From 1965 to 1968, Veasey served as the Raleigh Chapter president of the National Association of the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She was the first woman in the chapter to hold that office.

Veasey is a 41-year-old state representative who formerly worked for Martin Frost, when he was a congressman in North Texas. Veasey's rival appears to be Dallas attorney Domingo Garcia, ...