Meet THE HONORABLE Toni Rose

Texas House of Representatives

State Representative Toni Rose was elected in 2012 to represent Texas House District 110, which includes the communities of Oak Cliff, Pleasant Grove, Balch Springs, and Mesquite in Dallas County. Representative Rose is a proud alumna of Paul Quinn College. Her legislative focus includes mental health reform, access to affordable healthcare, and criminal justice reform.

 Representative Rose's community first philosophy has fueled her long record of service by way of numerous City of Dallas Boards and Commissions including the: Planning & Zoning Commission, Judicial Nominating Commission, Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center Board, and the North Central Texas Council of Governments Executive Board.  Other leadership roles include the NAACP Dallas Branch, League of Women Voters of Dallas, Paul Quinn National Alumni Association, Texas Coalition of Black Democrats, United Negro College Fund (UNCF), and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

 Currently, Representative Rose serves as a member of the House Committee on Appropriations; as Vice Chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Article II, which leads budget considerations on the Health and Human Services Commission; House Committee on Calendars; House Committee on Human Services, and as Vice Chair of the House Committee on Redistricting.

 Over the course of her legislative service, Representative Rose has secured hundreds of millions of dollars to fund programs that better the lives of everyday Texans.  Her most recent budgetary accomplishments include $44.75 million for the land acquisition and planning of a new mental health hospital serving Dallas/Fort Worth, $36.3 million to fully fund the Texas HIV/AIDS Medication Program (THMP), $8.9 million for state services that reduce the risk of children being removed from their homes, and $95.4 million to fund the Early Childhood intervention program.

 Representative Rose's legislative accomplishments include extending Medicaid healthcare benefits from two to six months for new mothers postpartum, designating December 1st as Rosa Parks Day, and legislation allowing Dallas County to transport senior citizens to county-run health centers and wellness events.

 Representative Rose's hands-on approach was instrumental to her election as First Vice-Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, Treasurer of the National Organization of Black Elected Legislative Women (NOBEL Women), her appointment as Chair of the House Democratic Campaign Committee, and her former role as Secretary to the Texas Legislative Black Caucus.

 In recognition of her accomplishments, Representative Rose has been recognized with the Mental Health America, 2021 Legislative Champion Award; the Texas Medical Association, 2019 Patient Protection Award; as the National Black Caucus of State Legislators, 2018 Regional Legislator of the Year; the Mental Health America of Greater Dallas, 2015 Prism Award; as well as awards from the Texas Retired Teachers Association, the Texas State Employees Union, Equality Texas, the National Alliance on Mental Illness Dallas, and Texas Kids Can't Wait.