House District 112 · Garland, TX
A Garland-area CPA, former Texas Instruments international marketing manager, and Taiwanese immigrant, Rep. Button chairs the House Committee on Trade, Workforce & Economic Development and represents portions of Garland, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, and Dallas in Dallas County.
Biography
Rep. Angie Chen Button currently serves as State Representative for House District 112, which includes portions of Garland, Richardson, Rowlett, Sachse, and Dallas in Dallas County. She serves as Chair of the Trade, Workforce & Economic Development Committee and sits on the Ways & Means Committee and House Administration Committee.
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Before her election to the Texas House, Rep. Button served in several civic roles in the Metroplex. She was a member of the Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Board and an Executive Committee Member of the Dallas Regional Mobility Coalition (DRMC). She served in leadership positions with chambers of commerce, citizen coalitions, and other civic and non-profit organizations. She has also been part of the Dallas Assembly, the Dallas Summit, and the Women’s Museum Advisory Board.
Rep. Button worked for Texas Instruments (TI) where she promoted American products internationally as an International Marketing Manager. She is also a CPA with Masters’ degrees in Public Finance and Management Sciences.
Rep. Button was born in Taipei, Taiwan. As a child, her seven-person family lived in a 300 square foot, one-room hut without a kitchen or running water. She met her husband Darcy as a graduate student at the University of Texas at Dallas (UTD). They have lived in Richardson and Garland for 30 years and are the grandparents of three.
Biography sourced from the official Texas House of Representatives website.
Contact Information
Austin, TX 78701
(512) 463-0486
Richardson, TX 75081
(972) 234-8980
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Activity during the 89th Legislative Session (89R).
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