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Mary Beth Rogers
Mary Beth Rogers served as Ann Richards’s campaign manager and chief of staff, a television executive, college professor, and government official. She is the author of several books, including Barbara Jordan: American Hero and Turning Texas Blue: What It Will Take to Break the GOP Grip on America’s Reddest State.