It may be one for the Guinness Book of World Records.

• Position: PEOPLE & POLITICS - Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini to cast her 50,000th consecutive vote - Brief article - Brief biography

IT MAY BE ONE FOR THE GUINNESS BOOK OF WORLD RECORDS. Texas Senator Judith Zaffirini (D) is on the verge of casting her 50,000th consecutive vote. In 1987, she became the first Hispanic woman elected to the Texas Senate, where her work ethic is legendary. She has maintained a 100 percent attendance record, except when she and other Democrats deliberately broke the quorum in opposition to a redistricting plan the U.S. Supreme Court subsequently ruled violated the Voting Rights Act. But it's not just her voting record that makes her a high achiever. She earned a Ph.D. in communications from the University of Texas and has received more than 670 awards and honors for her...