Joe Mayes
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
- Podcast executive producer and bookshop owner
Background
- Earned a bachelor's degree in legal administration from the University of West Florida. source: branch.vote
- Served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force. source: branch.vote
- Has worked in IT security roles. source: branch.vote
- First-time candidate for public office. source: branch.vote
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Raising the statewide minimum wage source: branch.vote
- Fully funding public schools; opposing public funds for private education source: branch.vote
- Publicly financed elections and less corporate and PAC influence source: branch.vote
- Requiring oil and gas companies to justify their tax breaks source: branch.vote
- Barring local police from enforcing federal immigration law source: branch.vote
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