurgood Marshall School of Law27th Congressional District of TexasBenavidesDuval CountyPolitical ScienceSan Patricio CountyDemocratic PartyNueces County, TexasBlake FarentholdSolomon P. OrtizSupreme CourtCorpus ChristiVictoriaCorpus Christi Caller-Times