Austin Strip Clubs: Anita Perry—From Small Town Nurse to White House Hopeful
The governor credits her with pushing him into the race for president, and now Anita Perry’s campaign stops in crucial primary states are starting to make headlines. Just recently she described to a South Carolina audience how God spoke to her about persuading her husband to run. Both Perrys are evangelical Christians who have made their faith a centerpiece of the governor’s bid for the White House.
During two decades in Austin, the Texas capital, Anita Perry has taken advantage of the opportunities presented by her husband’s political rise, traveling worldwide to promote the state and enjoying access to Texas’ movers and shakers. The first Texas First Lady in memory to take a paying job, Mrs. Perry left nursing and in Austin took a series of positions intertwined with the policy and politics of state government.
Three Anita Perry employers have lobbied or done business with the state government. One is the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault (TAASA), which supports abortion rights, although both Perrys oppose abortion. TAASA also promoted a controversial “pole tax” on strip club patrons. Her fundraising efforts have garnered a substantial number of contributions from her husband’s conservative supporters for the group.