Wendy Russell Davis is an American lawyer and Democratic politician from Fort Worth, Texas. Davis represents District 10 in the Texas Senate. She previously served on the Fort Worth city council. She is her party's nominee for Texas governor in the Texas gubernatorial election in 2014. On June 25, 2013, Davis held an eleven-hour-long filibuster to block Senate Bill 5, a measure which included more restrictive abortion regulations for Texas. The filibuster played a major role in Senate Democrats' success in delaying passage of the bill beyond the midnight deadline for the end of the legislative session, though it ultimately passed in a second session. The filibuster brought Davis national attention, leading to speculation about a run for governor. In October 2013, she announced that she would run for governor in 2014 to succeed the retiring Republican Rick Perry. 

May 16th, 1963 in Fort Worth (Age 61)