Shelly Nickels
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
- Hospitalist and hospital medical director (Methodist Hospital, San Antonio)
Background
- Attended Trinity University and earned a medical degree from Marshall University. source: branch.vote
- Earned a master's degree in healthcare administration through Trinity University's executive program. source: branch.vote
- Works as a hospitalist in San Antonio and as a medical director at Methodist Hospital overseeing hospital medicine programs. source: branch.vote
- First-time candidate for public office. source: sanantonioreport.org
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.
- Property tax relief focused on primary residences, seniors, disabled Texans, veterans and working families source: branch.vote
- Expanding Medicaid source: branch.vote
- Fully funding public education and universal prekindergarten; repealing private-school voucher legislation source: branch.vote
- Restoring reproductive rights and protecting access to IVF source: branch.vote
- Modernizing the electric grid, with large industrial users such as data centers contributing to infrastructure costs source: branch.vote
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