Leilani Barnett
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
- Political writer and educator
Background
- Political writer and educator with more than 31 years of teaching experience, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
- Previously trained professionals at the National Children's Advocacy Center on child abuse prevention, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
- Holds a bachelor's degree in journalism and English and master's degrees in educational leadership and literature, per The Ballot Brief. source: theballotbrief.com
In their own words
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- Fully fund public schools source: theballotbrief.com
- Modernize water infrastructure to address North Texas drought source: theballotbrief.com
- Expand Medicaid while strengthening rural hospitals source: theballotbrief.com
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