{"id":2008757,"date":"2023-08-22T22:20:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:20:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-miss-texas-averie-bishop-challenges-republican-angie-chen-button-for-state-house-seat\/"},"modified":"2023-08-22T22:21:26","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T02:21:26","slug":"former-miss-texas-averie-bishop-challenges-republican-angie-chen-button-for-state-house-seat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-miss-texas-averie-bishop-challenges-republican-angie-chen-button-for-state-house-seat\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Miss Texas Averie Bishop takes on GOP&#8217;s Angie Chen Button for state House."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-miss-texas-averie-bishop-challenges-republican-angie-chen-button-for-state-house-seat%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2008757&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>The Battle\u200b for Texas: Averie Bishop Takes on Angie\u200b Chen Button<\/h2>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/four-dangerous-new-democrat-bills-that-you-probably-havent-heard-of\/\" title=\"Four Dangerous New Democrat Bills That You Probably Haven\u2019t Heard Of\">political landscape<\/a> in Texas is heating up as the liberal former Miss Texas, Averie Bishop, throws her hat in the ring to challenge GOP state Rep. Angie Chen Button for her seat. At just 26 years old, Bishop has already made a\u2063 name for herself by fearlessly voicing her criticism of conservatives in a predominantly conservative state.<\/p>\n<p>Breaking away from \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-miss-texas-averie-bishop-challenges-republican-angie-chen-button-for-state-house-seat\/\" title=\"Ex-Miss Texas Averie Bishop takes on GOP's Angie Chen Button for state House.\">traditional pageant mold<\/a>, Bishop\u200c has \u200bused\u2064 her platform \u200bto champion liberal causes such as abortion access, gun control, \u2063and diversity, equity, and inclusion programs. Now, she \u2064is taking her passion for change to the next level \u2062by running for public office against a \u2064seasoned Republican representative.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>A \u2064New Voice for \u200cTexas<\/h3>\n<p>In a\u2064 statement obtained by the Texas Tribune, Bishop made her campaign&#8217;s direction clear:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cI know what it\u2019s like to grow up in a small town and never see leaders who looked like me, let alone who fought\u200d for me,\u201d<\/em> she said. \u2062 <em>\u201cIt\u2019s time for the next\u2063 generation of Texans \u200cto lead \u2014 to protect our state\u2019s environment and economy, to safeguard\u2062 our schools \u200cand our right to education, and to truly represent the majority of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-michigan-house-member-files-to-impeach-governor-gretchen-whitmer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Michigan House Member Files to Impeach Governor Gretchen Whitmer\">great state<\/a>.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Bishop&#8217;s \u2063rise to\u2063 prominence can be attributed, in part, to her savvy use of social media. As an influencer on \u2064TikTok, she has \u2063amassed a large following and utilized this platform to advocate for liberal causes. She has even \u2062taken her activism a step further by personally lobbying the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-rules-ca-gov-overstepped-his-authority-with-covid-order-issues-permanent-injunction-restraining-newsom-from-further-issuing-unconstitutional-orders\/\" title=\"Judge Rules CA Gov Overstepped His Authority with Covid Order, Issues Permanent Injunction Restraining Newsom From Further Issuing Unconstitutional Orders\">state legislature<\/a>\u2062 on various issues, including\u2064 her unwavering support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Button has held her seat since\u2064 2009, proving to be a formidable opponent. In the 2020 election, she secured victory by a narrow margin of roughly 300 votes\u2063 in \u2062a district that favored President Joe Biden by\u2064 9 percentage points.<\/p>\n<p>The\u200b stage is set for an intense\u2062 battle between two strong-willed women with contrasting ideologies. Will Bishop&#8217;s fresh perspective and determination be\u2062 enough to unseat the long-standing Republican representative?\u200c Only time will tell.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Click here<\/strong> for more from The \u2062Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>26-year-old liberal former Miss Texas, Averie Bishop, is challenging GOP state Rep. Angie Chen Button for her seat. Bishop gained fame for openly criticizing conservatives in a predominantly conservative state. She utilized her platform to support liberal causes like abortion access, gun control, and diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2008758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2008757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008757","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2008757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2008757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2008758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2008757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2008757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2008757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}