Candidate for Texas House of Representatives - District 150 in 2022 Texas General Election.
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Get StartedI value the role small businesses have in sustaining the economic strength of District 150. As your Representative, I will: Provide appropriate legislative guidelines while stepping back to allow businesses the freedom to achieve their financial objectives as they are able; and, Meet with area Chamber of Commerce monthly meetings to hear of concerns while also ensuring that necessary resources, such as water and transportation, are adequately provided by the County and State. Learn more
Teacher retention through compensation and other incentives. Excellent teachers are essential to the success of our students, schools, and communities. And teachers are resigning at a rapid rate because of the pandemic (and other factors). We must retain excellent teachers through incentives that affirm their excellence and encourage them to renew themselves. Learn more
Greater stability in Funding for Public Education. There must be stability in public education funding. This comes from developing a funding strategy and removing vouchers or charter schools from being funded with public education funds. Learn more
Assessment of the strengths and weaknesses of public education during the pandemic. We have much to learn of how public schools were impacted by the current pandemic. This assessment can better inform what policies, funding, and procedures we implement if there is another global pandemic or comparable event. Learn more
As your legislator, I will advocate to reform the current Texas ERCOT system by: Investigating price gouging by energy companies during the power grid failure of 2021; Looking at the possibility of expanding ERCOT to interact with other power grids during crisis moments such as February 2021; and, Providing legislation that forgives the electricity bills incurred during February 14-21, 2021, as a result of the failure of Texas ERCOT power to provide for all District 150 residents. Learn more
I am committed to providing gun sense legislation for all who are allowed to own guns. As a legislator, I would Update background checks so that guns are not as easily accessible to people with felony convictions, domestic abuse restraining orders, and/or those who have mental health concerns; and , Advocate for safe storage legislation so that those who rightfully own guns are able to store them so that children or others are not able to access their guns to inflict harm on others. Learn more
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