I AM PRO SCHOOL!
Early voting begins today in Texas (my home state). As regular
readers know, though I have always abhorred the use of candidate litmus tests,
for now and the immediate future, public education and public education funding
are my sole candidate litmus tests.
Here is my PRO SCHOOL
formula:
- Cut education funds – I vote for your opponent
- Don’t fund education – I vote for your opponent
- Unfunded education mandate – I vote for your opponent
- Increase school accountability without increasing education support – I vote for your opponent
- Devalue educators – I vote for your opponent
With that being the case, I submit to you the list of candidates
running for the U.S. House of Representatives, Texas Senate and Texas House, who as members of the Texas Legislature orchestrated and supported the gutting of public
education funding in 2011.
Whether this information enters into your decision-making or not, as
a reasonable, thinking LYSer, make sure you get out and VOTE.
Running for the Texas Senate – Voted For Slashed Education Budgets
(as either a State Senator or State Representative)
|
Name
|
Party
|
Running For
|
|
Brian Birdwell
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
John Carona
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Bob Deuell
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Robert L. Duncan
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Kevin Eltife
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Craig Estes
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Troy Fraser
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Kelly Hancock
|
Republican
|
Texas
Senate
|
|
Glenn Hegar
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Joan Huffman
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Jane Nelson
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Robert Nichols
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Dan Patrick
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Ken
Paxton Jr.
|
Republican
|
Texas
Senate
|
|
Charles Schwertner
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Kel Seliger
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Mark M. Shelton
|
Republican
|
Texas
Senate
|
|
Larry Taylor
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Raul
Torres
|
Republican
|
Texas
Senate
|
|
Tommy Williams
|
Republican
|
Texas Senate
|
|
|
|
|
|
Juan Hinojosa
|
Democrat
|
Texas Senate
|
|
Royce West
|
Democrat
|
Texas Senate
|
Running for the Texas House – Voted for Slashed Education Budgets
(as a Texas House Member)
|
Name
|
Party
|
Running For
|
|
Allan
B. Ritter
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Allen Fletcher
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Angie
Chen Button
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Brandon
Creighton
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Bryan
Hughes
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Byron
Cook
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Charles
'Doc' Anderson
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Charles
Lee Perry
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Charlie
L. Geren
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Connie
Scott
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Dan
Flynn
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Daniel G. 'Dan' Huberty
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Daniel
H. 'Dan' Branch
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Diane
Patrick
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Doug
Miller
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Drew
Darby
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Gary
Elkins
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
George
Edward Lavender
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Harvey
Hilderbran
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Jason
Isaac
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Jim Murphy
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Jim
Pitts
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Jimmie
Don 'JD' Aycock
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Jodie
Anne Laubenberg
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
C. Otto
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
John E. Davis
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
L. Kuempel
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
M. Frullo
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
T. Smithee
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
V. Garza
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
John
Zerwas
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Kenneth
Sheets
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Lance
Gooden
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Larry
Gonzales
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Larry
Phillips
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Linda
Harper-Brown
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Lois
W. Kolkhorst
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Lyle T. Larson
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Myra
Crownover
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Paul
D. Workman
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Phil
S. King
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Ralph
Sheffield
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Rob
Orr
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Sarah Davis
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Tan
Parker
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Thomas
R. 'Tom' Craddick
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Tim
Kleinschmidt
|
Republican
|
Texas House
|
|
Tryon
D. Lewis
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Walter
T. “Four” Price IV
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
Wayne Smith
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
William
'Bill' Zedler
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
|
William A. 'Bill' Callegari
|
Republican
|
Texas
House
|
Running for U.S. Congress – Voted for Slashed Education Budgets (as
a member of the Texas House)
|
Name
|
Party
|
Running For
|
|
Randy Weber
|
Republican
|
US
Congress
|
And circle it on your calendar, the general election date in 11/6/2012.
Vote! Vote! Vote!
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