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On
June 1, 2005, the Lubbock Area Foundation hosted its 7th Annual
Hero’s Luncheon honoring Senator Kay Bailey
Hutchison. Friends and supporters gathered
at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center to honor
and acknowledge the
significant
contributions that Senator Hutchison has made to our
community through her vision and leadership.
Senator
Hutchison continues the tradition of distinguished
Hero's Luncheon honorees. In 1993, she was
elected as the first woman to represent Texas in the
U.S. Senate. Seven years lat
er, more than four
million Texans re-elected her to a second full term –
the largest number of votes ever garnered in the state.
In 2000, she was elected Vice Chairman of the Senate
Republican Conference, becoming one of the top five
leaders of Senate Republicans, and the only woman. She
has had a long list of accomplishments in her public
career.
Defense
and Foreign Policy
- Senator
Hutchison is a leading voice on foreign policy and
national security issues and serves as a U.S.
delegate to the Commission on Security and
Cooperation in Europe,
 commonly known as the
Helsinki Commission.
- As
Chairman of the Military Construction Subcommittee
and
member of the Defense Subcommittee of the Senate
Appropriations Committee, Senator Hutchison plays a
vital role in shaping America's defense policies.
- As
a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee, the
Senator has fought for funding and recognition of
the Gulf War Syndrome so veterans can receive
treatment.
Transportation
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In
the 107th Congress, the Senator served as
Chairman and Ranking Republican of the Commerce
Committee's Subcommittee on Aviation, where she played
a major role in drafting the airline security bill
passed by Congress after the September 11 attacks.
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With
the convening of the 108th Congress in 2003, she became
Chair of the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine
Subcommittee, enabling her to set policies regarding
Amtrak, ports, port security, and railroad shipping
issues
Women and Family
§
Senator Hutchison was the chief
Senate sponsor of the marriage penalty tax relief bill, a key
provision of the tax reform
package signed into law in 2001. She is the author of
the Homemaker IRA legislation, which significantly
expanded retirement opportunities for stay-at-home
spouses, and she wrote and passed the federal
anti-stalking statute, which makes stalking across
state lines a crime.
Education
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The "No Child Left Behind
Act" includes provisions written by the Senator to
help recruit teachers from mid-career professionals and
retirees; the parents' report card, which provides
parents regular updates on the performance of their
child's school; and remove barriers to local school
districts that wish to offer single-sex schools and
classrooms.
The Senator's opinion
pieces on tax policy, transportation, foreign policy
and national security issues have been published in The
New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Washington
Post, The Los Angeles Times, London's Financial Times,
and every daily newspaper in Texas.
Senator Hutchison grew
up in La Marque, Texas, and graduated from the
University of Texas and UT Law School. She was twice
elected to th
 e Texas House of
Representatives. In 1990, she was elected Texas State
Treasurer, where she trimmed her agency's budget more
than any other state official while increasing returns
on Texas' investments to an historic $1 billion
annually. She spearheaded the successful fight against
a state income tax and to put a cap on the state debt.
The Senator's heritage
in Texas is historic. Thomas Rusk of Nacogdoches was
the first Texan to serve in the U.S. Senate seat she
currently holds. He and the Senator's
great-great-grandfather, Charles S. Taylor, were
friends and both signed the Texas Declaration of
Independence. The
Senator lives in Dallas with her husband, Ray, an
attorney, and their daughter, Bailey, and son, Houston.
Past
Hero's Luncheon honorees include Congressman Larry
Combest, sculptress Glenna
Goodacre, former TTU Chancellor John
Montford, United
Supermarkets, Delbert
& Carolyn McDougal,
and Senator
Robert Duncan.
UNDERWRITERS
Heroes
PlainsCapital
Bank
Sprint
University
Medical Center
KCBD
- TV
The
Price Group
Gold
Sponsors
City
Bank
City
of Lubbock
Covenant
Health System
Lubbock
Avalanche-Journal
McDougal
Companies
Morgan
Stanley
Mrs.
Margaret Talkington
Silver
Sponsors
Atmos
Energy
Cook
Mayer Taylor
Cox
Communications
Field
Manning Stone Hawthorne & Aycock PC
First
Care
Mr.
Kent Hance
Lubbock
Apartment Association
Lubbock
Christian University
State
National Bank
United
Supermarkets
Wells
Fargo
Westmark
Realtors
Bronze
Sponsors
Alderson
Enterprises
Crenshaw
Dupree & Milam
Mrs.
Lou Diekemper
Mr.
Kevin Glasheen
Graco
Real Estate Development
Lubbock
Independent School District
McCleskey
harriger Brazill & Graf, L.L.P.
Mrs.
Marie Meyer
Partners
Financial Group
Mr.
Ted Rushing
Hugo
Reed & Associates
SBC
Texas
Tech University
Texas
Tech University School of Law
Wayland
Baptist University
Contributors
American
State Bank
Ms.
Connie Berlingeri
Mr.
Bill Bigham
Mr.
Merle Blosser
Breedlove
Dehydrated Foods
Mrs.
Debbie Brown
Buckner
Children & Family Services
Caprock
Home Health Services
Mr.
Rick Chambers
Mr.
Robert Craig
Mr.
& Mrs. James Doucette
Mr.
& Mrs. Larry Fryer
Ms.
Kristy Gifford
Mr.
Jim Gilbreath
Mr.
W.L. Goble
Glenna
Goodacre
Mr.
Fred Hegi
Mr.
& Mrs. Alan Henry
Hospice
of Lubbock
Mrs.
Regina Johnston
Mr.
Harold Jones
Mr.
Grey Lewis
Lubbock
Economic Development Alliance
Lubbock
Symphony Orchestra
Mrs.
Katie Marshall
Mr.
& Mrs. Ivan Martinez
Mr.
Jay Matsler
McAfee
Mortgage
Mr.
Giles McCrary
Ms.
Elaine McNair
Mr.
David Miller
Mrs.
Myrtle McDonald
Mr.
& Mrs. Eric Pierce
Plains
Cotton Cooperative Assn. Employees
PAC
Mr.
& Mrs. Tom Rollins
Scoggin
Dickey
Mrs.
Barbara Sessions
Dr.
Kelvin Sharp
Ms.
Jane Anne Stinnett
Texas
Tech University College of Human Sciences
Louise
Hopkins Underwood Center for the Arts
Mrs.
Louise Underwood
United
Way of Lubbock
Mr.
& Mrs. Doug Welch
Mr.
John Wilson
Mrs.
Glenna Wylie
To
contribute to the any of the Hero's Endowment Funds contact:
Kathy Stocco, Executive Director
Lubbock Area Foundation
1655 Main Street, # 202
Lubbock, TX 79401
(806)762-8061
kathy@lubbockareafoundation.org
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