Stephanie Klick is an American nurse and politician. A
Republican
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Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
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, she has represented District 91 in the
Texas House of Representatives
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms. As of the 2010 United States census, each member represents abo ...
since 2013. She served one term as Majority Leader of the Texas House's GOP Caucus.
Education and nursing career
Klick earned a Bachelor of Science in nursing from
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciple ...
in 1981 and a Master of Public Health from
Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences in 1983.
Klick worked as a nurse and nursing supervisor at North Hills Medical Center for 30 years.
Political career
In November 2012, Klick was elected to represent House District 91, which includes parts of Tarrant, Collin, Dallas,
Fort Worth and Arlington counties. She served as the chairwoman of the
Tarrant County
Tarrant County is located in the U.S. state of Texas. As of 2020, it had a population of 2,110,640. It is Texas' third-most populous county and the 15th-most populous in the United States. Its county seat is Fort Worth. Tarrant County, one of 2 ...
Party for six years. Klick has sponsored bills to legalize medical marijuana.
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House District 91
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1956 births
21st-century American women
American women nurses
Living people
Republican Party members of the Texas House of Representatives
Texas A&M University alumni
Texas Christian University alumni
Women state legislators in Texas