Ann Richards began her elected political career by winning a race for Travis County commissioner in 1976. Her husband, David Richards, had been asked to run but declined, and he encouraged her to enter the race. She served as county commissioner until 1982, when she was elected Texas state treasurer. That victory made her the first woman elected to statewide office in Texas since 1932, and voters reelected her in 1986.
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