Barbara is from Detroit, Michigan. She attended Eastern Michigan University. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan University. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education, and is finalizing her doctorate in leadership. She attends Mount Zion First Baptist Church.

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Barbara Gervin Hawkins is from Detroit, Michigan. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan University. She also has a bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education, and is finalizing her doctorate in leadership. She has two adult sons and attends Mount Zion First Baptist Church.

Barbara currently works as a superintendent and executive director. She previously worked as an accountant . She also co-founded the George Gervin Youth Center with her brother. 

Barbara's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office.

Supports paid family leave and affordable childcare.

Supports executing an economic plan to create new opportunities and provide community members with the skills and tools needed to succeed and achieve the American Dream.

Plans to create new economic opportunities and provide community members with skills and tools to succeed. 

Supports creating opportunities and stimulating innovation through entrepreneurship, while emphasizing the importance of education and training pipelines for workforce development.

Plans to encourage entrepreneurship and support existing initiatives.

Supports education and training pipelines for workforce development.

- Supports paid family leave and affordable childcare.
- Plans to create new economic opportunities and provide community members with skills and tools to succeed. 
- Plans to encourage entrepreneurship and support existing initiatives.
- Supports education and training pipelines for workforce development.

Economy

Supports ensuring well-trained and qualified police and firefighters have the best equipment and modern technology to keep families safe and help the community flourish.

Supports investing in training, tools, and modern technology for police and firefighters. 

Supports working with law enforcement to address violence against women.

- Supports investing in training, tools, and modern technology for police and firefighters. 
- Supports working with law enforcement to address violence against women.

Public Safety

Supports enabling counties to apply for Medicaid expansion funds to improve healthcare access for Texans and alleviate burdens on local communities.

Supports enabling counties to apply for Medicaid expansion funds.

Believes in ensuring veterans have benefits and support.

- Supports enabling counties to apply for Medicaid expansion funds.
- Believes in ensuring veterans have benefits and support.

Healthcare

Supports school vouchers to provide more educational options for families, particularly in low-income areas, believing every child deserves access to a quality education regardless of their zip code.

Supports school vouchers, using public funds for private tuition, to provide more educational options for families, particularly in low-income areas. 

Supports eliminating "excessive" standardized testing.

- Supports school vouchers, using public funds for private tuition, to provide more educational options for families, particularly in low-income areas. 
- Opposes school budget cuts.
- Supports eliminating "excessive" standardized testing.

Education

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Barbara Gervin Hawkins

Barbara Gervin Hawkins is from Detroit, Michigan. She has a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Eastern Michigan University. She also has a bachelor’s degree in business, a master’s degree in education, and is finalizing her doctorate in leadership. She has wt==two adult sons and attends Mount Zion First Baptist Church.

Supports ensuring well-trained police and firefighters have the best equipment and modern technology to keep families safe and help the community flourish.

Supports expanding Medicaid and ensuring all Texans receive quality healthcare.

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- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.