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COMPILED BY ANNA LOTZ, ALLY BOLENDER & CHANDLER FRANCE
Texas House, District 3, Republican primary
Texas House, District 15, Republican primary
Occupation: Realtor Relevant experience: former school board trustee, housing au- thority commissioner, president of Magnolia Rotary 281-407-1646 www.kellyfortexas.com KELLY MCDONALD
CECIL BELL JR.
MARIS BLAIR
STEVE TOTH
Occupation: business owner Relevant experience: small-business owner,
Occupation: general contractor and rancher Relevant experience: self-employed contrac- tor/rancher, conser- vative member Texas House 832-948-0436 www.cecilbelljr.com
Occupation: attorney, executive director of Conroe ISD Education Foundation
Relevant experience: former public school educator, attorney 281-363-3632 www.voteformarisblair.com
pastor, chair of The Board Mighty Oaks Foundation 281-770-7287 www.stevetothfortexas.com
What are the top challenges residents face in District 3, and how do you plan to address them?
What are the top challenges now facing residents in District 15, and how do you plan to address them?
I believe my No. 1 priority in o ce should be to signi cantly lower property tax, accomplished through a strong cap on state spending and reallocating surplus revenue to reduce school district maintenance and oper- ation tax. I will always ght to lower taxes for Texans. We must secure our border to stop human tra cking and illegal immigration; our nation is depending on us. We must give our Border Patrol the power to arrest, detain and deport.
We must pass legislation making the chief ap- praiser an elected o cial accountable to the people, coupled with capping all real property ... at 5% and requiring half the surplus budget revenue be paid to reduce local property taxes. Additionally, while border security is a federal obligation, the fed’s abdication impacts us all. I’ll continue carrying and sup- porting legislation funding [Texas Department of Public Safety] and State Guard troops at the border, building the wall, and strengthen our ability to use state criminal trespass laws.
The ght against incorporation of The Woodlands Township was defeated by nearly 70%. I am the only candidate in this race who stood against incorporation, and I stand against bigger government and high- er taxes. Conroe ISD is overwhelmed with growth while maintaining high academics and accountability. Education is my passion, and I will champion adequate public educa- tion funding. I am the only candidate who worked to pass CISD school bonds to keep up with growth.
Exorbitantly high property taxes are strangling Texas families and businesses. Arbitrary and capricious property valua- tions by appraisal districts are neither fair nor equitable. The current system needs to be eliminated in favor of a fair tax.
U.S. House of Representatives, District 2, Republican primary
Candidate did not respond to requests for comment before press time. JAMESON ELLIS
Occupation: U.S. Con- gressman, District 2 Relevant experience: retired lieutenant commander, U.S. Navy SEALs; earned two Bronze Stars (one with DAN CRENSHAW
Occupation: law student ( nal semester) and Christian missionary MARTIN ETWOP
Occupation: commer- cial airline pilot Relevant experience: worked on military sta s, developed oper- ational war planning for national strategy 832.510.9901 www.milam4congress.com MILAM LANGELLA
Relevant experience: missions team lead, father of three, event coordinator, automotive manufacturing, director of after-school program 936-283-2188 www.martinetwop.com
Valor), Purple Heart, Navy Commenda- tion Medal with Valor, among others 281-888-4016 https://crenshawforcongress.com
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