Governor Greg Abbott
State Rep Jared Patterson
State Rep Kronda Thimesch
State Rep Richard Hayes
State Rep Frederick Frazier
https://votebumgarner.com/meet-ben
Did not respond to T4PE survey. Did not respond to ATPE survey. From website: "Just like a lot of Republican residents of House District 63 I am not happy about how our property taxes are diverted to other projects within the state instead of funding our school districts. Frankly, Recapture needs to seriously be overhauled if not outright gotten rid of. For example, Lewisville ISD will roughly give away 57 million dollars to the state that could be going into the district for better funding of our schools' social and extracurricular programs, the ability to pay down debt, lower the tax rate, and/or giving our educators proper living wage increases. If we got rid of recapture we could pay down debt and fund these programs and lower the tax rate to property owners all within the district and not just Lewisville. I read an article the other day saying the state came within a tax windfall of around 26 billion dollars. Those monies should be used to prop up struggling districts and it should not be on the backs of hardworking residents of 63 to fund other districts when we have our own shortcomings ourselves. Recapture is a failed initiative that robs Peter to pay Paul. Let's keep our hard-working tax dollars and let those monies represent us in our communities." From FB, 1/13: "After such a wonderful event last night (thank you HD63 for the strong show of support for this bearded gentleman) I headed down to Austin to meet with the wonderful people at the Texas Public Policy Foundation to figure out some very Pressing issues involving true property tax reform and issues regarding school choice. This wonderful think tank has some of the brightest minds in the state cracking the toughest issues. If elected, I look forward to building a strong relationship with them to help guide me to make sound and reasonable policy decisions that will help change and shape our future policies to better serve TEXANS!!! "
2025
Voted FOR Vouchers (SB 2)
Voted against the amendment to remove vouchers from HB 1 (pro-voucher vote, special session 4 - 2023)
Sponsored HB 1541 - up to $10,000 fine per violation for not telling a parent about mental, emotional or physical health issues and no discussions allowed about gender identity or orientation
Voted For SB 763 - Allows schools to employ Chaplains without any degree or certifications
Voted AGAINST the Herrero amendment to prohibit money from HB1 to be used to fund vouchers/ESAs (Pro Voucher Vote regular session 2023)
Voted FOR HB 3708 - $1500 Allotment per UIL Activity for each non enrolled student to allow them to participate in UIL activities
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