The Tribune ran a comparison of the candidates for Texas House District 127.
I’ll let Joe Montemayor Speak for himself.
Education
Montemayor strongly believes that Texas has failed to prepare students for college and/or the workforce, and that schools need to be fully funded in order to improve student performance.
“I’ve been concerned with the representation we’ve been getting for our kids,” he said. “It also concerns me that tuition fees for college are getting outrageous; I’ve talked to kids in heavy debt; it’s been a big concern for me.”
He also strongly advocates for mentoring programs for high-school students.
“We need to start doing that now,” he said. “I’ve helped kids all my life, and what we are working for is the future of our children.”
Economy
“I’m a conservative Democrat,” said Montemayor on the topic of economy. “I believe in transparency and accountability.”
In a similar stance to Huberty, Montemayor also believes that the margins tax is ill-advised.
“It shifted the burden to small businesses to pick up the load for the lack of funding for our schools, basically,” he said. “When that happened, we knew this was going to bite us in the backside. We have to go back and revisit that whole system.
“Small businesses need relief or it will strangle our economy,” he concluded.
