State of Texas
State Representative, District 136
John H. Bucy III
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- John H. Bucy III
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 136 (since January 8, 2019; first elected 2018)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Austin College (2006)
- Small business owner
- His company runs athletic, academic and arts competitions for public school students (per campaign)
- Born in Austin
- Lives in Northwest Austin (per campaign)
- Experience
- Vice Chair, House Committee on Elections, 89th Legislature (per campaign)
- Member, Public Health Committee, 89th Legislature (per campaign)
- Past chair, Williamson County Democratic Party (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Health care: says the Legislature should "expand Medicaid" (campaign site, page dated 2022)
- Property taxes: wants "The state to increase its share of public school funding to well over 50 percent" (campaign site, page dated 2022)
- Guns: "I support common sense gun safety measures", including "universal background checks" (campaign site, page dated 2022)
- Education: "implementing Pre-K For All, focusing on early childhood literacy, increasing resources for Special Education" (campaign site, page dated 2022)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site (page dated 2022): "Support the right to safe, legal abortion"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: says he sees a Texas where "immigrants are welcome"
- Guns: Campaign site (page dated 2022): "I support common sense gun safety measures", including "universal background checks" and "red flag laws"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (page dated 2022): "We need to reduce inequality within our education system by implementing Pre-K For All"
- Property taxes: Campaign site (page dated 2022): "Capping property taxes from local jurisdictions undermines their ability to provide core services."
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Campaign website
- bucyfortexas.com
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