Texas District 52 includes parts of Georgetown, Round Rock, Hutto, Pflugerville, Austin and Taylor. He is opposed by Cynthia Flores and Jeremy Story.
Chris Ward threw his hat into the political ring when he realized his escrow wasn’t covering his property taxes. “I looked at my wife and we said ‘Someone needs to do something.’ I soon found out all my neighbors were complaining about the same things.”
Ward believes part of the problem stems from school finance reform. “It is a must that we correct the way money is spent. For instance, a recent report found Pflugerville ISD is paying 164 extra teachers and aides, and that’s just one district. We don’t want to take away jobs but we do need to address the Robin Hood situations and keep the money where is earned and needed.”
Ward assures voters that he is not part of the establishment and is pleased that he has been able to fund much of his campaign personally. He is also passionate about the democratic process in general. “Part of my mission is getting people out to vote. Being in office should be about getting things done; not just holding on to your seat. I have been disheartened by voter apathy due to so many people being burned out after the last presidential election. If I lose among 2% of voters, then I and my party didn’t do our jobs.”
Ward wants your vote, he says, because he is you—a fed-up taxpayer wishing to affect real change, he wants to rid leadership of complacency and remind people of why they got into public service in the first place.
Ward has a background in clinical research and has worked with physicians, pharmaceutical companies and the FDA at every level. “It was my job to make sure that the smallest molecule can enact the most positive outcome. We work with everyone to create one positive change in one patient. Over the years, I’ve developed a method of collaboration and although no one has a single silver bullet to solve our problems, I come to the job with a willing spirit and drive to work with people for the best results.”
Ward has availed himself of the power of social media and has running conversations on his Facebook page to reach out and talk to constituents about their personal concerns. “I want to show people that while they may have tuned out during the last Presidential election, I am a driver and we can rise out of this.”
Ward says his priorities include relationship building, school finance reform, and returning to the balance between property and sales tax we had in the 90s.
“Voters should choose me because I am one of them. The biggest driver for wealth is property ownership and if we tax our people out of their homes, we increase the gap between the haves and have-nots. I don’t want people to be afraid to be homeowners because they don’t know if they can afford to live there in a year or two.”
This Citizen Leader wants to empower people to believe in themselves, have confidence in their abilities and is ready to work day 1.
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