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Incumbent
Texas Senate District 15
Texas House of Representatives, District 135
GEORGE BRIAN VACHRIS
Occupation: state senator Relevant experience: incumbent johnwhitmire@ johnwhitmire.com JOHN WHITMIRE
MIKE MAY
Occupation: mechanical engineer Relevant experience: incumbent seeking third term, LSG Fresh- man of the Year (2019) 512-463-0722 www.jonrosenthaltx.com JON ROSENTHAL
Occupation: licensed professional engineer Relevant experience: petroleum engineering, petrophysics, geology, geophysics, well drill- ing, business owner- ship, 25 years in oil and gas www.mayforstaterep.com
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Why are you running to represent Texas Senate District 15?
Why are you running to represent Texas House District 135?
Candidate did not respond by press time.
I am running to continue to be the voice for Senate District 15 constituents and all Texans. ... I would like to ... use my seniority, experience and knowledge to advocate for good policies that will make our lives better.
I love the United States of America! I want to protect our families, our children, our country and our freedom.
... I will continue to advocate for public educa- tion, access to health care, and equity justice. I will always ght against bigotry ... And it’s my long-term goal to dismantle the STAAR test by removing testing from school nance.
How will you build relationships across districts and party lines?
What are the biggest challenges facing District 135?
My priorities are crime, border security, in ation and lowering taxes.
Candidate did not respond by press time.
... I am the only Democratic committee chair in the Senate and one of only three Demo- cratic senators on nance. I have established relationships with ... leadership to get things accomplished throughout the years.
In 2019, our biggest challenges were increasing access to health care (especially for women) and updating the school nance system ... Now we are in the ght for public safety, voting rights, bodily autonomy, libraries—plus xing our electric grid!
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