Woman of Distinction – June 2024
Patty Castillo serves as the TFRW Awards Chair and is the Immediate Past President of McLennan County Republican Women. Her experience in the financial services industry, and as a consultant for a multinational firm, equipped her with valuable skills that she now applies to her volunteer and political work following her retirement. She and her family have always been conservative, even when living in Colombia, where she was born. Because of this, she is especially cognizant of how fortunate we...
Woman of Distinction – May 2024
The honorable Judge Angela Williams serves as Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 of Williamson County, Texas. Born and raised in Texas, Judge Williams embraced the values of hard work, community, and resilience that helped shape her Texan identity. She and her husband, Gene Williams, have owned and operated a family business for the last 30 years.
In 2015 she fell in love with the political process and began her journey within the Republican Party. Understanding the ability to influence voters...
Women of Distinction – April 2024
Louri has been a Republican voter since she was 18 years old and has voted in every election since. She is currently the Office Administrator for Texas Federation of Republican Women (TFRW).
Louri’s career started as an educator in both public and private schools. She received a Master’s in Education Administration while teaching. She worked for the Texas Association of Realtors in the Governmental Affairs section and then went to work for TFRW when Jan Kennady was President. It was her...
Woman of Distinction – March 2024
Laura Koerner is a wife, mother of twins, project manager, engineer, Mayor Pro Tem, and Chairwoman for the Texas Veterans Commission. She served in the United States Navy as a Surface Warfare (Nuclear) Officer onboard USS MAHAN (DDG 72) as the Tomahawk Strike Officer and onboard USS ENTERPRISE (CVN 65) in the Ship’s Damage Control/Fire Department and as a Reactor Watch Officer. Since 2017, Laura has served as an at-large Councilwoman for the City of Fair Oaks Ranch and was...
Woman of Distinction – February 2024
Representative Caroline Harris Davila proudly serves Texans in House District (HD) 52. Born and raised in Round Rock, Caroline is a lifelong Texan who understands and champions Texan values.
Elected at age 28, Caroline is the youngest female Republican ever to be elected to the Texas House of Representatives. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Thomas Edison State College, and a Masters Degree in Public Affairs from the LBJ School at the University of Texas at Austin.
She was named...
Women of Distinction – January 2024
Toni Treviño, a native Texan and Houstonian, retired after working for twenty-one years as a federal prosecutor in South Texas. After her retirement, she was satisfied helping her husband run his native plant nursery until the summer of 2021 when she learned that her county, Starr, was without a Republican County Chair or a County Executive Committee.
Meetings to find a County Chair eventually led to Toni running for State Republican Executive Committeewoman for SD21 and to countless campaign and training...