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TEXAS VOTER GUIDE
Candidate Spotlight
JANIS HOLT
HD-18
SILSBEE
Endorsed by:
GOVERNOR GREG ABBOTT
SENATOR TED CRUZ
EDUCATION PRIORITIES
TEACHER PAY

By voting to kill the school choice bill, Rep. Ernest Bailes also voted against $4,000 teacher pay raises and over $242 million in additional funding for HD-18’s local public schools.

ACCESS

Access to a quality education should be available to all Texas children, not just a select few who can afford it. But by voting against school choice, Ernest Bailes blocked access to good schools for Texas students.

FUND CHILDREN

School choice empowers parents to choose the best education option for their children that best meets their needs. But Ernest Bailes opposes school choice and would rather fund underperforming public schools than fund kids.

JANIS HOLT
  • WILL INCREASE TEACHER PAY

  • WILL EXPAND ACCESS TO EDUCATION FOR ALL TEXAS CHILDREN

  • WILL VOTE FOR SCHOOL CHOICE TO EMPOWER PARENTS

     

ERNEST BAILES
  • VOTED TO KILL TEACHER PAY RAISES

     

  • VOTED TO BLOCK ACCESS TO GOOD SCHOOLS

     

  • VOTED AGAINST SCHOOL CHOICE FOR PARENTS

     

LEARN THE TRUTH ABOUT REP. ERNEST BAILES

Voting Against Conservatives

Ernest Bailes has voted with liberals and against conservatives more than 500 times* since he was elected.

*Legiscan analysis, 2017-2023

Backed By Liberal Groups Trying To Turn Texas Blue 

Did you know that Ernest Bailes is endorsed and supported by liberal unions? These unions are the same liberal organizations that are working with George Soros to turn Texas into a blue state.

Colony Ridge Nightmare

Despite public safety being many Texans’ top issue, Ernest Bailes is putting Texans LAST and himself FIRST. Bailes was a key supporter of the controversial Colony Ridge Development, which has led to increased crime, and drug trafficking, and is under federal investigation for potentially defrauding homebuyers. Bailes sponsored the legislation to support the development and has taken thousands of dollars from the Colony Ridge developer and his lobbyist.

Tax Dollars Lining Lobbyists’ Pockets

Ernest Bailes voted against a ban on taxpayer-funded lobbying, even though 94% of Republicans supported a ban. Taxpayer-funded lobbying enables liberal cities like Houston or Austin to use your tax dollars to pay for lobbyists to advance their liberal agenda, at a cost of $75 million

Voting For Unions, Not For You

Bailes has voted FOUR times to kill school choice programs which would empower parents and expand education opportunities for ALL Texas families. By choosing liberal unions over Texas families, Bailes also denied Texas teachers a $4,000 pay raise and $242 million for public schools in his district.

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