I arrived in Texas with $50.00 dollars as a student attending North Texas State and fortunately had a teaching fellowship and went to the financial aid office so I could eat in the dorm. This is how I survived. When I started teaching I borrowed money to buy a car so I could get to my school to teach with DISD. My father died when I was a sophomore in college and I was pretty much on my own.
Today, I am facing a well-organized, well-financed status-quo Republican candidate who is running for the same political office she lost two years ago, but held for over 25 years! Her name is Geraldine "Tincy" Miller. She defeated four candidates including a runoff this past July 31st on the strength of a $193,000 war chest financed by business leaders such as Roger Staubach with no direct ties to the Dallas area public school community. Yes, that Roger Staubach- the former Dallas Cowboy quarterback of the 1970s turned real estate tycoon who sold his company to Jones Lang LaSalle. You can see his name along with other top Republican legislators in this endorsement list.
Why is Roger Staubach of all people backing Mrs. Miller? I don't know. He may be an old personal friend, but that is speculation on my part. I do know she admitted her main income came from selling real estate in this runoff interview.
A better question is- Why is Mrs. Miller is running for this seat a second time around? She actually touts her experience here on her biography page, discussing her 26 years already serving on the State Board of Education. Four of those years, she admits she was the chairman on the board, from 2003-2007 and another two as vice-chair in the late 1990s. I am now running a low-budget, door-to-door campaign to battle these powerful political interests. I am facing a candidate who is openly admitting to the public she wants to return to the status quo. She is NOT hiding the fact she is supported by political interests based in Austin not here in Dallas.
A better question is- Why is Mrs. Miller is running for this seat a second time around? She actually touts her experience here on her biography page, discussing her 26 years already serving on the State Board of Education. Four of those years, she admits she was the chairman on the board, from 2003-2007 and another two as vice-chair in the late 1990s. I am now running a low-budget, door-to-door campaign to battle these powerful political interests. I am facing a candidate who is openly admitting to the public she wants to return to the status quo. She is NOT hiding the fact she is supported by political interests based in Austin not here in Dallas.
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