Senfronia Thompson
Senfronia Calpernia Thompson is a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing the 141st District since 1972.
Thompson is the former Dean of Women Legislators in Texas. She has been elected to 23 terms in office. Thompson also advises the United Negro College Fund in Texas.Biography
Thompson was born in Booth, Texas and raised in Houston.
She holds multiple advanced college degrees. A Bachelor of Science in biology and a Master's degree in education from Texas Southern University; a Juris Doctor from the Thurgood Marshall School of Law; and a Master of Law in International Law from the University of Houston. Thompson has two adult children, one grandson, one granddaughter and one great-granddaughter.
She represents HD 141, which covers northeast Houston and the Humble area.
Thompson is the dean of women legislators, having served longer in the legislature than any other woman and African-American woman in Texas history. A Houston attorney, Thompson is serving her twentieth term in the Texas House of Representatives.
