Myra crownover biography

American politician (born 1947)

Myra Ellen Robinson Crownover (born April 26, 1947) is a businesswoman and politician from Lake Dallas in Denton County, north of the city of Dallas.

Myra crownover biography

Originally elected in 2000 as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 64, she retired after declining to seek re-election in 2016. Under the state's 2012 redistricting process, her district was located completely in Denton County, including much or parts of Denton, Lake Dallas, Corinth, and Hickory Creek.^[1]

Crownover holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Southern Methodist University and a Master of Science from Texas A&M University at College Station, both in professional education.

She was elected to the Texas House in 2000 to succeed her late husband, Representative Ronny Crownover.

Elections

When Crownover's husband, a Denton veterinarian, died of leukemia after the 2000 primaries, his wife took his place on the general electi