Barbara Ann Radnofsky, 2010 Democratic nominee for Texas Attorney General, responded to today's ruling from Attorney General Abbott preventing educational employees' voluntary paycheck deductions for political donations.
 
Radnofsky: "Today the Attorney General issued yet another partisan, politicized decision. Greg Abbott stifles teachers, librarians, custodians, plant maintenance workers, assistants, bus drivers, secretaries, and other important, hardworking staff. Traditionally, the amount voluntarily donated is $1 per month by staff and $2 per month by teachers and librarians. He impairs the rights of teachers to participate in government of the people, by the people and for the people. Teachers don't lose their rights as citizens when they become teachers. The Attorney General singles out a long-accepted practice which helps teachers who want to voluntarily participate in our democracy. Why not allow teachers and educational staff to participate?  In this election year, the Texas Attorney General fears the teachers' and educational staff's choices."

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During her 30 year legal career, Barbara Ann has represented retirees, life-saving doctors, blood banks, children burned by lighters, families of murder victims, unfairly treated businesses: a wide variety of persons entitled to protection. Barbara Ann graduated with honors from the University of Houston and the University of Texas School of Law.   She was honored as the Outstanding Young Lawyer of Texas in 1988 and for the past 17 years she has been listed in "Best Lawyers in America".

Prior to 2006, she was a partner at the law firm of Vinson & Elkins in Houston, where she served as head of the Alternate Dispute Resolution Section.  She was the first woman at Vinson & Elkins to have children as an associate and later attain partnership.  Texas has never had a woman Attorney General. 

Media Contact:
Katie Floyd: 713-357-3360 (office); katie.floyd@radnofsky.com