1
00:00:00,160 --> 00:00:02,800
Early voting for the March primary starts next
week, and

2
00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,960
we're continuing to help prepare you to go out
and

3
00:00:04,960 --> 00:00:05,440
vote.

4
00:00:05,440 --> 00:00:08,320
District 30 has three Democrats fighting it
out for a

5
00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:10,720
spot on the November ballot for state senator.

6
00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,080
Ariel Reed is following the candidates, and
today she introduces

7
00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:16,320
us to Dale Frey.

8
00:00:16,320 --> 00:00:20,320
Dale Frey is originally from DC, but moved to
Texas

9
00:00:20,320 --> 00:00:22,720
with his wife several years ago.

10
00:00:22,720 --> 00:00:27,280
His father-in-law, a former school teacher,
was struck with cancer,

11
00:00:27,280 --> 00:00:30,640
and he experienced firsthand the effects of
the health care

12
00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:31,440
system.

13
00:00:31,520 --> 00:00:33,600
My father in law, you know, he had uh cancer,

14
00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:35,600
and we're trying to do everything we can help
him

15
00:00:35,600 --> 00:00:35,920
out.

16
00:00:35,920 --> 00:00:38,640
And I was just shocked to see just, you know,

17
00:00:38,640 --> 00:00:40,480
just how bad things are when it comes to the

18
00:00:40,480 --> 00:00:44,320
medical uh Medicare system, especially uh as
he was a

19
00:00:44,320 --> 00:00:45,680
retired school teacher.

20
00:00:45,680 --> 00:00:48,640
Frey joined the race because he wants to right
the

21
00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:52,160
wrongs within Texas's health care system.

22
00:00:57,440 --> 00:01:00,320
He also wants to help out school teachers.

23
00:01:00,320 --> 00:01:03,920
He believes educators should be paid more for
all they

24
00:01:03,920 --> 00:01:04,480
do.

25
00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:06,160
And I was shocked to find out that one of

26
00:01:06,160 --> 00:01:08,880
my good friends, uh, the salary she was making
uh

27
00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:11,520
that she retired with was near the same salary
that

28
00:01:11,520 --> 00:01:13,040
I got my first job at college.

29
00:01:13,040 --> 00:01:16,640
But though the the school teachers here are
dramatically underpaid.

30
00:01:16,640 --> 00:01:20,320
Alongside the issues with health care and
education, Frey wants

31
00:01:20,320 --> 00:01:22,560
to run because he believes there needs to be a

32
00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,520
change of leadership in Austin to fix any
glaring problems.

33
00:01:27,600 --> 00:01:29,280
We have serious problems here.

34
00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:32,400
Our schools are horribly underpaid, or the
medical assist care

35
00:01:32,400 --> 00:01:33,120
system's broken.

36
00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,600
We have a failing power grid and so many uh

37
00:01:35,600 --> 00:01:36,560
other issues.

38
00:01:36,560 --> 00:01:39,920
Frey runs to bring change for the better and
advise

39
00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,800
for the Democratic spot on the November
ballot.

40
00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:47,360
In Wichita Falls, I'm Ariel Reed, KFDX Three
News.

41
00:01:47,360 --> 00:01:50,640
Frey is the first Democratic candidate we've
introduced you to

42
00:01:50,640 --> 00:01:51,680
on the primary ballot.

43
00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,920
Ariel and Dylan Jimenez will bring you the
rest on

44
00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,880
the Democratic ticket and finish those
profiles on the four

45
00:01:56,880 --> 00:01:57,680
Republicans.

46
00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:00,360
And we're also going to have an election
preview special.

47
00:02:00,360 --> 00:02:03,000
It's coming up right after KFDX Three News at
six

48
00:02:03,080 --> 00:02:03,720
on Monday.

49
00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:05,800
In the meantime, be sure to stick with your
local

50
00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:09,320
election headquarters on air and online as we
approach that

51
00:02:09,320 --> 00:02:09,720
primary.