Candidate for Texas House of Representatives - District 136 in 2020 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedAs a starting point, laws and regulations should not discriminate based upon gender, ethnicity, age, sexual orientation, wealth, profession, creed, national origin, personal habits, or political affiliation. Learn more
I believe that our current justice system incarcerates far too many people and that the incarceration rate in Texas is an embarrassment. Learn more
I believe that behavior that does not involve force or fraud should not be crimes and should not result in incarceration – there are currently more than 3,200 persons serving life sentences for property or non-violent crimes. Learn more
I believe that a person has the right to ingest whatever he chooses, even if it is harmful and that people should not be put in cages for possessing a plant. Learn more
I believe that the prohibition of marijuana is outdated policy that has its origins in racism and xenophobia and whose principal effect has been to ruin the lives of generations of people. Learn more
Teachers and students deserve adequately funded schools and Texas taxpayers deserve not to have their property value raided time and time again to meet perennial finance objectives. Property taxes need to be separated from school finance – period – we will not fix education funding until this is accomplished. Learn more
Rather than expect more dollars from taxpayers without showing a correlated performance improvement, Texas should embrace a competitive education market including school choice, vouchers and homeschooling. Texas should focus more on how money is spent rather than how much, and education dollars should be primarily focused on attracting and retaining great teachers. Learn more
Common Core and all other federal mandates on public education should be eliminated. Standards and objectives for Texas students should be determined by Texas parents and educators, not bureaucrats in Washington or in Austin. Learn more
I am a strong supporter of ending the two-party political system. Learn more
Gun ownership is a fundamental right further protected by the US Constitution and Texas Constitution. I believe that legislation that is designed to restrict basic freedoms must be based in facts and not an emotional reaction to tragic events. Learn more
I stand with the vast majority of Americans who believe that access to a high-quality affordable health care system is a critical priority. Learn more
I believe that market-based health care systems will provide the cheapest cost and highest quality services for all Texans. Learn more
I do not believe that the best (or only) way to accomplish this goal is to have the government become the sole provider of health services, or for the government to become the only provider of health insurance. Learn more
I believe that margin taxes are economically misguided, inequitable and unfairly place the burden on certain manufacturing sectors while virtually exempting the services sector that makes up an increasing percentage of the Texas economy. Learn more
I support of fiscally responsible balanced budgets, zero increase in government debt without express consent, elimination of unnecessary taxes, and real-time full disclosure of every penny spent on the people’s behalf. Learn more
I believe that property taxes assessed on an arbitrary determination of value are morally unjust and inequitably harms the working poor who see their tax expense increase with no increase in income or voluntary consumption. Learn more
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