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These 4 'Republicans' voted AGAINST school choice. We can vote them out on May 28th.
GlennBeck.com ^ | May 14, 2024 | Katarina Bradford

Posted on 05/15/2024 12:59:28 PM PDT by Twotone

Texas is on the cusp of a major victory for school choice.

School choice has become a centerpiece of Republican policy, empowering parents to choose the best school that suits their children's needs. Education tax dollars should follow the child, not the schools and programs lobbied on behalf of progressive institutions like left-wing teachers' unions.

However, many so-called “Republicans” are beholden to these institutions and have continued to vote against school choice policies. Even in the alleged conservative bastion of Texas, 21 Republicans in Texas’s House of Representatives voted against school choice last year.

But conservatives across the state aren’t letting them get away with it at the ballot box.

Heading into the 2024 election season, five of the 21 Republicans decided not to run for reelection. 13 of the remaining 16 Republicans who voted against school choice were targeted by the AFC Victory Fund, a school choice super PAC run by the American Federation of Children. 10 of those 13 either lost outright in the election or were forced to runoffs.

This was a major victory for what Corey DeAngelis, Ph.D. from the American Federation of Children called the “parent revolution” for educational freedom. According to Dr. DeAngelis:

It's hard to overstate the gravity of this political earthquake that rocked Texas on Super Tuesday. Sitting legislators usually win their reelection about 95% of the time, but the parent revolution inverted that trend this year when it came to education freedom.

For far too long in K-12 education, the only special interests represented the employees–the adults–in the system. But now, the kids have a union of their own: their parents.

Six of the anti-school choice incumbents were defeated by their school choice challengers. Four of the incumbents are headed to the May 28 runoffs.

This is where you come in.

Below you will find a list of the four anti-school choice incumbents with their challengers. Use this guide to head to the ballots for the May 28th runoff elections to make Texas a haven for school choice.

DeWayne Burn (incumbent): Vote NO

Justin Holland (incumbent): Vote NO

John Kuempel (incumbent): Vote NO

Gary VanDeaver (incumbent): Vote NO


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1 posted on 05/15/2024 12:59:28 PM PDT by Twotone
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To: Twotone

It’s a single issue. See what else they’re about. Then get them to change their mind if that’s his/her only “fault”.


2 posted on 05/15/2024 1:22:25 PM PDT by Sacajaweau
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To: Sacajaweau

And the speaker fella?


3 posted on 05/15/2024 2:18:21 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: Twotone

I hope Katrina Pierson beats holland. I was impressed with her during the campaign in 2016. I thought trump should have given her a bigger role in the administration.


4 posted on 05/15/2024 3:11:55 PM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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