Ashley Bean Thornton
What this job does: Your district's vote in the Texas House of Representatives. Members write and vote on state laws and the state budget, and every bill to raise taxes has to start in the House. A term is two years.
- Occupation
- Retired teacher and corporate trainer
- Lives in
- Waco
Background
- Former teacher and corporate trainer; worked 20 years at Baylor University in training, strategic planning and community outreach before retiring. source: theballotbrief.com
- Holds a teaching certificate from Southwest Texas State University. source: theballotbrief.com
- Democratic nominee for Texas House District 56. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- "Educating children in public schools should be our highest priority" source: ashleybeanthornton.com
- A Texas economy that works for everyone, with jobs that pay enough to support a family source: ashleybeanthornton.com
- Working together across differences source: ashleybeanthornton.com
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