At the national level, Senator Van de Putte is an active and deeply-involved member of many political organizations, including the National Assessment Governing Board, the American Legacy Foundation Board, and the National Conference of State Legislatures, of which she served as President from 2006 to 2007. In addition, she proudly led the National Hispanic Caucus of State Legislators as President from 2003 to 2005. In 2008, she joined the ranks of two of Texas`` most admired and successful women, Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards, by serving as Co-Chair of the Democratic National Convention in Denver. Senator Van de Putte currently serves as Chair of the Veteran Affairs and Military Installations Committee, and also is a member of the Senate Committees on Education, State Affairs, and Business and Commerce. She considered running in the 2010 race for governor, but in June 2009 decided to instead run for re-election to the Texas Senate.
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