Kristi Thibaut, ACORN Activist

A factoid via Texas observer and Rep Thibaut, freshman state rep from Houston area:

After she lost her first campaign for a House seat from Houston in 2006, Kristi Thibaut showed up in Austin anyway. What she encountered, as she lobbied unsuccessfully for lower utility rates with fellow ACORN activists, was almost enough to make her wonder why she'd wanted that seat in the first place.