Texas state rep District 107
Samuel Smith
Brief Biography
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Deployed as an army officer in Liberia, oversaw medical faculty construction during Ebola pandemic
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Worked for a land development engineering firm in DFW before building a small investment research and modeling business
Education
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Would seek to replace the state STAAR test with a “localized solution”
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Wants to cut spending on athletic infrastructure and reinvest in classrooms, special education and teacher retirement programs
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Will vote to “empower teachers to protective themselves” from violence in schools
Women's/ Reproductive rights
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Would fight to defend his pro-life stance on abortions
Other Priorties
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Lowering property taxes
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Enforcing law-and-order response to “violent riots”
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Small business recovery
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Reducing over-crowded prisons
Victoria Neave
Brief Biography
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Graduated as the first member of her family to earn a college degree before attending law school and graduating magna cum laude
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Began working in a commercial litigation group before running her own civil litigation and employment law firm
Education
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Has passed bills to help increase access to higher education by making it more affordable
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Will work to make sure every child has the opportunity to succeed
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Has a long track record of authoring , co authoring and sponsoring bills that provide financial support and access to opportunities for k-12 students.
Women's/
Reproductive Rights
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Will fight for women to earn equal pay for equal work
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Introduced legislation to make June 12th Women Veterans Day in Texas
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Filed and passed historic bill to address backlog of untested DNA kits in sexual assault cases
other priorties
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COVID-19 recovery
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Justice for women and sexual and domestic abuse survivors
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Advocating for veterans
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Access to K-12 and higher education