Shelley Luther, a salon owner, walks toward supporters and the media upon her release from Dallas jail for refusing to close her establishment because of COVID-19 concerns.
Shelley Luther, a salon owner, walks toward supporters and the media upon her release from Dallas jail for refusing to close her establishment because of COVID-19 concerns.
Moving from the big house to the state house is a Texas woman who was imprisoned for running her salon in defiance of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns.
According to Fox 4 Dallas, a Dallas County judge found Shelley Luther guilty of both civil and criminal contempt of court in 2020, and she was sentenced to seven days in jail.
After refusing to stop her reopened Salon A la Mode in Dallas due to a virus outbreak, salon owner Shelley Luther is seen clutching a citation and addressing the media.
Shelley Luther, who was imprisoned for breaching COVID lockdowns, is on her way to the Texas state legislature. During the lockdown, Luther had refused to close the company. Only until Texas Gov. Greg Abbott personally intervened was she allowed to leave the jail.
She was elected this week to represent the northeast 62d district in the Lone Star state legislature, though, and she will now be relocating there. With over 75% of the vote, Republican Luther defeated Democrat Tiffany Drake.
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“My hairstylist called me after a month or so, saying I couldn’t feed my kids and I didn’t know what to do, so we just decided to open up again, and I ended up in jail,” Luther said on Fox & Friends.
Before all of this, I wasn’t particularly political, but now I feel like someone needs to take action. Shortly after that, we ran for our first office.
Rachel Campos-Duffy, the host, pointed out that certain salons were permitted to remain open during the pandemic, particularly ones that served Democratic officials such as former Chicago mayor Lori Lightfoot and then-Speaker Nancy Pelosi.
Shelley Luther, the owner of Salon A la Mode, was cited by Dallas officials on April 24, 2020, for reopening her salon in violation of COVID-19 laws.
It was only until Gov. Abbott personally stepped in that Luther was allowed to leave jail. Luther, who sustained a brain injury during the battle, said she was fortunate to be alive.
A month and a half ago, I nearly passed away due to a brain aneurysm. Therefore, for me to leave the intensive care unit after nearly 30 days, recuperate, and then enter my name for a race… She remarked, “I knew it was my time.”