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FIGHTING FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES STRENGTHENING THE SOUTHERN BORDER

• Fought for and passed the largest pay raise for • Fought the Obama Administration to prevent the American troops in eight years housing of illegal aliens on U.S. military bases • Battled the Obama Administration to ensure victims of • Provided funding to hire 500 more Border Patrol agents Ft. Hood terrorist attack received Purple Hearts along the U.S.-Mexico border • Worked tirelessly to secure $145 million for Fort Hood • The only representative that has fought and won barracks renovations to ensure Soldiers have proper funding for a border wall housing ++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++ PROTECTING OUR VETERANS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE •3DVVHGWKH32/Ζ&($FWWRJLYHȴUVWUHVSRQGHUVactive • Forced federal bureaucrats to provide life-saving shooter emergency training transplant operations for veterans • Secured $5.4 million for law enforcement training • Demanded the FBI investigate the Veterans facilities to save lives Administration, leading to reforms at the Temple VA. • Defends Americans’ right to bear arms and passed Representative Carter’s actions reduced wait times by legislation to allow licensed carry permit holders to be more than 70% and cut the backlog of pending cases able to carry anywhere in the United States by 90%

EARLY VOTING: FEB. 20 - MARCH 2 ELECTION DAY: MARCH 6

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5 Sample Ballots Voting is your right as an American and as a Texan, and it is not diffi cult. Party precinct conventions are the fi rst step in the process that adopts First, you need to be a registered voter. The registration deadline was the state party platform; certifi es the party’s nominees for state offi ce Feb. 5 in order to vote in the upcoming March 6 primary election. If you have in general elections; selects delegates to the party’s county or senatorial 7 Texas House of Representatives, District 136 not already registered you may still do so in order to vote in the general district, and the state and national conventions; nominates presidential election on Nov. 6. You can pick up a voter registration application at your electors; elects national party committee members; and writes the national 7 library, any government offi ce, or download one from the website: https:// party platform. Texas House of Representatives, District 47 www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/550-2.html On election day, eligible Travis County and Williamson County voters may Mail-in locations for other counties, as well as many answers to questions vote at any voting location. You may bring this Voters Guide into the voting 9 State Senate, District 5 about voting procedures, are listed on the VOTETEXAS.GOV website. booth. On election day the polls are open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for you to cast your ballot. Unless you are a voter with a permanent exemption The following is a list of acceptable photo IDs at the polling place: 12 U.S. House of Representatives, District 31 on your voter registration certifi cate, show your approved form of photo • Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public identifi cation to the election offi cial. Safety (DPS) 15 When you vote in a political party’s primary, you become affi liated • Texas Election Identifi cation Certifi cate issued by DPS U.S. House of Representatives, District 25 with that party for the next two years. At the time you vote, your voting • Texas Personal Identifi cation Card issued by DPS certifi cate will be stamped with the name of the party in whose primary • Texas Handgun License issued by DPS 16 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 you vote. You may vote in only one party’s primary. If there is a runoff , • United States Military Identifi cation Card containing the you may vote only in the same party’s runoff election. (Note that in the person’s photograph General Election in November, voters may vote for any candidate they wish, • United States Citizenship Certifi cate containing the person’s 18 Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. 2 regardless of whether they voted in a party primary or runoff or participated photograph in a party convention. All candidates from all parties are on the same ballot.) • United States Passport (book or card) 19 Only party members can participate in the precinct, county, senatorial Williamson County Judge district, and state conventions of a particular party. With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certifi cate, which does not Proof of party affi liation (your stamped voting certifi cate) is needed expire, for voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identifi cation 20 State Races for admission to a party’s convention. Parties other than those whose may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter candidates are listed in this Voters Guide are not holding primary elections; qualifi cation at the polling place. For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable instead, their candidates are nominated and selected in their precinct, form of photo identifi cation may be expired for any length of time if the 21 State Races (cont.), Judge, County Races county, and state conventions. identifi cation is otherwise valid. DISTRICT MAPS 20 25 31 5 136 52 14 10 47

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TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES TRAVIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information, call the Travis County Democratic Party Office at 512-477-7500. For If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information call the Travis County Republican Party Office at 512- other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). 302-1776. For other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). Primary Ballot Pledge - “I am a Democrat and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” Primary Ballot Pledge -“I am a Republican and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO DEMOCRATICO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Democratico del Condado Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 de Travis 512-477-7500. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Republi- Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria -“Yo soy Demócrata y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro cano del Condado de Travis 512-302-1776. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de partido político durante este año electoral.” Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). United States Senator Commissioner of the General Land Office-DEM District 48, State Representative-DEM District Judge, 419th Judicial District-DEM Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria - “Yo soy Republicano y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro Senador de los Estados Unidos-DEM Comisionado de la Oficina General de Tierras-DEM Distrito Núm. 48, Representante Estatal-DEM Distrito Judicial Núm. 419, Juez del Distrito-DEM partido político durante este año electoral.” All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 210, 212, 213, 220, 221, 231, 237, 238, All precincts / Todos los precintos 246, 247, 249, 251, 253, 256, 262, 266, 301, 307, 309, 317, Edward Kimbrough Miguel Suazo 337, 339, 343, 344, 347, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, Catherine A. Mauzy United States Senator-REP Governor-REP Place 7, Judge, Court of Place 3, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Beto O’Rourke Tex Morgan 362, 363, 364, 366, 408, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 418, Senador de los Estados Unidos-REP Gobernador-REP Criminal Appeals-REP District-REP 419, 435, 447, 451, 458, 463 Sema Hernandez District Judge, 459th Judicial District-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Lugar Núm. 7, Juez, Corte de Lugar Núm. 3, Juez, Corte de Distrito Judicial Núm. 459, Juez del Distrito-DEM Commissioner of Agriculture-DEM Donna Howard Apelaciones Criminales-REP Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-REP District 10, United States Representative-DEM Comisionado de Agricultura-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Bruce Jacobson, Jr. Greg Abbott All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Distrito Núm. 10, Representante de los Estados All precincts / Todos los precintos Barbara Krueger District 49, State Representative-DEM Aurora Martinez Jones Geraldine Sam Unidos-DEM Distrito Núm. 49, Representante Estatal-DEM SECEDE Kilgore Barbara Parker Hervey Scott Field Maya Guerra Gamble Stefano de Stefano Precincts / Precintos: 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 114, 118, 123, Kim Olson Precincts / Precintos: 149, 200, 202, 206, 208, 209, 214, 218, 125, 127, 131, 136, 138, 140, 141, 142, 146, 149, 150, 153, 222, 228, 235, 236, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 248, 250, 252, Greg Hitt Mary Miller 154, 156, 200, 203, 211, 212, 217, 218, 222, 227, 228, 235, Railroad Commissioner-DEM 258, 260, 267, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 305, 311, 313, 323, Ted Cruz Lieutenant Governor-REP Place 8, Judge, Court of Place 5, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, 248, 249, 252, Comisionado de Ferrocarriles-DEM 325, 329, 332, 340, 342, 345, 409, 425, 430, 446, 454, 460, 461 County Judge-DEM Criminal Appeals-REP 253, 258, 260, 262, 266, 268, 273, 321, 323, 326, 327, 331, Gobernador Teniente-REP District-REP All precincts / Todos los precintos Juez del Condado-DEM Lugar Núm. 8, Juez, Corte de 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 343, 374, 375 Gina Hinojosa All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Lugar Núm. 5, Juez, Corte de District 10, United States Apelaciones Criminales-REP Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-REP Roman McAllen Matt Harris Representative-REP Dan Patrick All precincts / Todos los precintos Chris Spellmon District 50, State Representative-DEM Sarah Eckhardt All precincts / Todos los precintos Tawana Walter-Cadien Distrito Núm. 50, Representante Estatal-DEM Distrito Núm. 10, Representante de los Scott Milder Tami Walker County Court at Law 1, Judge-DEM Michelle Slaughter Place 2, Justice, Supreme Court-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, Estados Unidos-REP David Puryear 111, 112, 123, 128, 137, 140, 150, 153, 154, 161, 163, 164, 205, Corte de Ley del Condado 1, Juez-DEM Dib Waldrip Mike Siegel Lugar Núm. 2, Juez, Corte Suprema-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 103, 104, 105, 106, 108, 207, 211, 215, 216, 219, 225, 226, 227, 229, 254, 259, 263, All precincts / Todos los precintos Jay Brandon Kevin Nelson All precincts / Todos los precintos 114, 118, 123, 125, 127, 131, 136, 138, 140, Attorney General-REP Richie DeGrow 321, 326, 327, 328, 331, 335 141, 142, 146, 149, 150, 153, 154, 156, 200, Procurador General-REP Place 6, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Madeline K. Eden Steven Kirkland Todd T. Wong 203, 211, 212, 217, 218, 222, 227, 228, 235, District-REP Celia Israel 236, 237, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 245, 246, All precincts / Todos los precintos District 14, State Senator-REP Lugar Núm. 6, Juez, Corte de 248, 249, 252, 253, 258, 260, 262, 266, 268, District 17, United States Representative-DEM Place 4, Justice, Supreme Court-DEM County Court at Law 2, Judge-DEM Distrito Núm. 14, Senador Estatal-REP Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-REP District 51, State Representative-DEM 273, 321, 323, 326, 327, 331, 333, 334, 335, Ken Paxton Distrito Núm. 17, Representante de los Estados Lugar Núm. 4, Juez, Corte Suprema-DEM Corte de Ley del Condado 2, Juez-DEM Distrito Núm. 51, Representante Estatal-DEM 336, 337, 343, 374, 375 Precincts / Precintos: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, Unidos-DEM Precinct / Precinto: 101, 114, 115, 119, 138, 341, 401, 402, 403, Precincts / Precintos: 102, 107, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 137, John W. Cook 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, Donna Davidson 404, 405, 407, 410, 420, 421, 422, 423, 424, 426, 427, 428, Eric Montgomery Shepperd Comptroller of Public Accounts-REP 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 145, 148, 160, 161, 163, 205, 207, 215, 216, 219, 225, 226, R.K. Sandill 429, 431, 432, 433, 434, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, Michael T. McCaul Kristofer Monson 229, 254, 259, 263, 267, 305, 328, 345 Contralor de Cuentas Públicas-REP 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 448, 450, 452 145, 146, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, Jennifer S. Freel Place 6, Justice, Supreme Court-DEM County Court at Law 3, Judge-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Dale Mantey 156, 160, 161, 163, 164, 200, 202, 203, 205, Michael “Mike” Toth Lugar Núm. 6, Juez, Corte Suprema-DEM Eddie Rodriguez Corte de Ley del Condado 3, Juez-DEM District 17, United States 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, Rick Kennedy All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Representative-REP Glenn Hegar 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, Place 2, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Distrito Núm. 17, Representante de los 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, Precinct No. 2, Justice of the Peace- District 21, United States Representative-DEM Kathy Cheng District-DEM Paul Quinzi Estados Unidos-REP 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, REP Distrito Núm. 21, Representante de los Estados John Lipscombe 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, Lugar Núm. 2, Juez, Corte de Precincts / Precintos: 102, 107, 109, 110, 111, Commissioner of the General Land Of- 252, 253, 254, 256, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, Precinto Núm. 2, Juez de Paz-REP Unidos-DEM Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-DEM 112, 113, 137, 145, 148, 160, 161, 163, 205, fice-REP 266, 267, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 301, 305, Precincts / Precintos: 104, 109, 110, 111, 123, Precincts / Precintos: 250, 277, 301, 309, 310, 311, 314, 315, Appeals-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos County Court at Law 4, Judge-DEM 207, 215, 216, 219, 225, 226, 229, 254, 259, Comisionado de la Oficina General de 307, 309, 311, 313, 317, 318, 321, 323, 325, 329, 330, 332, 339, 340, 341, 342, 344, 349, 350, 351, 352, 136, 137, 145, 146, 148, 150, 160, 161, 163, Juez Presidente, Corte de Corte de Ley del Condado 4, Juez-DEM 263, 267, 305, 328, 345 Tierras-REP 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 203, 205, 207, 209, 211, 215, 216, 218, 219, 354, 356, 357, 363, 365, 368, 406, 408, 409, 412, 416, 418, Apelaciones Criminales-DEM Edward Smith All precincts / Todos los precintos 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 428, 430, 431, 433, 435, 437, 446, 222, 225, 228, 229, 232, 244, 245, 246, 247, All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos 344, 345, 347, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 454, 458, 460, 461 Bill Flores 249, 253, 254, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 267, Place 3, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Mike Denton 358, 360, 364, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 268, 305, 306, 312, 319, 320, 321, 323, 326, Davey Edwards 375, 407, 409, 412, 415, 421, 422, 424, 426, 327, 328, 331, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 343, Joseph Kopser Maria T. (Terri) Jackson District-DEM District 21, United States George P. Bush 427, 428, 430, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 345, 359, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375 Mary Street Wilson Lugar Núm. 3, Juez, Corte de County Court at Law 5, Judge-DEM 438, 439, 442, 444, 454, 458, 460, 461 Place 7, Judge, Court of Representative-REP Rick Range Derrick Crowe Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-DEM Corte de Ley del Condado 5, Juez-DEM Criminal Appeals-DEM Distrito Núm. 21, Representante de los Jerry Patterson Chris Soileau Elliott McFadden All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos George W. Hindman Lugar Núm. 7, Juez, Corte de Estados Unidos-REP Apelaciones Criminales-DEM Chari Kelly Nancy Hohengarten District 25, United States Representative-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 250, 277, 301, 309, 310, Precinct No. 3, Justice of the Peace- All precincts / Todos los precintos Commissioner of Agriculture-REP District 25, State Senator-REP Distrito Núm. 25, Representante de los Estados McKinley Melancon 311, 314, 315, 329, 330, 332, 339, 340, 341, REP Place 5, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Mario Flores 342, 344, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, Comisionado de Agricultura-REP Distrito Núm. 25, Senador Estatal-REP Unidos-DEM Ramona Franklin Precinto Núm. 3, Juez de Paz-REP District-DEM 363, 365, 368, 406, 408, 409, 412, 416, 418, Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 122, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135, 419, 420, 421, 422, 424, 428, 430, 431, 433, All precincts / Precincts / Precintos: 302, 303, 304, 310, 315, Precincts / Precintos: 212, 221, 301, 302, 303, 151, 152, 202, 206, 208, 210, 213, 214, 220, 221, 231, 232, Lugar Núm. 5, Juez, Corte de County Court at Law 6, Judge-DEM 435, 437, 446, 454, 458, 460, 461 349, 362, 363, 366, 367, 406, 408, 411, 414, 304, 307, 308, 309, 310, 314, 315, 316, 317, 233, 234, 238, 244, 247, 251, 256, 274, 275, 302, 303, 304, District 14, State Senator-DEM Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-DEM Corte de Ley del Condado 6, Juez-DEM Jim Hogan 416, 417 318, 324, 330, 332, 338, 339, 340, 342, 344, 306, 307, 308, 312, 313, 316, 317, 318, 319, 320, 324, 325, Distrito Núm. 14, Senador Estatal-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Trey Blocker 346, 347, 349, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 338, 346, 347, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 364, 366, 367, 369, Precincts / Precintos: 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, Chip Roy Ivan Andarza Sid Miller Shannon K. McClendon 358, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 370, 371, 372, 373, 432, 434 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, Thomas J. Baker Brandy Mueller 368, 408, 410, 411, 412, 414, 415, 416, 419, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, Susan Narvaiz Donna Campbell 425, 430, 435, 441, 446, 447, 451, 454, 458, 134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 145, 146, 148, 149, Kathi Thomas Place 6, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Samuel Temple 460, 461, 463 Chetan Panda 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 156, 160, 161, 163, 164, 200, 202, County Court at Law 7, Judge-DEM William Negley Railroad Commissioner-REP 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, District-DEM Corte de Ley del Condado 7, Juez-DEM West Hansen Jason Isaac Comisionado de Ferrocarriles-REP District 46, State Representative-REP Martin Harry 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, Lugar Núm. 6, Juez, Corte de All precincts / Todos los precintos Distrito Núm. 46, Representante Chris Perri 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-DEM Al M. Poteet All precincts / Todos los precintos 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, Estatal-REP Julie Oliver All precincts / Todos los precintos Elisabeth Earle Ryan Krause County Chairman-REP 253, 254, 256, 258, 259, 260, 262, 263, 266, 267, 268, 273, Eric Burkhart Christi Craddick Precincts / Precintos: 105, 113, 116, 117, 118, 274, 275, 277, 301, 305, 307, 309, 311, 313, 317, 318, 321, Presidente del Condado-REP District 35, United States Representative-DEM Gisela D. Triana Judge, County Probate Court-DEM Peggy Wardlaw Weston Martinez 120, 121, 122, 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 323, 325, 326, 327, 328, 329, 330, 331, 332, 333, 334, 335, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 139, 141, 142, All precincts / Todos los precintos Distrito Núm. 35, Representante de los Estados 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 341, 342, 343, 344, 345, 347, 350, Juez, Corte Testamentaria Del Jennifer Sarver 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 156, 160, 203, 217, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, 360, 364, 369, 370, 371, 372, District Judge, 147th Judicial District-DEM Unidos-DEM Condado-DEM Robert Stovall 223, 224, 436, 444 Matt Mackowiak Precincts / Precintos: 101, 115, 116, 117, 119, 120, 121, 128, 373, 374, 375, 407, 409, 412, 415, 421, 422, 424, 426, 427, Distrito Judicial Núm. 147, Juez del Distrito-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Francisco “Quico” Canseco Place 2, Justice, Supreme Court-REP 428, 430, 432, 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 442, 444, 134, 139, 164, 209, 223, 224, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, All precincts / Todos los precintos Mauro Garza Lugar Núm. 2, Juez, Corte Gabriel Nila 410, 411, 413, 414, 415, 417, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 436, 454, 458, 460, 461 Guy Herman Suprema-REP 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 447, 448, 450, 451, 452, 463 Cliff Brown Anthony J. White Precinct 212, Precinct Chairman-REP Kirk Watson Autry J. Pruitt All precincts / Todos los precintos Precinto Núm. 212, Presidente del District Clerk-DEM District 47, State Representative-REP Lloyd Doggett District Judge, 201st Judicial District-DEM Foster Hagen Distrito Núm. 47, Representante Precinto-REP District 25, State Senator-DEM Secretario del Distrito-DEM Matt McCall Jimmy Blacklock Distrito Judicial Núm. 201, Juez del Distrito-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Estatal-REP Precinct / Precinto: 212 Governor-DEM Distrito Núm. 25, Senador Estatal-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 232, 233, 234, 244, 245, Gobernador-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 302, 303, 304, 310, 315, 349, 362, 363, Sutton Hamlin 366, 367, 406, 408, 411, 414, 416, 417 Velva L. Price District 25, United States Place 4, Justice, Supreme Court-REP 302, 303, 304, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 315, All precincts / Todos los precintos Amy Clark Meachum Robert Morrow Representative-REP Lugar Núm. 4, Juez, Corte 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 330, 333, 334, 336, Jack Guerra County Clerk-DEM Suprema-REP 338, 346, 349, 359, 360, 361, 365, 367, 368, Adrian Ocegueda District Judge, 250th Judicial District-DEM Distrito Núm. 25, Representante de los 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 406, 417 Steven Kling Secretario del Condado-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Cedric Davis, Sr. Distrito Judicial Núm. 250 Juez del Distrito-DEM Estados Unidos-REP Precinct 250, Precinct Chairman-REP All precincts / Todos los precintos Patty Vredevelt Precinto Núm. 250, Presidente del Lupe Valdez District 46, State Representative-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 122, 124, 126, 129, 130, 132, 133, 135, 151, 152, 202, 206, 208, 210, John Devine Jay Wiley Precinto-REP Jeffrey Payne Distrito Núm. 46, Representante Estatal-DEM Dana DeBeauvoir Tom Wakely Karin Crump 213, 214, 220, 221, 231, 232, 233, 234, 238, Paul D. Workman Precinto: Precincts / Precintos: 105, 113, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 244, 247, 251, 256, 274, 275, 302, 303, 304, Precinct / 250 Grady Yarbrough 124, 125, 126, 127, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, County Treasurer-DEM 306, 307, 308, 312, 313, 316, 317, 318, 319, Place 6, Justice, Supreme Court-REP Andrew White 139, 141, 142, 145, 146, 148, 151, 152, 156, 160, 203, 217, District Judge, 261st Judicial District-DEM Tesorero del Condado-DEM 320, 324, 325, 338, 346, 347, 358, 359, 360, Lugar Núm. 6, Juez, Corte Payton Spreen 223, 224, 436, 444 District 49, State Representative-REP James Jolly Clark Distrito Judicial Núm. 261, Juez del Distrito-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos 361, 362, 364, 366, 367, 369, 370, 371, 372, Suprema-REP Taylor Strosnider All precincts / Todos los precintos 373, 432, 434 Distrito Núm. 49, Representante Joe Mumbach All precincts / Todos los precintos Warren Baker Dolores Ortega Carter Estatal-REP Casey L. McKinney Lora J. Livingston Roger Williams Lieutenant Governor-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 149, 200, 202, 206, 208, Precinct 258, Precinct Chairman-REP Sheryl Cole Jeff Brown 209, 214, 218, 222, 228, 235, 236, 239, 240, Gobernador Teniente-DEM Precinct 2, County Commissioner-DEM Precinto Núm. 258, Presidente del Jose “Chito” Vela District Judge, 299th Judicial District-DEM Precinto Núm. 2, Comisionado del Condado-DEM 241, 242, 243, 248, 250, 252, 258, 260, 267, All precincts / Todos los precintos 268, 273, 274, 275, 277, 305, 311, 313, 323, Precinto-REP Dawnna Dukes Distrito Judicial Núm. 299, Juez del Distrito-DEM Precinct / Precinto: 200, 202, 203, 205, 206, 207, 208, 209, District 35, United States Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal 325, 329, 332, 340, 342, 345, 409, 425, 430, Precinct / Precinto: 258 Michael Cooper Ana Cortez All precincts / Todos los precintos 210, 211, 212, 213, 214, 215, 216, 217, 218, 219, 220, 221, Representative-REP Appeals-REP 446, 454, 460, 461 222, 223, 224, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 231, 232, 233, 234, Distrito Núm. 35, Representante de los Mike Collier Karen Sage 235, 236, 237, 238, 239, 240, 241, 242, 243, 244, 245, 246, Juez Presidente, Corte de John King District 47, State Representative-DEM 247, 248, 249, 250, 251, 252, 253, 254, 256, 258, 259, 260, Estados Unidos-REP Apelaciones Criminales-REP Kyle Austin Matt Lawrence Distrito Núm. 47, Representante Estatal-DEM 262, 263, 266, 267, 268, 273, 274, 275, 277 Attorney General-DEM District Judge, 331st Judicial District-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 101, 115, 116, 117, 119, All precincts / Todos los precintos Procurador General-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 232, 233, 234, 244, 245, 302, 303, 304, 120, 121, 128, 134, 139, 164, 209, 223, 224, 306, 308, 310, 312, 314, 315, 316, 318, 319, 320, 324, 330, Distrito Judicial Núm. 331, Juez del Distrito-DEM Place 2, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals All precincts / Todos los precintos Brigid Shea 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 407, 410, 411, 413, 333, 334, 336, 338, 346, 349, 359, 360, 361, 365, 367, 368, All precincts / Todos los precintos 414, 415, 417, 423, 425, 426, 427, 429, 436, David Bridges District-REP Precinct 315, Precinct Chairman-REP 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 406, 417 Precinct 4, County Commissioner-DEM 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, 447, 448, Sharon Keller Lugar Núm. 2, Juez, Corte de Precinto Núm. 315, Presidente del Justin Nelson David Crain 450, 451, 452, 463 Precinto Núm. 4, Comisionado del Condado-DEM Precinto-REP Sheri Soltes Chantal Melissa Eldridge Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3-REP Comptroller of Public Accounts-DEM Precincts / Precintos: 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408, All precincts / Todos los precintos Precinct / Precinto: 315 Will Simpson 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, David Smalling Contralor de Cuentas Públicas-DEM Elaina Fowler District Judge, 403rd Judicial District-DEM 421, 422, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 430, 431, 432, Sherrill Kenneth (SK) Alexander Kevin Cooper All precincts / Todos los precintos 433, 434, 435, 436, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441, 442, 443, 444, Cindy Olson Bourland Vikki Goodwin Distrito Judicial Núm. 403 Juez del Distrito-DEM Jason Denny All precincts / Todos los precintos 446, 447, 448, 450, 451, 452, 454, 458, 460, 461, 463 Tim Mahoney Candace Aylor Joi Chevalier Brenda P. 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Democratic Party Primary Election of Williamson County, TX March 6, 2018 Republican Party Primary Election of Williamson County, TX March 6, 2018 Elección Primaria del Partido Democratico de Condado de Williamson, TX 6 de marzo de 2018 Elección Primaria del Partido Republicano de Condado de Williamson, TX 6 de marzo de 2018

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11 Boleta Oficial STATE STATE 11 Boleta Oficial STATE STATE ESTATAL ESTATAL ESTATAL ESTATAL INSTRUCTION NOTE: INSTRUCTION NOTE: Vote for the candidate of your choice in Vote for the candidate of your choice in 12 each race by darkening in the oval beside Commissioner of the General Land Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, each race by darkening in the oval beside Commissioner of Agriculture Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, the candidate's name or proposition. Vote Office Place 6 the candidate's name or proposition. Vote Comisionado de Agricultura Place 3 for none or one. Comisionado de la Oficina General de Tierras Juez, Corte de Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3, for one or none. Juez, Corte de Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3, Lugar Núm. 6 Lugar Núm. 3 "I am a Democrat and understand that I am "I am a Republican and understand that I ineligible to vote or participate in another Tex Morgan Gisela D. Triana am ineligible to vote or participate in another Trey Blocker Scott Field political party's primary election or political party's primary election or convention during this voting year." convention during this voting year." Miguel Suazo COUNTY Sid Miller Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, CONDADO Place 5 NOTA DE INSTRUCCIÓN: NOTA DE INSTRUCCIÓN: Juez, Corte de Apelcaiones, Distrito Núm. 3, 21 Vote por el candidato de su preferencia en Commissioner of Agriculture County Judge 21 Vote por el candidato de su preferencia en Jim Hogan Lugar Núm. 5 cada carrera, rellenando el óvalo que se Comisionado de Agricultura Juez del Condado cada carrera, rellenando el óvalo que se encuentra enseguida del nombre de ese encuentra enseguida del nombre de ese Railroad Commissioner David Puryear candidato o proposición. Vote por ninguno o candidato o proposición. Vote por ninguno o Comisionado de Ferrocarriles uno. uno. Kim Olson Blane Conklin Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, "Yo soy Demócrata y comprendo soy "Yo soy Republicano y comprendo soy Place 6 inelegible para votar o participar en la inelegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún Juez, Corte de Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3, Railroad Commissioner Judge, County Court-at-Law 1 elección primaria o la convención de algún Weston Martinez Lugar Núm. 6 otro partido politico durante este año Comisionado de Ferrocarriles Juez, Corte de Ley del Condado 1 otro partido politico durante este año electoral." electoral." Christi Craddick Donna Davidson

FEDERAL Roman McAllen Don Morehart FEDERAL Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 Kristofer Monson FEDERAL FEDERAL Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm., 2 United States Senator Chris Spellmon County Clerk United States Senator Michael "Mike" Toth Senador de los Estados Unidos Secretario del Condado Senador de los Estados Unidos Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2 Jimmy Blacklock Jennifer S. Freel Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm., 2 Sema Hernandez Jessica Tiedt Bruce Jacobson, Jr. Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 District Judge, 277th Judicial District Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm. 4 Juez del Distrito, Distrito Judicial Núm. 277 40 Edward Kimbrough Steven Kirkland County Treasurer 40 Stefano de Stefano Tesorero del Condado 41 Beto O'Rourke Justice, Supreme Court, Place 4 41 Ted Cruz John Devine Stacey Mathews Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm. 4 42 United States Representative, District 31 Omar Kadir 42 Geraldine Sam Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 District Judge, 368th Judicial District Representante de los Estados Unidos, Distrito Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm. 6 Juez del Distrito, Distrito Judicial Núm. 368 Núm. 31 43 R.K. Sandill Justice of the Peace, Precinct 1 43 Mary Miller Juez de Paz, Precinto 1 Mary Jennings "MJ" Hegar Justice, Supreme Court, Place 6 United States Representative, District 31 Jeff Brown Rick Kennon Juez, Corte Suprema, Lugar Núm. 6 Representante de los Estados Unidos, Distrito Núm. 31 Kent Lester KT Musselman Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal COUNTY Appeals CONDADO Juez Presidente, Corte de Apelaciones Christine Eady Mann Kathy Cheng County Chairman Mike Sweeney Criminales County Judge Presidente del Condado Juez del Condado Mike Clark Presiding Judge, Court of Criminal John Carter Sharon Keller Appeals STATE Juez Presidente, Corte de Apelaciones Kim Collins Gilby STATE David Bridges Frank Leffingwell ESTATAL Criminales ESTATAL

Governor Maria T. (Terri) Jackson Proposition #1 Governor Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Bill Gravell Gobernador Gobernador Place 7 Right to a 21st Century Public Juez, Corte de Apelaciones Criminales, Lugar 51 Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Education 51 Núm. 7 Judge, County Court-at-Law 1 Place 7 Should everyone in Texas have Juez, Corte de Ley del Condado 1 Tom Wakely Juez, Corte de Apelaciones Criminales, Lugar the right to quality public Greg Abbott Barbara Parker Hervey Núm. 7 education from pre-k to 12th Cedric Davis, Sr. Ramona Franklin grade, and affordable college and Barbara Krueger Brandy Hallford career training without the burden Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, of crushing student loan debt? Place 8 Juez, Corte de Apelaciones Criminales, Lugar Warren Oliver "Wow" Lupe Valdez State Senator, District 5 SECEDE Kilgore Núm. 8 Senador Estatal, Distrito Núm. 5 Proposición #1 Waterman Adrian Ocegueda El derecho a una educación Lieutenant Governor Dib Waldrip Judge, County Court-at-Law 2 pública del siglo 21 Gobernador Teniente Juez, Corte de Ley del Condado 2 ¿Deberían todos en Texas tener James Jolly Clark Meg Walsh derecho a una educación pública de Michelle Slaughter calidad de pre-kínder a duodécimo grado, y formación universitaria y Joe Mumbach Brian E. Cronin entrenamiento de carrera asequible Dan Patrick Jay Brandon Laura Barker sin la carga masiva de la deuda de Jeffrey Payne Glenn "Grumpy" Williams préstamos estudiantiles? Scott Milder State Senator, District 5 Judge, County Court-at-Law 3 Senador Estatal, Distrito Núm. 5 Juez, Corte de Ley del Condado 3 Andrew White State Representative, District 52 For (A Favor De) Attorney General Representante Estatal, Distrito Núm. 52 Procurador General Grady Yarbrough Against (En Contra De) Harold Ramm Doug Arnold

Lieutenant Governor James Talarico Ken Paxton Charles Schwertner Judge, County Court-at-Law 4 Gobernador Teniente Juez, Corte de Ley del Condado 4 Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals District, Comptroller of Public Accounts State Representative, District 52 Place 2 Contralor de Cuentas Públicas Representante Estatal, Distrito Núm. 52 Juez, Corte de Apelaciones, Distrito Núm. 3, Mike Collier Lugar Núm. 2 John B. McMaster Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 7

Texas House of Representatives, District 136

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 What do you think is the most Is Texas doing enough to properly Our property tax system is broken What do you see as the most important issue this position will fund the education of our and everyone knows it. What is your critically underserved populations face? Why and what do you intend students? How would you do things suggestion to fi x it? in your district and what do you to do about it? diff erently? plan to do to bring more attention and resources to them?

ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 TONY DALE R Incumbent ★ Property taxes is an issue that’s I’m proud education remains the The appraisal system needs I think there’s many young families Age: 48 at the forefront of many of my No. 1 funded item in the Texas reform. I believe the various city that live in this area and sometimes Occupation: Small business owner constituents’ minds. They feel budget. We spend billions of councils and school districts need our elderly populations don’t get the taxes are too high and they dollars at the federal, state and to appoint their own members to the attention they need. We need to Education: B.A. in Political Science, The Ohio State grow too rapidly. We need to get local level on education. I think appraisal boards, because they’re keep in mind that there are people University a handle on our appraisal system what people want to see from the more accountable to citizens and who aren’t as mobile as they need Public offi ces held, if any: State Representative and our property taxes because It’s system is results. We’re blessed to more sensitive to the concerns of to be and committed to working Hometown: Cedar Park potentially forcing people out of have Leander ISD as a top rated homeowners and restrict spending with local governments to get the their homes. school district, so I think people are at the city and school district level. funding they need in terms of state pleased with the results. grants to help cover those costs.

JOHN BUCY D The number one issue is education Absolutely not. In 2008, Texas used What you’re hearing out of the Pass Medicaid expansion. By failing Age: 33 and supporting our public schools. to pay for 50 percent of education governor and Republicans right to pass Medicaid expansion, over 10 Occupation: President / founder, Texas Our general vision is that we’ve costs. We have a mandate to fund now is, let’s just cap property years, we’ve cost our state over $65 got to do more to represent our public education, and that has tax increase. That’s not going to billion coming into our economy. Charter School Academic & Athletic League people and stand up for the issues dropped to 38 percent. We have to work. Property taxes go up when It’s hurt our economy and we’ve Education: B.A., Austin College (Sherman, TX) that matter to District 136. That’s fund public education at a higher education funding goes down. If we had to double pay for our health Public offi ces held, if any: Chairman of the supporting public education, level and get it back up to at least fund education at a proper amount, care. We’ve got millions of working Williamson County Democratic Party, 2016-2017 lowering property taxes, supporting 50 percent. We can do that without then the state legislature burden Texans, maybe 5 million, that would Hometown: Austin aff ordable healthcare, working on raising taxes, and that’s by cutting won’t be placed on property taxes. benefi t from Medicaid expansion. infrastructure issues. property loopholes.

Texas House of Representatives, District 47

PAUL D. WORKMAN R Incumbent ★ The most important issue in District Robin Hood is an awful deal and we We supported the 4 percent We’ve got a vibrant district with a Age: 66 47 is transportation. We’ve got need to get rid of that somehow. automatic rollback that was lot of people in it and I am not sure Occupation: Construction consultant projects all over the district that are The commission that was created proposed and it didn’t make it but we what “underserved” means. We being worked and I am watching in the last legislative session has supported the 4 percent automatic have a small portion of our district Education: Building Construction, Texas A&M ‘73 and making sure they happen. begun to meet and hopefully they rollback. The governor has his own that is in the lower socioeconomic Current offi ce held: State Representative, District 47 Transportation is the No. 1 issue. will come up with some solutions plan that puts a 2.5 percent revenue bracket and the important thing is Previous offi ce held: none that will work. We defi nitely need cap on municipalities and school to make sure we have good paying Hometown: Austin to do something about Robin Hood. districts and we’re looking at that. jobs in District 47. We need to keep But right now, if we can get the 4 regulations in check so that people percent rollback, it would be great. can get jobs.

JAY WILEY R In Travis County, property taxes are When 60 percent of the state Short term, I want to lower property In Travis County, we have six state Age: 41 No. 1. It’s reached a crisis level in budget goes to education, I think taxes, and the way that we do that House seats. We have advocates Occupation: Business owner, Luxe OB Travis County. That’s the No. 1 thing that’s good. What I would like to is we cut from the state budget. for everything from trees, to I hear at doors, and I have knocked see is less bureaucracy. I would There’s a lot of waste in the state lizards, to downtown development. Education: The Citadel on thousands and thousands of like to see the money get to the budget, I want to get rid of that In this district, we have a state Public offi ces held, if any: none doors. The No. 1 thing that I hear classroom. I would like to see us and give a really substantial cut to representative very focused on the Hometown: Galveston is property taxes are out of control, incentivize good teachers, and homeowners. Long term, I want construction industry. What we and they just can’t do it anymore; get bad teachers in another line of to do away with property taxes don’t have, and sorely need, is an it’s driving people out of Travis. work. entirely. I want to zero out property advocate for tax payers, No. 1. taxes.

The Texas House of Representatives is composed of 150 members, each elected for a two-year term. The duties of the legislature include consideration of proposed laws and resolutions, consideration of proposed constitutional amendments for submission to the voters, and appropriation of all funds for the operation of state government. All bills for raising revenue considered by the legislature must originate in the house of representatives. Page 8 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018

Texas House of Representatives, District 47 (cont.)

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: What do you think is the most Is Texas doing enough to properly Our property tax system is broken What do you see as the most PATTY VREDEVELT R important issue this position will fund the education of our and everyone knows it. What is your critically underserved populations face? Why and what do you intend students? How would you do things suggestion to fi x it? in your district and what do you to do about it? diff erently? plan to do to bring more attention and resources to them?

ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 CANDACE AYLOR D Healthcare. Because of a couple of No. The funds have been chipped Taxation is an issue that is very The people who are Age: 44 recent developments, Texas did not away at for several sessions. They important to the constituents of underrepresented are the working Occupation: Registered nurse join the Aff ordable Care Act. The have not addressed the disparities this district, and I understand why class. It is the laborer that works way Texas got around that is several and the imbalance and recapture it is. I would defer to leaders that for the contractor that is often not Education: ASN, El Centro College, BA in Healthcare multi-million dollar grants from the plan. What we have now is a need understand the taxation issue well represented in the way that Administration, Ashford University “fat cat.” We are going to have to to correct that and also increase better than I do, and I would have to our Legislature caters to, or has in Public offi ces held, if any: Several committees make provisions for that, and that funding. We have to fi nd ways to as a legislator try to educate myself the past catered more to people Hometown: Austin will be the responsibility of the 86th level the playing fi eld a little bit more about how the taxation issue with, than the people without Legislature. without putting so much of the for property owners is imbalanced. opportunities. burden on homeowners.

ELAINA FOWLER D Issues with development and with Inequitable school funding creates Because of recapture of property We all are currently the most Age: 42 our water here in the Hill Country, conditions that violate U.S. citizens’ taxes, we are having numerous underserved population. Our needs Occupation: Executive director the overdevelopment in our claims for equal opportunities. The bond issues. The over development are not being met by our current environment and really making state is not meeting its equitable is also linked to our public state representative. Our district in Education: International Business, Wesleyan College sure we handle it in a socially and funding requirement. The state’s education and overcrowding. If the the past, has not been known for Public offi ces held, if any: District 10 Appointee environmentally responsible way. budget for school funding has fallen superintendents underestimate being very diverse. We are getting to the City of Austin’s African American Resource One of the key issues is making from 50 percent to 38 percent. the number for attendance due populations of minority people. In Advisory Commission sure constituents understand the Quality public education for all to a new development, they don’t order to really address these issues, Hometown: Birmingham, Alabama importance of where we stand on Texans who seek it is something get additional make up cost for the I think it’s going to take a lot of natural resources. that I would support. extra students. communication and educatio needs.

SHERI SOLTES D The most important issue is that No, Texas is failing miserably and The things I am proposing in Everybody is underserved. Anybody Age: 58 people want their families to be that’s a main issue for me. There addressing education would also who is not in the 1 percent of Occupation: Founder of Service Dogs, Inc. safe when they’re traveling through are a lot of ways we can increase apply to giving us a more reasonable the highest income hoarders is the district. Because of rampant revenues that go directly to property tax. Creating more revenue underserved. That includes women, Education: B.A. University of Texas. Doctor of overdevelopment. One of the main education without increasing taxes through other means that don’t put that includes children, that includes Jurisprudence, UT School of Law ways to address this is through on us. One is closing the corporate an extra burden on us. Also Texas anybody who’s a racial or an ethnic or Public offi ces held, if any: Board of Directors, using all of the technologies tax loopholes that have been ranked 44th in quality of public school a cultural minority. The way I would Assistance Dogs International, North America available in addition to building new lavished on foreign multinational education and so what the state’s address it is to have an inclusive Hometown: Austin roads. We can use technologies for corporations to motivate them to been doing hasn’t been working. I legislative practice that includes ride sharing, mass transit. set up shop in Texas. think we should be number one. everyone at the table.

VIKKI GOODWIN D Our biggest issue is the school Beyond education, traffi c is an issue. With our property taxes, a lot of Those who are struggling to be able Age: 50 fi nance system. Our school districts We have so much growth here times the commercial buildings to aff ord to live in the district. Our Occupation: Real estate broker send the most money back to the and we haven’t planned for that are not being valued at their actual housing prices have gone up quite a state in our recapture and it’s on an adequately with our roads. We also value. So you fi nd that the large high lot. I volunteer with Austin Habitat Education: B.B.A. from University of Texas; MPA unsustainable trajectory for these don’t have a mass transit system that value buildings are not paying their for Humanity. The State Legislature (Master of Public Aff airs) from LBJ School of Public districts. Just as an example, last year really works for people. We don’t share of property taxes. Meanwhile can help with block grants or just Aff airs the Austin School District sent $400 have anything that reaches all areas with individual property tax payers, some way to support organizations Public offi ces held, if any: none million to the state and this year it of the city. That needs to change typically our values are very close to that help with our aff ordable housing Hometown: Dallas was $530 million and next year it is because we are going to continue to the true market value. issue I think we should be looking at estimated to be around $630 million. have the growth continue. that.

WILL SIMPSON D The cost of the education index I already answered this. The next Yes, it is directly tied back to school There are some recent studies out Age: 52 (CEI) and the way it is calculated issue is addressing our traffi c fi nance. The way property taxes are that show the Hispanic community Occupation: Technology executive; COO to facilitate the recapture has an situation. Addressing traffi c is fi rst to collected and redistributed is the is the most underserved. Our current outsized impact on Central Texas as understand it, there is not going to problem, overall state budgeting. representation listens to the few of New Iron a whole and District 47 indirectly. be a silver bullet. Understanding how The answer to that is it has to be donors and the party because there Education: Attended UT at Austin with a focus in The population of District 47 needs to work with both our counties and addressed in school fi nance fi rst and isn’t a cap on how we receive funds mechanical and electrical engineering to understand that their property giving the funds put in place correctly then everything else to come out of into this race. It puts representatives Public offi ces held, if any: none tax is literally a result of the state is paramount. The fi rst step is to start that. in place that they can have a small Hometown: Austin mismanagement of the school bringing some people together. handful of people give all the money fi nance system. that they listen to.

The Texas House of Representatives is composed of 150 members, each elected for a two-year term. The duties of the legislature include consideration of proposed laws and resolutions, consideration of proposed constitutional amendments for submission to the voters, and appropriation of all funds for the operation of state government. All bills for raising revenue considered by the legislature must originate in the house of representatives. Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 9

State Senate, District 5

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: What do you think is the most Is Texas doing enough to properly Our property tax system is broken What do you see as the most MEG WALSH D important issue this position will fund the education of our and everyone knows it. What is your critically underserved populations face? Why and what do you intend students? How would you do things suggestion to fi x it? in your district and what do you to do about it? diff erently? plan to do to bring more attention and resources to them?

ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 CHARLES SCHWERTNER R It’s been the greatest honor of my We desperately need to make I was proud to support a reasonable As Chairman of the Senate Incumbent ★ life to serve as your voice in the reforms that acknowledge the limitation on how quickly Committee on Health and Human Age: 47 Texas Senate. I am committed to modern challenges and realities governments would be allowed to Services, I’ve fought to protect fi ghting for our rights and our shared associated with providing a free and raise their property taxes without vulnerable Texans who are unable Occupation: Orthopedic surgeon conservative values. This upcoming equitable system of public schools. triggering a rollback election and to protect themselves. I took on bad Education: M.D., UT Medical at Galveston session, we need to continue the Whatever new school fi nance putting the question to the taxpayers nursing homes in Texas and passed Current offi ce held: State Senator, Senate District 5 eff ort to keep our border secure as reform we’re able to build consensus themselves. Overall, I think it’s going legislation to protect our seniors from (2013-present) well as work to address the broken around cannot negatively impact to take buy in from multiple levels abuse and neglect. I’ve also fought Hometown: Georgetown, Texas appraisal process and skyrocketing the students and families I represent of government – including cities, to expand mental health resources, property taxes. in Senate District 5. counties, and school districts. especially for our veterans.

HAROLD RAMM R The main reason I’m running is I’m No. There’s been no signifi cant Again, it goes back to correcting the We need to increase the capacity of Age: 71 a retired superintendent. One of increase in funding since about school fi nance system. Each taxing our behavioral healthcare. There’s a Occupation: Retired public school the biggest issues we have is the 2001. The cost of living has gone up entity within the county has a certain number of people out there that we increase of property taxes. I don’t a tremendous amount during that number of votes depending on what identify as having mental issues, but superintendent think we can ever have meaningful time. Everything is being controlled portion of the taxes they collect. there is no place for them to get the Education: M.Ed. Our Lady of the Lake University tax reduction until we create a new by the state rather than the local Even though we need that for equity, care they need. Our law enforcement and Ed, D. Texas A&M University ‘90. school fi nance system. Right now, board of trustees or even the it creates a situation where you have are having to take care of these Public offi ces held, if any: none this past session, they put $2.7 billion appraisal district. The situation with to continue having rising property mentally ill people, and they aren’t Hometown: Florence, Texas that people paid on school taxes into teachers is their salaries haven’t values as long as property is selling at equipped to treat them. They’re just the general fund. increased since then. a high rate and people are moving in. housing them for the time being.

BRIAN CRONIN D The most important issue is No. The Texas Lege has set it up Part of why it’s broken is because the My mantra in this campaign has Age: 39 improving our public education so that specifi cally public school state isn’t funding public schools. We been to bring balance and integrity Occupation: Father, husband, business system. Right now, Texas is ranked funding will continue to go down need to make sure that that money back to the state capital in 2018. I 43rd in the country in terms of public over the next few years. We need to is coming in to our school system think we need to build programs improvement consultant school quality K-12. One way to fi x it fi nd ways to bring in new revenue to and the state is contributing all the that work for all people, and that Education: Ph.D. Penn State University is for the Texas Lege to better fund the state to fund public education. resources that they need to schools includes minority groups, certainly Public offi ces held, if any: Williamson County our school system. We need to give We can do this by building an and other local traffi c and road women’s rights, children and foster Democratic Precinct Chair all families a chance to get a great innovative workforce with the skills systems. We want to make sure the care, people with mental health Hometown: Austin public education from the multitude of the future: tech skills, engineering state is doing their part so counties issues and any disadvantaged of public schools we have. skills, and renewable energy skills. can bring their rates down. groups in our district.

GLENN “GRUMPY” WILLIAMS D Protection of our vulnerable citizens. No. Not even close. First, we need First, make sure that Texas has a The most vulnerable populations are Age: 67 We need to develop methods to to get away from the “Robin Hood” system in place to defend the tax the children, disabled and elderly. Occupation: Attorney engage many more citizens in the system. It sets up an unfair system. assessments. I think the Attorney The way I would give more resources state of Texas and help meet the It’s going to be a disaster if we try General’s offi ce needs to develop to them is the establishment of Education: B.A. with honors in Government UT 1973, needs of not only children, but to impose it on property damaged a special unit with the the counties vulnerable citizens commissioner, J.D. UT 1976 the elderly and disabled. One of by Hurricane Harvey. We need to that comes in to defend anytime which would be an elected post. Public offi ces held, if any: none the proposals I have made is we restore the franchise tax and all the you’ve got an assessment war with There should be someone who is Hometown: Austin establish an elected commissioner, other taxes we cut in 2015. We need a company. Also, we need to make actively campaigning to see what as opposed to the appointed system to go ahead and have the state pay sure the tax assessor and collectors can be done to make sure the elderly we have now. back to the amount we paid in 1998. are using the same information. and disable are adequately served. State Senate, District 9 U.S. House of Representatives, District 21

NEITHER CANDIDATE RESPONDED: REPUBLICAN CANDIATES: Incumbent Lamar Smith (R) is not seeking re-election DEMOCRAT CANDIATES: KIRK WATSON D Incumbent ★ Chip Roy William Negley Eric Burkhart Francisco Canseco Foster Hagen Joseph Kopser GEORGE R. HINDMAN R Ivan Andarza Jason Isaac Peggy Wardlaw Mauro Garza Matt McCall Mary Street Wilson Susan Narvaiz Al M. Poteet Jennifer Sarver Anthony J. White Derrick Crowe Samuel Temple Ryan Krause Robert Stovall Autry J. Pruitt Elliot McFadden

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U.S. House of Representatives, District 31

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 Texas is an energy state, historically The tax reform bill was recently The Children’s Health Insurance Based on the local needs of your that has meant fossil fuels, but passed amid controversy. What do Program and Medicare have been district what do you believe is the in recent years more and more you feel was right or good about topics of extreme debate in recent top priority for your constituents renewable resource industries it, and what do you feel was wrong years, both over the value of the and what is your plan to address it have thrived in Texas. What do you and needs to be addressed? What programs and their cost. Based on if elected? believe is the right energy policy do you propose to address those where we are today, where do you now and for the future and what do issues? believe we should go and what is you see as the role of Congress in Congress’s role in getting there? steering that? ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 JOHN CARTER R Incumbent ★ When it comes down to it, I proudly supported and voted Obamacare was a disaster. I think Top priority for my constituents is Age: 76 being dependent on foreign for the Tax Cut and Job Act. You the realization is coming. Just here for us to continue to prosper using Occupation: U.S. Congressman oil is a dangerous business. It’s can look at what’s going on in the in Texas we have an 82 percent Texas values, not Washington something that can get us in a lot country and see the economic increase in our premium costs. We values. What we see as the needs Education: University of Texas School of Law ‘69, of trouble. For American energy confi dence is back we have 175 and have the policy, which I think is of our constituents, we probably Texas Tech University ‘64 to be independent, I believe in a growing announcements of pay unconstitutional, forcing people have the largest constituent base Current offi ce held: U.S. Congressional District 31 comprehensive and innovative raises, bonuses, raising minimum to choose between healthcare and in the United States as a result of representative since 2003. energy policy. I want sustainable wages from large and small basic needs. The CHIP program having the largest military base in Hometown: Round Rock energy that we can sustain over the companies all over the country. has been a good program, and has the United States. Therefore we long haul maximizing what we’ve We just had Charlie Bravo Aviation been, in my opinion, enhanced see everything from social security got. We could probably be energy in Georgetown, they gave bonuses beyond where it should be. We issues, tax issues, immigration independent with the use of natural because the tax code allows them did more for it with the last vote issues. I would argue I’ve got gas in our modern way of fi nding to. Ninety percent of the taxpayers to extend that program fi ve years. the best constituent services it. That can give us independence. in this country are going to be able The only solution to the problem department in the United States. Let’s look at everything. to see an increase in their checks. is patient-centered healthcare with We are on top of every need. We your own doctor and getting the should help those who need it. government out of healthcare.

MIKE SWEENEY R I believe in all sources of energy. I believe in the fair tax, coupled with CHIP has been extended by fi ve District 31 is growing dramatically Age: 66 Any source, going from coal to oil to the repeal of 16th amendment on years. So that’s a completed eff ort. I and we are trying to get Occupation: Retired CEO of tech company gas to nuclear should be available the income tax. I think everyone think being in the free market arena, infrastructure that addresses that to the state and the consumers. I should pay their fair share of taxes. I want to see us get back to a freer growth and funding for road projects Education: B.S. degree, Boise State University. do not believe in subsidising energy That ensures everyone has skin in and open marketplace. I would like I also look at water as an area that Public offi ce held, if any: elected twice to the board to the exclusion of other energies. the game, and you can adjust it for to see health savings accounts to needs to be addressed. We need of a Special Utility District I believe they should compete one the impoverished to give them a incent people to save and use their long range water planning. I’d like Hometown: Georgetown, Texas on one with other energy sources. credit at the beginning of the year monies wisely so they know what to see aquifer recharge programs What Congress can do is repeal the so they’re not impacted unduly. The they’re paying for. I’d like to see with support from the Federal subsidies associated with those tax program that was passed was a tort reform, as I see it’s an essential government to expand storage and sources of energy that are receiving huge improvement over what we piece of expanding healthcare and capacity. Those are just some of funds. I believe in free markets, and had previously. It did incentivise availability. I’d like to see the ability the areas I’d like to see addressed. I don’t think Congress should pick business to bring monies back from of interstate insurance capability. I I’m also in favor of repealing the winners and losers. It should ensure foreign sources, and I think that will think Congress can add signifi cantly budget sequester. It cost 90,000 jobs things are safe, sound and secure. A grow the economy. Anything we can to the opportunities within the indirectly, and 17,000 direct jobs. I’m free market should determine what do to fl atten and broaden the tax industry to expand it out. in favor of fully funding the military energy sources we are using. structure, then the more I support it. to recover our district.

CHRISTINE EADY MANN D Texas can and should remain an I would have agree to lower the tax I’m in favor of conversion to a There is a portion of my district Age: 52 energy state. We just need to rate, but not to the degree that it was Medicare for all single payer system that tends to get less attention Occupation: Family practice physician transition to renewable energy as our done. The way that it was done didn’t across the board. Eventually we than it should, and that’s the rural main source for energy production. In level the playing fi eld for small and will need to shore up CHIP and the communities. We need investments Education: B.S. in Microbiology from UT Arlington. District 31 we have an abundance of medium businesses. I would have Aff ordable Care Act exchanges so in infrastructure that includes Medical Degree from University of North Texas/Texas wind and sun, and there’s no reason made the corporate tax rate in the people can aff ord to stay on those not only roads, but internet College of Osteopathic Medicine. why we can’t convert to renewable 28 to 29 percent range and close all plans while transitioning. Ultimately, access, water access and access Public offi ces held, if any: none energy and keep Texas as a strong the loopholes that way corporations after being in practice for 25 years to healthcare. We need to expand Hometown: Arlington leader in energy production. My would pay the same rates as small having contracted with every plan to those communities and in that legislative priority, where energy is and medium businesses. In terms out there, the goal for me is to switch expansion we will bring in good concerned, is to follow the lead of of personal tax rate, it’s a shame to a Medicare for all single payer jobs and have people stay in those Citizens Climate Lobby, which is a that the corporate tax rates were system. It will cost less and save the communities. That conversion to stepwise planned approach to induce made permanent and the personal country and the economy money. renewable energy is something we current energy producers who are were not. I would have increased Everyone is covered and won’t have could use as a form of job creation using carbon based fuels to convert to tax breaks for the middle class and to worry about losing their insurance in the community. non-carbon based fuels. It’s done in a working poor. from job loss, pre-existing conditions way that does not harm consumers. or moving to another state.

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U.S. House of Representatives, District 31 (cont.)

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 Texas is an energy state, historically The tax reform bill was recently The Children’s Health Insurance Based on the local needs of your that has meant fossil fuels, but passed amid controversy. What do Program and Medicare have been district what do you believe is the in recent years more and more you feel was right or good about topics of extreme debate in recent top priority for your constituents renewable resource industries it, and what do you feel was wrong years, both over the value of the and what is your plan to address it have thrived in Texas. What do you and needs to be addressed? What programs and their cost. Based on if elected? believe is the right energy policy do you propose to address those where we are today, where do you now and for the future and what do issues? believe we should go and what is you see as the role of Congress in Congress’s role in getting there? steering that? ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 KENT LESTER D We need to maintain a balance. I do like the concept of looking at I do understand in Congress that Both locally and even for every Age: 60 Clearly the future is what we now the rates and simplifying it. I wish you have to give and take a little American is the concept of Occupation: teacher, retired U.S. Army consider to be alternative fuels. we had done more reform, but it bit, and there is compromise, but healthcare, and the concept that We need to move away from fossil seemed like primarily just a cut for using CHIP as a tool to negotiate we have health insurance. With Lt. Colonel fuels for any number of reasons. corporate businesses. Going into was unconscionable. The President us being the wealthiest country in Education: Bachelors of Political Science, US Military One pragmatic reason is because it, it sounded like we were going himself created the problem with the world, there should be a basic Academy at West Point ‘80 they’re non-renewable. The future to simplify it, and they didn’t. the DREAMERS. He didn’t have to standard for basic healthcare for Public offi ce held, if any: none is going to be including everything, Looking at the diff erent levels was take any action, he created that all. When I talk to people, they are Hometown: Belton, Texas wind power and solar power. As far worthwhile, but the corporate tax chaos. It should be part of Medicaid afraid that either through a pre- as Congress, we should be funding cuts were too quick and too deep, and the regular bill, it shouldn’t be existing condition or a child, or that research into renewable resources and the emphasis was supposed to separated out. As part of Medicaid as they would lose their job, within 30 to provide consumer incentives. be on the middle class, but it turns a whole, it should automatically be to 60 days they could be without We already subsidise the fossil fuel out it’s going to be helping the funded every year. Congress can tie mandatory healthcare. To me, the industry as it is and always have. donor classes and the wealthiest, them to infl ation so there’s not this number one is coming up with a I don’t see why it would be bad or who need it the least. need every budget cycle to get into healthcare system that covers all diff erent to subsidise other energy battles. Americans. sources.

MARY JENNINGS “MJ” HEGAR D We spend too much time arguing I am not a supporter of the tax The focus needs to be bringing My top priority is the economy Age: 41 about the science of climate change reform bill. For the people who see in the skyrocketing costs as the and job creation. I think we have a Occupation: Public speaker and not enough about the pragmatic a few extra dollars in their paycheck, insurance companies profi t. The lot potential in this district that is implications of transferring our that is a benefi t. But I think that’s a system is set up to benefi t insurance being untapped in agriculture and Education: BA in Sociology and Executive dependence on foreign oil to a sleight of hand and it won’t always companies and we need to fi x that. we have one of the largest military MBA from the University of Texas renewable energy platform. Being be there. We need our tax code to Everyone should have access to bases in our district that we need to Public offi ces held, if any: none a combat veteran, I’m a big fan of be simplifi ed and benefi t the middle quality aff ordable healthcare. I think be drawing industries here to keep Hometown: Leander the idea that we can completely get class more. Under the guise of job we speak too often to everyone veterans in our district because they off our dependence on foreign oil creation and economic reform, having access without factoring in make our district better. My second because it complicates our foreign we’re not seeing the benefi t of that the aff ordable part of that. I was issue would be national security policy environment. We can’t just especially when it comes with the in the health industry during the for our country in general. I think switch to clean renewable energy price tag of trillions of dollars of implementation for the Aff ordable a lot of our veterans would agree without understanding the impact defi cit that it’s going to cost. I’m for Healthcare Act and I got to see at the we need to elect people who know we have on the oil industry, but we protecting the middle class. administrative level the crisis that is what it means to hold top secret need to help it transform into a clean, our unsustainable rising healthcare security clearance. renewable industry. costs in relation to our GDP, and something needs to be done.

MIKE CLARK D In Central Texas, I defi nitely see there I think the concept of trying to Renewing the existing CHIP Ft. Hood is our closest and largest Age: 52 being a big potential in wind and solar simplify it was a good idea, but at the program is a must. That’s a safety military installation in the district. Occupation: Geospatial technology energy manufacturing. We have a lot end I think it actually made it more net for many children, and taking There’s two things to address of rural land out here that can serve a complicated. I think the middle class care of healthcare needs is a big there. One is post-traumatic professional dual purpose in both solar and wind got the raw end of the deal. Their preventative measure. As you get stress disorder (PTSD). We had Education: Bachelors, University of Texas; Masters, energy. Congress can also incentivise tax cuts are only temporary. And if older, your health needs rise, and two big wars recently in Iraq and Stephen F. Austin State University by helping jumpstart projects with you’re middle class and you rely on starting off with healthy living and Afghanistan, but also all the other Public offi ces held, if any: none grant funding from the National deductions like gifts for charity, and good healthcare at an early age is a wars we’ve had before that as well. Hometown: Tomball, Texas Science Foundation for developing your state property tax deductions, must. I defi nitely see the future of About 20 veterans commit suicide new technologies and being able you got the short end of the stick. On integrating CHIP into an expanded every day, and the leading cause is to grant low interest loans through the business side, there’s still holes in universal health care system, and we PTSD.Their services and programs the small business administration there that a lot of corporations use. have diff erent options for that and are underfunded and understaff ed. is a great start. I think through a They need to pay their fair share too. having infrastructure like Medicare PTSD is the true cost of war, and collaborative eff ort between the It costs money to keep up our military that people can buy into can both we need to be mindful of that going state government and Congress we and infrastructure strong. help our children, our middle class, forward. can make Texas a rising star in the as well as our elderly. renewable resource industry.

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U.S. House of Representatives, District 25

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: Texas is an energy state, historically The tax reform bill was recently The Children’s Health Insurance Based on the local needs of your that has meant fossil fuels, but passed amid controversy. What do Program and Medicare have been district what do you believe is the ROGER WILLIAMS R Incumbent ★ in recent years more and more you feel was right or good about topics of extreme debate in recent top priority for your constituents renewable resource industries it, and what do you feel was wrong years, both over the value of the and what is your plan to address it have thrived in Texas. What do you and needs to be addressed? What programs and their cost. Based on if elected? believe is the right energy policy do you propose to address those where we are today, where do you now and for the future and what do issues? believe we should go and what is you see as the role of Congress in Congress’s role in getting there? steering that? ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 CHETAN PANDA D Energy policy needs to be focused The biggest problem with the bill The cost of CHIP is relatively Healthcare. It’s not only access to Age: 27 on energy consumption and energy is it adds to the defi cit, and the inexpensive. We should make that quality aff ordable healthcare. It’s Occupation: Former portfolio manager production and how we’re doing national debt. What that means funding permanent so that we don’t also in the rural portions of this them. There’s an environmental is in the future we’re going to have this problem again where district where these hospitals are the Education: International Economics from argument and an economic have to cut programs that people states are running out of money for biggest employers in the counties Georgetown University argument. I want to reduce the depend on such as Medicare our children. For Medicare, we need oftentimes. If the Republicans had Public offi ces held, if any: none demand for energy. One way we and Social Security. We cannot to strengthen our commitment to repealed the ACA, you would have Hometown: Austin can do that is invest in electrical aff ord to cut those. That betrays Medicare. I don’t want to see cuts seen a lot of those hospitals close. infrastructure, how we transfer our commitment to our seniors to Medicare in terms of reducing There’s also an economic eff ect. energy to make it effi cient, and the poor, and this country is the defi cit. That’s something I see as First, what I want to do is protect the weatherize buildings so they need about helping people have the a bad thing. I want to expand access ACA so we don’t go backwards from and demand less energy, and the opportunity to succeed and those to Medicare, for all portions of of where we are in terms of healthcare. third is to increase fuel emission programs are instrumental in doing the population. I want to transfer to a Medicare-for- standards. On the energy production so and securing quality of life for all system so that employers and side, I want to invest in wind and people. individuals can voluntarily buy into solar energy and that’s right here in a plan. the rural portions of the district.

CHRIS PERRI D I think we have to get toward 100 I think it’s mostly wrong. I would Congress’s role is to make sure The top priority is having Age: 36 percent renewables. We can become agree with the principle of everybody has healthcare. I truly representatives who they can trust Occupation: Attorney the renewable energy capital of simplifying the tax code. I believe believe we have to invest in CHIP, and will listen to their concerns. We the world here in Texas. We have all of these deduction loopholes are otherwise we have people dying. have an absentee Congressperson Education: M.A., Economics, University so much infrastructure for wind being abused by the top 1 percent. It’s a travesty that we spend more with Roger Williams who never of Illinois-Chicago; J.D., UT School of Law; B.A., and solar. It will not only help our These benefi ts are not going to money per capita in this country on talks to the people of the district Southwestern University environment, it will create great the people who need them. What I healthcare and yet have some of and only cares about his donors. We Public offi ces held, if any: none jobs for people. I foresee some type think needs to be done is eliminate the worst life-expectancy outcomes have to restore accountability in our Hometown: Austin of New Deal program where the the loopholes that they and in the developed world. If the government. We can’t have people Federal government works with corporations take advantage of. A government wants to save money, like Williams who are out there self- locality and fi gures out infrastructure lot of these tax loopholes are for the Congress can create universal dealing, amending consumer safety needs. Then bring those jobs at $15 top 1 percent to game the system. healthcare so that everybody is bills in order to benefi t his auto an hour with paid family and sick I want it to be simplifi ed, in a way covered and we can have less dealership. My priorities are ending leave to impact the labor market that doesn’t favor corporations and costly life-saving operations and partisan gerrymandering so voters where private companies will now the 1 percent. it will reduce the total amount can pick their representatives have to compete with these great spent with people using less costly instead of representatives picking Federal jobs. preventative care. their voters.

JULIE OLIVER D Texas has historically relied on fossil Tax is my background. When I came I think Congress needs to fund CHIP What I’m hearing from people, Age: 45 fuels, creating thousands of jobs for out of law school, I spent fi ve years and Medicare fully. Historically, regardless of whether they’re in Occupation: Attorney Texans. In recent years, we have in the tax world. You can encourage Medicare and Social Security were Austin or Hamilton, is access to been working toward renewable or discourage behavior with the tax programs that were never targeted healthcare. This is where my skills Education: UT Arlington, B.B.A.- energy in wind and solar and we’re code. I don’t think the tax bill did a lot by Congress, by either party. and expertise can be utilized. I’ve Accounting; UT School of Law, JD leading the nation in those fi elds. I of good. I view it as a mass transfer Medicare is being targeted to pay for been in this world for the last 15 Public offi ces held, if any: Appointed to Travis see Congress’s role in encouraging of wealth to the wealthiest 1 percent this tax bill. What I fi nd unfair about years. In our rural communities, if County Healthcare District June 2017 investments in those two fi elds so of Americans. I don’t think it benefi ts that is people who have paid for this we do not shore up the fi nancing Hometown: Austin that our displaced workers in fossil 99 percent of America. I would work system their entire careers are now of healthcare, we will see rural fuels can move into a similar line of to undo it. It was a knee jerk reaction seeing limitations in something they hospitals close. If any of our rural work in renewable energies. That to pass this legislation because it cuts paid into. Congress’ role is to protect hospitals close because Medicare can look like providing tax credits to revenue so severely over 10 years Medicare and we need to protect or Medicaid funding is not there, renewable energy companies, and that major programs will need to be the most vulnerable of our society, that’s going to be a life altering investing in grants and education defunded or we’ll need to rework especially our youth and our elderly. event for the people who live in in this area. I also believe in moving budgets. When I get to Congress, I those communities. So I think for toward a carbon fee and dividend need to work toward undoing some this particular district, healthcare is and a tax on fossil fuel production. of the damage it has done. vitally important.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fi xed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Texas has 36. Page 16 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018

U.S. House of Representatives, District 25 (cont.)

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: Texas is an energy state, historically The tax reform bill was recently The Children’s Health Insurance Based on the local needs of your that has meant fossil fuels, but passed amid controversy. What do Program and Medicare have been district what do you believe is the ROGER WILLIAMS R Incumbent ★ in recent years more and more you feel was right or good about topics of extreme debate in recent top priority for your constituents renewable resource industries it, and what do you feel was wrong years, both over the value of the and what is your plan to address it have thrived in Texas. What do you and needs to be addressed? What programs and their cost. Based on if elected? believe is the right energy policy do you propose to address those where we are today, where do you now and for the future and what do issues? believe we should go and what is you see as the role of Congress in Congress’s role in getting there? steering that? ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 KATHI THOMAS D We need to move fossil fuel subsidies They gave the richest people not CHIP should be made permanent. What I hear from my constituents Age: 65 and tax breaks off of fossil fuels and only more money, but a higher To use our kids’ health as a political is they’re concerned about Occupation: Special event designer/planner over to renewables. We have great percentage on their tax breaks, football is immoral. People depend healthcare. Once you leave Travis areas where we can have solar and which makes no sense to me. on Medicare. If Congress would quit County, it tends to be a little more Education: B.A., UT Austin wind farms. It will help us advance Small businesses that had less than taking money out of the so-called Republican and older than average. Public offi ces held, if any: Hays County Precinct with jobs for the future and help $50,000 or less in taxable income entitlement program and shore They may not like the ACA, but chair 2008-2015. Hays County Democratic Party us become completely energy got a tax increase. It went from 15 them up, we’d be in a much better they sure do like their Medicare. Treasurer from 2007-2008. independent. It doesn’t make sense to 21 percent. That’s going to hurt a position. I think we should allow They want to make sure they can Hometown: Woodville, Texas to keep doing what we’ve been doing lot of mom and pop businesses. We people to opt in as a buy-in at age continue to access doctors and for the last 100 years. Climate change need to take back the tax breaks 55 and drop it down every year to hospitals. Roger Williams has is happening, it’s a science issue and that we’ve given to the richest of the 45, 35 until everyone is able to opt voted to cut Medicaid innumerable fossil fuels contribute to it. It makes rich. Companies don’t increase their in to it for a much better cost, we’re times. If they cut Medicaid, that’s economic sense when you factor in supply just because they have a tax going to be getting a much better pretty much the lifeline for these all the costs of fossil fuels. We need to break. I would exempt the $2,000 in return for our money on that. I think rural hospitals, and they will close. retrain the people who are working in tax dividends and capital gains and we need to move toward universal They’re also often one of the largest fossil fuels so they can get into these tax the rest. I want to encourage healthcare. employers in town. jobs of the future. middle income people to invest.

WEST HANSEN D Texas leads the world in wind energy. I don’t see a lot of right in it at all. The bigger picture is the fact that It’s my job to listen to my Age: 55 We have more electricity generated I think it was a lot of poor timing taxpayers pay for all healthcare that constituents, and so far what Occupation: Licensed social worker/owner by wind than any other country. I for tax breaks because we’re at individuals do not pay for. We need I’m hearing the top priority is think fossil fuels are here to stay below 4 percent unemployment to fi nd a way to prepare for those healthcare. As a social worker, I of a custom barn building company for a while and we need to clean up and corporations are making healthcare costs, including those have a strong background and Education: B.S. in Psychology from Southwest Texas that area. I’m disheartened by the record profi t. There’s no argument who cannot aff ord their own health knowledge in Medicaid and State University lowering of regulations for fracking to be made for helping private care. It’s ridiculous that we’re funding Medicare, teacher’s retirement, Public offi ce held, if any: none and oil distribution and refi neries. I organizations expand by whatever such a successful program on a week veteran services and private Hometown: League City, Texas want to enhance and continue tax tax savings they have nor is there an to week basis when we know we’re plans. This is what I do for a breaks and incentives for sustainable argument for hiring more workers, going to have this expense two years living. Everywhere I go, people energy industries. I don’t think there’s because less than 4 percent down the road. We need to have one are concerned about the cost any losing side of that. It’s not hurting unemployment is phenomenal. We fallback healthcare plan for people and access of healthcare. That’s the oil industry and there’s no loss of don’t need tax incentives in this of all ages instead of all of these my strongest priority to make revenue for oil companies. There’s no robust economy. It’s creating more individual programs, and that’s why healthcare aff ordable and available loss of revenue from anyone in the oil defi cit spending and more debt. I’m for systematically expanding for everybody. companies, but I think Texas is going Medicare. We do need to protect the to be a leader in renewable energy. weakest among us.

U.S. House of Representatives, District 10

KEVIN NELSON D I believe that global warming is It gave big tax breaks to corporations Healthcare is one of the top issues we I think the top priority is aff ordable Age: 49 a serious threat, not just to our and gave a few crumbs to working face in the country. I want to play a healthcare. That is an enormous Occupation: Educator environment, but to our economy people, which I think is a usual part in getting aff ordable healthcare issue for a lot of people. A lot of and national security. We have to Republican strategy. Giving big for everyone. So fi rst of all, I would people are underserved by their Education: B.S., Texas A&M; PhD, Stanford keep that in mind. I think we do need breaks to the rich and a little tiny like to support Medicaid expansion. I insurance. A lot of times it’s very Hometown: Austin to be looking forward to renewable break to everyone else so they can would like to see it expanded in every hard to know what your insurance energy sources, and Congress say everyone got a big tax cut. So I state. I would like to see the Federal will cover, even after you’ve gotten defi nitely has a role to play in that. would do the exact opposite. Rich government do whatever it can to medical treatment. It’s very hard to We need to keep pushing on wind people can easily aff ord to bear the encourage all of the states to expand predict what sort of bills you’ll get. power. A big issue with wind power is tax burden, and working people need Medicaid. I would like to revive the That’s one of the things I would storing the electricity once it’s been a real tax break. I would cut taxes on public option, which was originally like to address. If we’re going to generated. That’s an area we can working people, and the top two, a part of the Aff ordable Healthcare regulate health insurance, part of make some real progress. Energy three, four or fi ve percent can aff ord Act. I think it would increase choice the regulations should be clarity and conservation is really one of the best to pay more. I would like to ideally and competition. In general, I’d like making things simpler for ordinary ways to generate economic growth look at making the payroll tax more to see these benefi ts combined with people who need healthcare. It and generate jobs in the long run. progressive, because that hits a lot of public support for healthcare for should be easier to switch from one working people hard. everyone. health insurer to the other. Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 17

U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 (cont.)

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: Texas is an energy state, historically The tax reform bill was recently The Children’s Health Insurance Based on the local needs of your ★ that has meant fossil fuels, but passed amid controversy. What do Program and Medicare have been district what do you believe is the MICHAEL T. MCCAUL R Incumbent in recent years more and more you feel was right or good about topics of extreme debate in recent top priority for your constituents JOHN W. COOK R renewable resource industries it, and what do you feel was wrong years, both over the value of the and what is your plan to address it TAWANA WALTER D have thrived in Texas. What do you and needs to be addressed? What programs and their cost. Based on if elected? believe is the right energy policy do you propose to address those where we are today, where do you MADELINE K. EDEN D now and for the future and what do issues? believe we should go and what is RICHIE DEGROW W WITHDREW FROM RACE you see as the role of Congress in Congress’s role in getting there? steering that? ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 MATT HARRIS D Climate change is real and we’ve About the only thing I would agree The CHIP program in terms of The overriding problem we have in Age: 60 got to do something about that. We with the tax bill was increasing the cost is decimal dust in the Federal the U.S. is we’re developing a low Occupation: Data scientist need to move away from carbon child tax credit. I think that was long budget. It’s a no-brainer, it’s vastly wage economy. We need to turn extraction. Texas is in a unique overdue. Almost everything else I less expensive to fund it than to that around. We need a high wages Education: B.S. Chemical Engineering, position to lead that process. A lot of think is in the wrong direction. To not fund it. People are still going to economy and one that is friendly to University of Florida the skills and knowledge that guides reduce state taxes on borrowed have health problems and end up entrepreneurial activity. We need to Public offi ces held, if any: none the petroleum industry could guide money, in my view, was deeply in emergency rooms. It’s holding do that by way of shifting taxes from Hometown: Austin renewable energy systems. I think irresponsible and immoral. It’s a people hostage to get something work and shift them on to monopoly we need to move to renewables. It’s statement of encouraging dynastic else. Medicare, I support. In my power. The U.S. economy has layer going to take a while, and we need wealth that has never been a part view, the biggest problems are upon layer of monopoly power we’ve to get that underway. I see the role of the American psyche. A lot of the going to be in containing cost. come to accept. That’s why we have of Congress in setting up the right wealth in those states was never Republicans have opposed the extreme concentration of wealth incentives as one thing, and I’ve been taxed, so I’m opposed to that part. As things that would make the most and income that is not natural and public about advocating a carbon to the pass through tax portion, it’s diff erence, like using the powers it’s the result of a rigged economy. extraction tax. Congress needs to going to be an accounting nightmare of the Federal government to It can be undone through tax policy fund research around liquid fuels and and set off a lot of complexity that’s negotiate pharmaceutical prices. and some regulatory measures are replacements for natural gas. going to be counter-productive. called for.

MIKE SIEGEL D Energy independence for the My campaign is committed to I believe that healthcare is a human Priority No. 1 is healthcare for Age: 40 United States is very important. I’m repealing the 2017 Tax Cuts and right. In this country, one of the everyone. Priority No. 2 is to reinvest Occupation: Attorney glad under President Obama we Jobs Act, which I feel is an immoral richest nations in the world, it is in Texas and the Gulf Coast region secured that to great extent. The document. It transfers wealth from incomprehensible that we don’t have and put Texans back to work by Education: Brandeis University, B.A.; role of the Federal government is working people in government high quality healthcare for every having a massive Federal investment California State University - East Bay, Teaching to encourage safe, environmentally programs to the richest Americans. American. I support the bill sponsored in infrastructure, including roads, Credential; Cornell Law School, J.D. responsible energy sources for this It sets the stage for future posterity, by Sen. Bernie Sanders that would bridges and fl ood prevention Public offi ces held, if any: none country. If elected, I would support and attacks on Social Security, provide Medicare for all so that every facilities. The current proposal by Hometown: Austin investment in clean renewable Medicaid and Medicare. My American who wants it can access Rep. McCaul to fund a border wall energy. At the same time as we approach will be to share economic Federally funded healthcare. CHIP with tens of billions of dollars is transition from fossil fuels I want prosperity through progressive should be immediately and fully completely immoral and an example Congress to support workers in the taxation. Specifi cally the tax bill funded, but if we had Medicare for of a cynical and useless government fossil fuel energies to transition to is unfair because it takes away all, we wouldn’t need that program. policy. With that same money we can renewable resources. the ability for teachers to deduct Healthcare is a foundation of the put Central Texas to work, making us classroom expenses while allowing American economy and families. safe from catastrophic fl oods. Americans with private jets to claim We need healthcare to work to have a tax exemption. successful businesses.

TAMI WALKER D A lot of Texans are still employed by It gave huge tax cuts to the richest We need to pursue healthcare for all In this district we need to Age: 53 the oil and gas industries, and we Americans and created an additional Americans. I would do that through implement a comprehensive Occupation: Business attorney need to move toward more clean $1.5 trillion in debt. What I think was an expanded single payer Medicare infrastructure plan to rebuild energy solutions. I believe Congress good about it was that it did reduce system. I would propose we stabilize crumbling roads and bridges, build Education: B.S. Accounting, Southwestern could infl uence that by providing tax taxes on lower and middle class the Afordable Care Act with the fl ood control, seawalls, work on Oklahoma State University, J.D., UT School of Law incentives and grants for solar and Americans to some extent. It did reinstated mandate with marketing the traffi c problems in Austin and Public offi ces held, if any: none wind energy. Also, the development provide incentives for corporations to young people, cautionary Houston, and improve internet Hometown: Shamrock, Texas of more electric cars. I think we need to bring business back into the United reduction payments and reinsurance in rural areas. I think we should to clean up the oil and gas industry States, and we’re starting to see that programs similar to a Medicare Part D create tax incentives to encourage and we need to work more toward the a little bit. I think tax incentives for system to address high cost patients. manufacturing and invest in the protection of air, water and food and companies to keep jobs in the United I would also propose we support United States to develop products also the climate. We need to promote States is a positive thing, but they safe importation of prescription and jobs of the future through the Clean Power Plan, which would still have to pay their fair share, but I drugs to reduce cost and regulate research and technology and lessen reduce fossil fuel emissions from think their incentives this time went pharmaceutical companies to reduce the carbon footprint. We also need industrial plants and reduce all carbon too deep. I don’t disagree, taxing to advertising and price gouging. to develop and utilize more clean production. bring money back to United States is energy. a good thing.

As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fi xed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Texas has 36. Page 18 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018

Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. 2

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: What do you think is the most How are you dealing with the Our property tax system is broken What do you see as the most important issue this position will growing transportation demands of and everyone knows it. What is your critically underserved populations face? Why and what do you intend the county? suggestion to fi x it? in your district and what do you to do about it? plan to do to bring more attention and resources to them?

ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 CYNTHIA LONG R Incumbent ★ There’s several really top issues. I have been one of the leaders Twofold: We’ve done a good job at Ensuring our constituents have Age: 55 Keeping our taxes low, keeping on the Commissioner’s Court in the county and have continued to access to our country services, Education: Business degree from Texas county growth in check, recruiting the transportation arena, and bring that tax rate down. I think the whether it’s the tax offi ce, or the quality businesses for the area, led the charge on adopting and biggest challenge with the property health department and helping A&M University creating more jobs for our citizens, implementing a long-reaching tax system is the school property ensure people who need those Public offi ces held, if any: Cedar Park City Council expanding and improving our transportation plan. We have, taxes. And the Legislature giving the resources can get to those. We work 1995-99, Williamson County Commissioner Pct. 2 roadway system in the county, and over the last 10 years, built over school public system less and less hard to make sure the services that 1999-present continuing to provide the funds 300 lane miles of roadway and funding. Constitutionally, the state the county does provide are open Hometown: Cedar Park needed for law enforcement to improvements over existing roads. is required to fund public education, and available to everyone who ensure it stays one of the safest We’re trying to stay ahead of the the amount that they fund over the needs them. counties in the state. All of those are congestion problems. Voters on years has continued to diminish, kind of the top issues. I have lowered three separate occasions have pushing more and more onto local the tax rate since I’ve been in offi ce. overwhelmingly approved bond school districts. Overall, the county It’s four cents lower today than when elections and have said they want is only 20 percent of the overall I took offi ce. Part of the challenge the county to build more roads. We property tax bill that somebody in in budgeting is you have to say no have been doing that and delivering Precinct 2 gets. more often than you say yes. on that.

BART TUREK R The most important issue the county We need to focus on the major issues I don’t think any one person can Our community outreach and Age: 47 will face is growth. We’re not going we have with the existing roads. We fi x it. The Commissioners Court health. Every year that I can Occupation: Building consultant to stop it, but we need to manage need to update and enhance several needs to sit down together, with remember being with the Sheriff ’s it. One of the ways I feel the most of our roads. We need to look into the budget offi ce and try to fi gure offi ce or emergency management, Education: Attended Austin Community productive way to manage it is to face other forms of transportation. I out what makes a “livable tax rate” there’s always the question of how College and Columbia (online) it head on, but let’s do it together. don’t think toll roads is our answer. so we’re not forcing people out of are we going to fund this or that. Public offi ce held, if any: none Let’s get the Commissioners Court How can we enhance the roads we their homes. I don’t know how to County health was always one of Hometown: Pensacola, Florida and the cities on the same page, all already have so we’re not spending answer fi xing it, other than getting those issues where the decision working together. Then every city money hand over fi st to build new in there, studying what we have, always was let’s just not fund this will know the Commissioners Court roads, just to build them? We know studying some of the ways we can or that section. What I saw was is looking out for them and being we have the growth, we know we best handle the growing needs of decisions being made that started fi scally responsible. We’re not going have the transportation issues, but this county. How do we balance the programs like our community health to stop the growth. Most of the there’s a few roads out here where needs of this county with a livable with EMS, putting paramedics growth is over here in Cedar Park, some updates have been done, but tax rate? out there in the fi eld to handle the Leander and Liberty Hill. We just then they just stop. I think looking population we have in this county. need to face it head on, and we need into updating our current roads is the We’re having to shuffl e ambulances to do it together. best way so we stay responsible. around to cover districts.

KASEY REDUS D The most important issue is public There’s bottlenecks when you The county has been trying to I know a lot of people that don’t Age:41 safety and mental health. I recently commute to Travis County, so my lower the property tax rate but the make enough money. For their Occupation: Business owner lost a friend to mental health and I’ve plan would be to work closely with appraisals keep getting higher and medical bills, for their car issues, lost an uncle in the past to mental Travis County to fi gure out a plan the demands for the budget keep for their children. My goal is to help Education: B.A. in Spanish Literature from health. Based on the research I’ve so the commute downtown is not rising. My plan is in March there’s get in there and help fi nd ways to University of Colorado done, this county doesn’t staff their so diffi cult, and obviously it would workshops for budgeting for the better utilize their fi nances. I would Public offi ces held, if any: none mobile outreach team as much as help their quality of life to fi x the county. I’m going to attend those so love to get to know communities to Hometown: Cedar Park they should. I’m sure it’s a budget bottlenecks. Obviously I’ll look into I can better understand how we can get them into and help them have thing, but I intend to fi gure out how to the budget to fi x the bottlenecks fi x that issue. a better quality of life. I would love utilize the budget better so we can do and fi gure out how and where we for everyone in the community to that. Public safety is huge to me. I own can best utilize it to fi x them. There’s be able to own their own home. I a preschool and I have 200 kids in the growth in places where they’ve put would want to serve disadvantaged school. I am very appreciative of our 600 homes and not enough roads to people. Everyone here should be law enforcement, and I want to make get to the homes. I understand that’s able to live a life that they’re proud sure they have everything they need, an issue right now. I’m studying up on of and live healthy, happy lives. and staff as well. Safety and health are it, and hopefully by the time I get in of the utmost importance. offi ce I can make some changes.

POSITION DESCRIPTION: As per the Constitution, the U.S. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws. The House is one of Congress’s two chambers (the other is the U.S. Senate), and part of the federal government’s legislative branch. The number of voting representatives in the House is fi xed by law at no more than 435, proportionally representing the population of the 50 states. Texas has 36. Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 19

Williamson County Judge

QUESTION 1 QUESTION 2 QUESTION 3 QUESTION 4 CANDIDATES WHO DID NOT RESPOND: What do you think is the most What is your plan for dealing with What needs to happen to increase If elected, what could you do as FRANK LEFFINGWELL R important issue the County Judge growing transportation demands in economic development in the county judge to keep costs down will face? Why and what do you the county? county? while continuing to ensure needed intend to do about it? county services are provided?

ANSWER 1 ANSWER 2 ANSWER 3 ANSWER 4 BILL GRAVELL R My number one priority is public The county has a master plan for I think the primary role of the County The number one way to keep Age: 54 safety. Our county has grown transportation. We’ve done a really Judge is being a good leader. I think costs down is through increasing Occupation: Judge Justice Peace Wilco Pct. 3 exponentially. I think it’s the good job. Part of me struggles you need to be the cheerleader-in- revenue. The clean path to job of the County Judge and with us trying to stay ahead of chief for economic development. I increasing revenue is not increasing Education: University of Baylor Commissioners Court to ensure our transportation issues, but my second serve currently as chairman of the taxes. We can do it through Current offi ce held: Justice of the Peace Pct. 3 (5 citizens are safe. We also own and priority is to reduce our ($1.3 billion board for economic development in economic development. Taxes can years), elected board member of Sonterra Municipal operate the jail and EMS system. debt). Our debt per capita is greater Hutto. The way we meet the revenue be strapping in our area. It concerns Utility District Making sure our systems are safe is than any other county in Texas. So needs for the transportation corridor me when I see our public safety Hometown: Round Rock important. We own and manage 14 we’ve got to manage transportation matters is through bringing in folks are wanting to live in other courts. While we’ve seen exponential corridor needs and be able to additional revenue. As County Judge counties, in part because their taxes growth in population, we’ve not manage the debt we have. I realized you got to be respectful because are a couple thousand dollars less. added a court since 1982. We’re the when my 5th grandchild was born, each city has their own economic We’re asking these folks to protect largest county with only 14 JP courts. he came into the world naked with develop corporations. It should be us, yet they can’t aff ord to live here. We’re not where we need to be in the $1,800 in debt being a resident of the role of the County Judge to stand We have to be good steward of the public safety arena. As County Judge Williamson County. We’ve got to be a beside them and help them stand to resources we have and we have I’m going to make it my priority that better steward of our resources that face some of these big corporations. to be smart in how we spend and our community is safe. won’t bankrupt us in the process. invest.

BLANE CONKLIN D The most important issue is We need to stay ahead of the Economic development is going to I’m going to work with our Age: 47 managing the dynamic growth the growth. We can’t stop it. Rather happen. This is a desirable place to department heads, either the Occupation: Senior Systems Analyst at county has seen recently. Number than wait until it happens and try build a business. We have a great Sheriff , EMS, mental health and our one, we can’t pretend it’s not going to catch up, we need to stay ahead. workforce here. We are relatively roads and bridges to make sure they University of Texas System to happen or bury our head in the Regional mobility is an issue. People aff ordable. I think the county and have what they need. It’s not an Education: Ph.D., University of Chicago sand. We’re going to grow. The live in Williamson County for its the city need to be very circumspect either or. We need to provide those Public offi ces held, if any: none challenge is balancing the growth high quality of life and relative about when and how we incentivise essential services. We need to make Hometown: Round Rock of property values, which brings aff ordability. People want to live economic development that may sure that growth is responsible and higher property taxes with it, and here but they want to be able to happen anyway. I’m pro business, we need to spread the tax base. We making sure the county upholds its access the rest of the region in a but we need to be smart about it. I need to fi nd areas in the budget obligations to all the citizens of the reasonable amount of time. We want economic development to have where there may be waste, but we county. With greater population, that need to work with our regional a clean energy component to it. This can’t sacrifi ce our essential services. brings greater need for the essential partners and have a regional is a sector that is growing and we services. I’m going to work with mindset rather than what’s good need to fi nd ways to encourage new commissioners, the budget offi ce just for the county. development to contribute to a clean and the department heads for a fair energy economy. tax rate and a responsible budget.

INCUMBENT IS NOT SEEKING REWELECTION: Texas House of Representatives, District 20 Texas House of Representatives, District 52 LARRY GONZALEZ R

TERRY M. WILSON R Incumbent ★ CYNTHIA FLORES R JAMES TALARICO D Col. Terry Wilson was born in Odessa, Texas. Cynthia Flores received her B.S. degree and James Talarico, 28, is a Round Rock native, a He is a lifelong conservative Republican, Rehabilitation Studies from the University of former public school teacher, and the Central committed husband and father, and a North Texas. In 1993, Cynthia and her husband Texas executive director of Reasoning Mind, decorated combat veteran. He holds a B.S. in Business Rene moved to Austin and later Round Rock. Flores has an education nonprofi t that provides software to schools Administration from Texas A&M University and a M.S. a background as a Vocational Evaluator. She has been an in and around San Antonio and Austin. Talarico earned a in Strategic Logistics Plans from the Air War University. ambassador for the Round Rock Chamber of Commerce bachelor’s degree in government from UT and a M.A. in Terry was fi rst elected to District 20 in the 2016. since 2008. education policy from Harvard University.

STEPHEN M. WYMAN D CHRISTOPHER L. WARD R JEREMY STORY R Stephen M. Wyman resides in Georgetown, Christopher L. Ward and his wife Darcie Jeremy Story is a native to Houston and the Texas. While there is little information available moved to Round Rock, Texas in December Texas GOP Chaplain. Story has a degree in about Wyman, he ran for offi ce in District 20 in of 2013 from Central Florida. He received his government from the University of Texas. He 2014 and lost the election by 22.73 percent of the vote to B.S. degree from the University of South Florida in has also started and run several businesses. Story is an Marsha Farney. Biomedical Sciences and a M.S. degree from Saint Leo active Christian and has been married for 20 years with University in Critical Incident Management with a focus 7 children. on public policy. He has not previously held public offi ce. Page 20 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018

U.S. Senator U.S. Senator (cont.) Governor (cont.) TED CRUZ R Incumbent ★ SEMA HERNANDEZ D CEDRIC DAVIS, SR. D Elected to the US Senate in 2013; Born in Sema is a daughter of immigrants, oldest of Cedric Davis Sr. graduated from Sam Houston Canada to a Cuban father and an American seven siblings and fi rst American born child State University with a B.S. in Criminal Justice mother. Cruz earned a B.A. from Princeton and in her family. Sema worked in healthcare for Currently teaching pre-law and criminal justice a J.D. from Harvard Law. Served as Associate Attorney six years until she attended college to obtain a nursing in the Garland ISD, Cedric has served in a public safety General during George W. Bush administration and as degree. She grew up in a migrant working family and and security role for more than 30 years. In 2004 he Solicitor General of Texas from 2003-2008. Sen. Cruz ran she has said her campaign is focused on debt, job was elected the fi rst African-American Mayor of Balch in the 2016 Presidential Primary. security, and healthcare. Springs, Texas.

BETO O’ROURKE D STEFANO DE STEFANO R GRADY YARBROUGH D A three-term U.S. Congressman from the 16th Stefano de Stefano is a free market Yarbrough is a retired public school teacher. He District representing El Paso since 2012, Rep. Republican and energy attorney. earned his B.A. from Texas College in 1959 and Beto O’Rourke is the Vice Ranking Member of He received a B.A. in Political Science, with his M.Ed. from Prairie View A&M. the House Armed Services Committee. Beto received a a minor in Economics, from the College of the Holy B.A. from Columbia University in 1995. He was a two- Cross, and a law degree from Fordham University. term member El Paso City Council, co-founded Stanton Stefano and his wife, Jeanine, are raising their 4 year Street Technology in 1999 and is fl uent in Spanish. old son and two rescue dogs in Houston. Governor BRUCE JACOBSON, JR R GREG ABBOTT R Incumbent ★ JAMES JOLLY CLARK D VP of Media for LIFE Outreach International Greg Abbott was elected Governor in 2014. The Democratic Party has no further and Exec. Producer of LIFE Today TV; He He was born in Wichita Falls and raised in information on this candidate. holds a B.A. in Political Science from Baylor Duncanville, Texas. Abbot graduated from University. Bruce served under Presidents Reagan and UT Austin and earned a law degree from Vanderbilt George H.W. Bush. He went on to serve as Special Ass’t University. He was the longest serving Attorney General to the Secretary of Transportation, Elizabeth Dole. of Texas and served as a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court and as a State District Judge in Harris County.

EDWARD KIMBROUGH D ADRIAN OCEGUEDA D JEFFREY PAYNE D Edward Kimbrough received a B.S. in Adrian Ocegueda received B.A. in Political Jeff rey Payne owns fi ve diverse businesses Mathematics at Knoxville College and a B.S. Economy with a Certifi cate in African- in Dallas and is a LGBTQ community in Industrial Engineering from the Univ. of American Studies from Princeton University in philanthropist He founded Sharon St. Cyr, a Tennessee. Kimbrough was an Engineer at IBM and 1998. He earned an MBA from SMU in 2008; Ocegueda non-profi t that raises funds and provides hearing aids to is a pilot, a skill he used in his work for the U.S. Postal served as a policy Advisor to Mayor Joe Wardy of hearing-impaired individuals as well as providing grants Service. He is a member of the Courtesy Corps and El Paso. He is currently the Principal of Lone Star to organizations for sign language interpreting services. Watchmen at Wheeler Ave. Baptist Church in Houston. Investment Advisors and lives in Flower Mound, Texas.

GERALDINE SAM R ANDREW WHITE D JOE MUMBACH D Geraldine Sam worked as an elementary The son of former Texas Governor Mark White, A self-employed audio-video technician who school teacher prior to her retirement. Sam’s Andrew White received a B.A. in Religious has never before sought public offi ce. He is the political career includes campaigns for U.S. Studies from the University of Virginia in 1994 owner of Southern Star Satellite and Sound. Congress, the La Marque, Texas City Council and Mayor and an MBA from UT. In 2005, Andrew established Allied Mumbach is also the director of the Holy Ghost Catholic of La Marque. She won the 2009 election becoming the Warranty and, a year later, Lone Star Repair. In late Church. city’s fi rst African-American mayor. Sam was a delegate 2012, both companies were purchased by NRG Energy, to the Republican National Convention in 2016. Inc. He is currently President of Sweat Equity Partners.

MARY MILLER R BARBARA KRUEGER R LUPE VALDEZ D Mother, CPA, teacher, caregiver, Mary grew Krueger lives in Plano, but aside from that she Lupe Valdez was the Dallas County Sheriff up in Austin and graduated from Round Rock has published no information about herself and the fi rst openly lesbian sheriff in America. HS. She received her B.A. from UT, Austin. She and the Texas GOP was unable to provide any Valdez earned a B.A. in Business from became a Controller at 30 and received her Masters in further information than where she lives. Southern Nazarene Univ. and an M.A. in Criminology Accountancy then one year later received her Masters and Criminal Justice from UT Arlington. A Captain in the in Taxation. She was recruited by accounting fi rm KPMG Army,she has been an investigator in the GSA, USDA, during which time she passed her CPA exam. and US Customs Service/ Dept of Homeland Security.

US SENATOR: Each state elects two members of United States Senate, each for 6 year terms. The Senate’s main function relates to the introduction and passage of new laws and has the power to approve or reject presidential nominees such as federal judges and cabinet-level offi cials, and ratify foreign treaties GOVERNOR: Heads the executive branch of the Texas government and is Chief Law Enforcement offi cial, Commander-in-chief of the state military forces. Power to convene the Legislature, approve or veto bills passed by Legislature, and grant pardons. Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 21

Governor (cont.) Comptroller LARRY SECEDE KILGORE R GLENN HEGAR R Incumbent ★ WESTON MARTINEZ R Larry Secede Kilgore served as Sergeant in the Glenn Hegar was elected Comptroller in 2014. Weston Martinez is a fourth generation Texas U.S. Air Force and a Christian Missionary. He He received a B.A. from Texas A&M, an M.A. conservative. Weston has been in Texas legally changed middle-name from Scott to from St. Mary’s University, and a Master of politics for more than 20 years, having served on Secede in 2012 in support of Texas Secession from the Law from the Univ. of Arkansas. Hegar served Dist. 28 the state Republican executive committee, and was U.S. He is currently a telecommunication contractor in the Texas State House from 2002 until he was elected appointed by Gov. Perry to the Texas Real Estate living in Arlington. to the Texas State Senate in 2006 where he served until Commission. Martinez was also involved in organizing being elected Comptroller. Hispanics for Ted Cruz for President. Williamson Co. Justice of the Peace TOM WAKELY D JOI CHEVALIER D Tom Wakely served in the US Air Force during Joi Chevalier earned a B.A. in Latin and English EDNA STAUDT R Incumbent ★ the Vietnam War. He has a history as a labor from UT Austin in 1991 and a M.A. in English Age: 68 and social action organizer, starting with César literature and technology from UT Austin in Occupation: Judge Chavez’s Texas Farm Workers Union campaign where he 1998. Chevalier was Product Manager at Activerse, Education: 500 Hours Texas State University; helped organize the Grape Boycott in San Antonio. He Snr. Product Manager at Matrix.Net, and Snr. Product Mediation Certifi cate; also published a bi-weekly underground newspaper, the Manager and Strategist at eDell. Chevalier founded and Public offi ces held, if any: Elected Republican San Antonio Gazette. currently runs The Cook’s Nook. Precinct Chairman Hometown: Austin Lieutenant Governor TIM MAHONEY D Tim Mahoney earned a B.A. from UT in 1978, BRONSON TUCKER R ★ DAN PATRICK R Incumbent an M.A. from the LBJ School of Public Aff airs Age: 40 Dan Patrick was elected Lt. Governor in 2014. at UT in 1982, and a law degree from the Occupation: Director of Curriculum, Texas He holds a B.A. in English from the Univ. of South Texas College of Law in 1991. Mahoney Justice Court Training Center Maryland. He was a radio talk-show host in has practiced law, worked with the editor of the Texas Education: B.A. in Political Science from the Scranton, PA and Washington, DC, before becoming a Observer, and held the position as chief notary for the University of Oklahoma, JD from the University of sportscaster at KHOU-TV in Houston. In 2006 he was petition drive for Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Texas School of Law elected to the Texas State Senate representing the 7th Hometown: Cedar Park District (part of Houston and Harris County). Railroad Commissioner JONASU WAGSTAFF D Age: 36 ★ SCOTT MILDER R CHRISTI CRADDICK R Incumbent Occupation: Small business owner Scott Milder earned a B.A. in journalism and Christi Craddick was elected to the Railroad Education: AAS Environmental Health and Safety – radio/TV/fi lm as well as an M.A. in PR from Commission in 2012. The daughter of former Texas State Technical College the Univ. of North Texas. Milder worked as Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick, she earned her B.A. Public offi ces held, if any: none an executive at Stantec Architecture and P.I.O. in the and J.D. from UT Austin and practiced law, specializing Hometown: Leander Galena Park and Mesquite independent school districts. in tax issues, electric deregulation and environmental He founded the Friends of Texas Public Schools in 2004, policy. Christi resides in Austin is an active member of which educates Texans about the public school system. St. John Neumann Catholic Church. Judge County Court of Law, No. 1 BRANDY HALLFORD R MICHAEL COOPER D CHRIS SPELLMAN D Age: 48 Michael Cooper holds a B.A. in Business Native to Houston, Chris Spellman graduated Occupation: Attorney and Counselor of Law and Social Studies from Lamar University from the University of North Texas with a Education: B.A. degree from UT at Austin, and is working on a M.S. in Psychology at degree in Finance. He has been an active and a Juris Doctor from St. Mary’s School of Law Grand Canyon University. He is General Sales Manager volunteer on many local, statewide, and national Public offi ces held, if any: none with Kinsel Motors in Beaumont, Texas and Pres. of political campaigns and is an active member in the Texas Hometown: Austin Southeast Texas Toyota Dealers. Cooper is a member of Coalition of Black Democrats. He is self-employed and a member of the Mt. Canaan Missionary Baptist Church. the Beaumont Chamber of Commerce diversity group. WARREN OLIVER “WOW,” WATERMAN R MIKE COLLIER D ROMAN MCALLEN D Age: 52 Mike Collier received his B.A. and M.B.A. from A fi fth generation Texan born and raised in Education: J.D.,Texas Tech University school UT Austin. He worked at Exxon before moving Houston, Roman McAllen received a business of Law ’92; B.S., the University of Utah ‘89 on to becoming an accountant and aide to the degree from the Univ. of Houston Downtown. In 2011, Public offi ces held, if any: Asst. County Attorney Chairman at PriceWaterhouseCoopers. As a partner in he earned a M.A. of Architecture from the UT School of in Ector and Williamson Counties; Asst. District PriceWaterhouseCoopers Houston offi ce he led a team Architecture at Austin and moved to Brownsville, Texas Attorney in Williamson County of 24 professionals providing due diligence, structuring, to work in planning and historic preservation. His great- Hometown: Cedar Park and valuation services to PwC’s energy clients. great-grandfather is the namesake of McAllen, Texas. DON MOREHART D DID NOT RESPOND.

LT. GOVERNOR: The second highest offi ce in the Executive Branch and also part of the Legislative Branch, referred to as the “Constitutional President of the Senate,” presiding over the State Senate, establishing all committees, appoints chairpersons and members and decides all questions of procedure. Controls the budgeting process. If the elected Governor resigns, dies or is legally removed from offi ce through impeachment and conviction, the The Lt. Governor would become Governor • COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS The state’s treasurer, check writer, tax collector, procurement offi cer and revenue estimator • RAILROAD COMMISSIONER Railroad Commissioners are elected statewide to six-year, staggered terms. One of the three commissioners is on the ballot every two years. The Commissioners chooses its chairperson. The Railroad Commission no longer has any regulatory jurisdiction over railroads, instead, the responsibility of the Commission has evolved into the regulation and oversight of oil and natural gas, gas utilities, pipeline safety, alternative fuels safety, and surface mining matters. Page 22 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018

“It’s a great honor to represent the people of District 5, and I am very proud of what we’ve been able to accomplish. There is more work to be done, and I look forward to continuing the fight for our communities and our conservative values. I would appreciate your vote on Tuesday, March 6.”

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