people ▁from ▁Houston <0x0A> </s> ▁Jenn ifer ▁Howard ▁is ▁a ▁politician ▁in ▁Man it oba , ▁Canada . ▁She ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly ▁of ▁Man it oba ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁provincial ▁election , ▁in ▁the ▁elect oral ▁district ▁of ▁Fort ▁Rou ge . ▁Howard ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁ ▁Howard ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Br andon ▁where ▁she ▁graduated ▁from ▁Br andon ▁University ; ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁federal ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁candidate ▁in ▁Br andon — S our is ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁election , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁Rick ▁Bor ots ik . ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁W inn ip eg ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁her ▁election ▁to ▁the ▁Legisl ative ▁Assembly , ▁Howard ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁policy ▁ad visor ▁to ▁Premier ▁Gary ▁Do er ▁on ▁health ▁care ▁issues ▁and ▁as ▁executive ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Women ’ s ▁Health ▁C lin ic . ▁ ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁bo ards ▁of ▁the ▁College ▁of ▁Register ed ▁N urs es ▁of ▁Man it oba , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Centre ▁for ▁Policy ▁Altern atives ▁( Man it oba ), ▁the ▁Rain bow ▁Resource ▁Centre ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁W inn ip eg ’ s ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents . ▁She ▁was ▁named ▁a ▁Woman ▁of ▁Dist inction ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁by ▁the ▁Br andon ▁Y W CA . ▁She ▁has ▁also ▁received ▁a ▁Community ▁Bu ilder ▁Award ▁from ▁the ▁L