Joan Huffman

Sharia compounds, which are areas governed by religious rules.

It's great to be here tonight.

I'm excited about the opportunity to introduce myself to you.

I'm Joan Huffman.

I started my career in 1981 as a secretary

at the Harris County District Attorney's Office and put myself through law school at night.

Once I graduated, I was hired as a prosecutor where I served Harris County for over 15 years, tried over 100 jury trials, including death penalty cases, was chief gang prosecutor, chief of the Organized Crime Narcotics Task Force, and then I ran for criminal district court judge where I was twice elected, served two terms.

In 2008, I ran for the state senate where I've served ever since.

In those years, I have served as chairwoman of the major committees in the senate, state affairs, jurisprudence, redistricting.

I'm currently the chair of finance and have been for the last four years where I write the state's $340 billion budget.

During that time period, I've led on major conservative fights.

I passed the first voter ID bill that passed court muster in Texas.

I passed the first Sharia law bill when people weren't paying attention.

I passed campus free speech and have led the fight with President Trump on border security as chair of the committees and the finance committee that

focus on all the border security.

I have the qualifications, the will, and the work ethic to be your next attorney general and be the fighter that you need and you want as your attorney general.

Yes, and enforce the law.

Well, I think the legislature needs to write that law so the Attorney General would know what to enforce and how to enforce it.

And they have not to this point.

So I think we'll wait and see what the legislature does, but I would enforce any law that the legislature passed.