Helen Giddings

Who is Helen Giddings?

Helen Giddings is an African American community leader, entrepreneur, and a Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives, a position that she has held since 1993 from her native Dallas County, Texas.

Giddings sits on the House committees of Appropriations, Calendars, and State Affairs, of which she is the vice chairman. She previously served on the House Select Committee on Public Education, the House Select Committee on Contested Elections, and the House Committee on Financial Institutions.

Giddings attended the University of Texas at Arlington. She is the founder and president of Multiplex, Inc., and describes herself as a strong voice for small business. She is a former board chairman of the Dallas Black Chamber of Commerce. In the 1980s, as Vice-Chair of the Dallas Transit Board, her mediation skills were employed to end a bus driver strike. She has previously served on both the State Bar Grievance Committee and the Dallas County Grand Jury.

A passionate advocate for education, she has focused much of her time and energy on providing equal educational opportunities for children.