Businesswoman 30-year Tarrant County Conservative has Longtime Ties to Newly-Drawn District
Texas Insider Report: Tarrant County Texas Last week former Tarrant County Republican Party Chair Stephanie Klick officially filed papers to run for State Representative in the newly-redrawn HD 91 an open seat district which includes the cities of Ft. Worth Haltom City North Richland Hills Richland Hills and Watauga. The Republican Primary will be held on May 29 2012.
Klick said For more than thirty years Ive worked in the trenches on behalf of the conservative cause as an activist volunteer spokesperson and now party chair. I have the time experience and preparation needed to defend our values and principles in Austin. From day one I can hit the ground running and be effective for Tarrant County families in the district."
A lifelong Republican with a proven record of fighting for conservative principles Mrs. Klick was elected Chairman of the Tarrant County Republican Party in September 2005 after having served as Vice Chair for over five years. During that time Tarrant County has become one of the most Republican counties in the country.
Stephanie is a native Texan with strong ties across HD 91 having lived in the Ft. Worth portion of the district for over a decade. She attended school in the Birdville ISD and later St. John the Apostle Catholic School both located in HD 91. As a youth Mrs. Klick was a candy striper at North Hills Medical Center in North Richland Hills formerly known as Glenview Hospital where she developed a passion for nursing. Klick later worked as a nursing supervisor at the hospital.
Klick is a graduate of Texas Christian University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing having worked her way through college. A nursing consultant she has worked as case manager coordinating the care of the catastrophically injured and as a compliance consultant for long term care facilities for the developmentally disabled.
Mrs. Klick said One of the most pressing issues facing Texas is the exploding cost of providing health care funding and the impact on taxpayers small businesses and job creation. My experience in the health care arena has given me a unique perspective on the disastrous effects of ObamaCare and why it must be stopped. Some will maintain that Texas has cut spending to the bone but I respectfully disagree. I believe that Texas taxpayers are still paying for excessive waste in Medicaid and other health care programs. Additionally I will support all efforts to end incentives such as free health care and education subsidies for those here illegally."
Stephanie has four grown children: a daughter and three sons. She and her husband Don have been married 32 years and are proud grandparents of four grandchildren. Don is a real estate broker and owns and operates a real estate investment firm.
