Citing Redrawn Maps, Sen. Powell Calls It Quits On Re-Election Bid

Arlington TX

06 April, 2022

7:09 PM

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By Sandra Sadek, Fort Worth Report April 6, 2022 State District 10 Democratic Sen. Beverly Powell will be leaving office after only one term following her announcement that she is withdrawing from the November ballot just one month after the March primaries. The 70-year old senator from Burleson suspended her re-election campaign on April 6 after a court denied her motion for injunctive relief for the newly redistricted state maps ahead of the November 2022 elections. In a video announcement shared on her social media channels, the state senator said the latest court decision will lead to predetermined results on Election Day in November. "It's clear to most everyone that the drastic gerrymandered map of SD-10 was a calculated effort to dilute the voting strength of the minority population," Powell told the Fort Worth Report. Minority voting rights in District 10 have been under attack since the mid-2000s, Powell said in her statement. Senate District 10 was redrawn in October 2021. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.