Candidate for Texas House of Representatives - District 98 in 2018 Texas 2018 General Election.
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Get StartedBirth control is not illegal and it should not be regulated by the government differently than any other medication, including medications that may also allow sex outside marriage like Viagra or Cialis. Learn more
No citizen should be targeted for discrimination because of their gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Learn more
Texas must address this modern day slavery by stepping up enforcement against pimps, identifying High Risk Victims before they are trafficked and providing intensive counseling and therapy to women and girls who escape. Learn more
Texas current medical marijuana law should be expanded to allow whole plant medicine and to treat more medical conditions. Learn more
Rebuild our school finance system from the ground up to be more fair and equitable Learn more
The state should establish a 100% equitable school finance system with sufficient state revenue to provide every child the opportunity to learn in an exemplary program and equitably reduce reliance on “Robin Hood” recapture. Learn more
Oppose A-F school ratings, which serve only to stigmatize schools and undermine struggling communities while doing nothing to improve children’s education. Learn more
Complete transparency in how recapture funds are used. “Robin Hood” money goes into the general fund and not necessarily to poorer school districts. Every dollar collected for education must go to education, not become an opaque piggy bank for legislators to raid as they wish. Learn more
Require state funding to be at least 50% of education funding and increase in concert with inflation and school enrollments. Learn more
Replacing high-stakes tests that effectively punish students, teachers and schools, with multiple measures designed to diagnose student needs and improve instruction. Learn more
Oppose school vouchers that take money away from our neighborhood schools and put it in the hands of private companies. Learn more
Ensure every public school is tested for lead and other toxins in the water supply and repaired as necessary. Learn more
Prevent hazardous waste from entering our water supply. Learn more
Ensure adequate water supply for the ever increasing population growth of Texas. Learn more
Protect underground sources of drinking water from contamination. Learn more
Its time we passed sensible gun reform that protects both our lives, our peace of mind and our right to bear arms. Learn more
Restrict the use of weapons like the AR-15 to shooting ranges only. Mandate that weapons must be stored and used only at the shooting range. Weapons capable of mass killing with minimal reloading and maximum body damage should be confined only to war – not to our city streets, our schoolhouses or our churches. Learn more
Keep guns out of the hands of perpetrators of domestic violence Learn more
Background checks on 100% of gun purchases including through private sellers online or at a gun show. Learn more
Birth control should be covered by every healthcare policy regardless of job or employer. Learn more
Complete transparency in how recapture funds are used. “Robin Hood” money goes into the general fund and not necessarily to poorer school districts. Every dollar collected for education must go to education, not become an opaque piggy bank for legislators to raid as they wish. Learn more
Repeal the corporate property tax loophole and require every corporation to disclose the sales price of purchased property. This will immediately generate a minimum of $4 Billion per year. Adding corporate property tax dollars to the budget releases the strain on homeowners. Learn more
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