For obvious reasons, State Representative Jim McReynolds, the 13-year Democrat incumbent, often tells East Texans how well the state economy is doing.
But unfortunately, the incumbent’s voting record indicates that he has fought against the pro-growth economic policies promoted by the Republican Governor Rick Perry and the Republican-led Texas Legislature and instead supports the tax and spend philosophy of Obama-Reid-Pelosi.
The Democrat incumbent has voted against a vibrant Texas economy. He voted to raise taxes on nursing homes and home owners. This Democrat incumbent has voted for job killing bills that would have created additional gasoline taxes and even a payroll tax on Texas businesses.
While many East Texans do not see automatic increases in their take home pay, the Democrat incumbent voted to make sale tax increases permanent. Not only has this Democrat fought Republican policies of low taxes and fiscal responsibility, his votes to raise taxes and increase spending would have hurt the Texas economy, which would have endangered the funding for our schools and public safety.
Even though too many Texans are still out of work, Texas has continued to lead the states in job creation and attracting new industry. The reason is simple. Governor Rick Perry and the Republican leadership in the Texas Legislature have not raised taxes. Republican leadership has ensured that the state government spends within its means and maintains a regulatory environment that protects the public without discouraging business growth. Our Republican-led state government does not spend all of the tax revenue that hard working East Texans send to Austin. That is why Texas has a Rainy Day fund of $9 billion dollars. As your Republican state representative, I will go to Austin and work with the Republican leadership to lower taxes and control spending. With a vibrant economy in East Texas, we will have the money for the finest schools, great public safety, and superb roads.
