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State Representative, District 76 Run-Off

Member of the Texas Legislature. Advocates for home district. Originates all bills for revenue and appropriation of funds for operation of state government. Working with state Senate, he/she initiates proposals for constitutional amendments, brings any charges of impeachment for trial in the Senate. Serves a 2-year term of office.

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    Summara Kanwal
    (Rep)

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    Lea C. S. Simmons
    (Rep)

Biographical Information

What training, experience and background make you the best qualified candidate to be your party’s nominee for this office?

What are the two most pressing issues that you will face as the Representative of your State House District? Describe your specific plans/ideas for addressing these issues.

What further steps, if any, should be taken to curb gun violence in our communities?

In the next Legislative session, how important do you think it is to increase public education funding and teachers’ salaries to reflect the rate of inflation?

Please explain why you chose your answer for Question 4, listing specific actions related to public education funding you would support, if any.

In the next Legislative session, how important do you think it is to take action at the state level to address climate change?

Please explain your answer, listing actions related to climate change that you would support, if any.

In the next Legislative session, how important do you think it is to take action to address the health consequences for those who cannot obtain abortions in Texas?

Please explain your answer for Question 8, listing actions you would support, if any.

I am a mother of four wonderful kids who is concerned about the progressive liberal élite mob on our school going kids. We need to stop the grooming of kids into gender modification . As a mother II am ready to fight .
I am committed to protecting the well-being of our children with my "Leave Our Kids Alone" initiative. It deeply concerns me that children from kindergarten to high school are being exposed to early sexualization, often at the taxpayers' expense. Concepts such as gender fluidity and gender modification are being forced upon elementary school-aged children, and biological males are allowed to compete in girls' sports. Additionally, explicit sexual content is being introduced into school libraries.

am dedicated to securing our border. Every citizen is promised life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness and a secure home is fundamental to achieving these aspirations. The situation at our southern border is not only a humanitarian crisis but also a cover for human smuggling and sex trafficking by criminal cartels.
Control crime and make sure we implement our common sense gun laws. Also need to look at the gun violence being glorified in video games and hollywood.
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Teachers are the backbone of our education system. We need to focus on STEM education with highly qualifies teachers and retain them as teachers.
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Any govt policy to force people into unproven solution puts economic strain on people.
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Abortion should only be allowed in very limited and rare scenarios.
I have been a Republican Precinct Chair in my community and in the surrounding communities for five years. It has been a great learning experience being around different people and different cultures. I would not trade my volunteer work and time for anything glamorous. I am a people person because I like listening to others and learning from them. I am a normal person who should happen to be running for office in my district because I have the same concerns as everyone else. I have been involved and have informed myself about current issues and topics in the district by being active in the Republican Party and by being a lifelong Conservative, I have concerns that help Conservatives and Christian Americans be aware of my Conservative beliefs. District 76 needs a Conservative Candidate.
The two most important issues in my district are taxes and school choice. Many people in Fort Bend County are aware of high taxes for many years. The entire evolution process began when our beautiful county started building more houses, businesses, churches, schools, and even hotels. When I was growing up, that was just a dream but now it is a reality. We have so much to be grateful for. It is overwhelming and we are just beginning but taxing comes from many different directions. School choice is a very important part of education and Fort Bend County is well known for our schools and choices. We are truly blessed. I am facing the challenges of running my race and learning how to reach out to everyone so that I can be a better listener and leader when it comes to these two important issues. I want work with the people of Fort Bend.
Gun violence is a strong topic of concern. I don’t want our County to be scared because of all of the gun violence in our surrounding areas. I will work with the law enforcement and also learn from them the challenges that they face as people protecting people. All of us need to be educated and prepared for random violence and mass violence which is happening in the world unfortunately. Fort Bend County deserves to be a leader in crime prevention. Our communities are already starting to work together by uniting law officers with meetings and hopefully a town hall meeting that I want them to create for future questions from the communities that they love protecting.
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I believe public education should start in our local libraries, in our schools, and in our colleges. We need better education and more opportunities to read about subjects that will be to better our chances of becoming more successful and so our children can learn about basic skills and healthy subjects. I want to introduce Clean education.
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I am aware that climate change can be a cause of concern. Pollution and extreme heat are two topics of concern to me. There is so much to discuss and I hope to be able to work with scientists, engineers, and activists to get different views and devise a cleaner air policy.
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The value and importance of having a child is such a life changing experience. A mother gives birth to a life. If she wants to abort, it is not allowed in Texas. I want to protect babies and their rights to an opportunity of life. The health of the mother is important to create life. Healthcare for pregnant mothers is a must.