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State Representative, District 149

Two-year term. The Texas House of Representatives has 150 members from separate districts across the state. With the Texas Senate, the Texas House: enacts and amends laws; passes the state budget and raises or lowers taxes; passes proposed amendments to the Texas Constitution; and redraws congressional and legislative district maps every ten years. The Texas House has the exclusive power to impeach officials. Current annual salary: $7,200, plus $221 for every day the Legislature is in session, including any special sessions.

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    Dave Bennett
    (Rep)

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Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?

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Campaign Website http://bennettforstaterep.com
Campaign Facebook URL https://www.facebook.com/Dave Bennett for Texas State Rep
Campaign X URL @BennettForTexas
Education BS Electrical Engineering
Public Email Dave@BennettForStateRep.com
Occupation Business Owner
High electric bills and property tax are making it difficult for people to afford to live in Harris County. I am a retired Professional Electrical Engineer. My background is in critical infrastructure and cybersecurity. Using personal resources, I travelled to Austin multiple times last legislative session to help pass bills to make our electric grid more reliable and reduce electric bills for people. I will continue this work as a Representative.

While working in the petrochemical refining industry, I negotiated with international companies to develop policies that are used worldwide today to reduce the loss of life in that industry.

As a business owner, I understand how to focus on the role of government and live within a budget.
In Houston we have a crime problem. Proposition 3, Denial of Bail for violent offenses, is now part of the Texas Constitution but more needs to be done to keep repeat violent criminals out of our neighborhoods. We need to revisit SJR1, Denial of bail for illegal aliens charged with felonies and SJR87, Denial of bail for persons accused of felonies previously convicted of or released on bail.

In Texas we have more looming electricity rate increases that will be difficult for families. We need to pause and reassess the $80B Permian Basin transmission project that will be paid for by every Texan in their electricity bill over the next 33 years. We should be building electric generation close to power users minimizing transmission lines.
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