1 00:00:00,480 --> 00:00:01,920 Alright, guys, it's voting week. 2 00:00:01,920 --> 00:00:02,800 Make sure you get out to vote. 3 00:00:02,800 --> 00:00:04,400 You have until Friday to vote early. 4 00:00:04,400 --> 00:00:07,120 If you miss voting this week, your last chance is 5 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:08,320 May 28th. 6 00:00:08,320 --> 00:00:09,520 That's election day. 7 00:00:09,760 --> 00:00:11,840 Please come out and vote for me, Dale Frey. 8 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:12,640 I'll be on the ballot. 9 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:14,400 I'm running for many different things. 10 00:00:14,880 --> 00:00:16,880 Trying to fix our broken health care system, trying to 11 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:18,400 support our public schools and teachers. 12 00:00:18,400 --> 00:00:19,920 I tell you, our schools are under attack. 13 00:00:19,920 --> 00:00:21,200 They're desperately underfunded. 14 00:00:21,200 --> 00:00:23,360 They depend upon bonds all the time to try to 15 00:00:23,360 --> 00:00:24,640 keep their facilities in session. 16 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,040 But so these bonds, that money from uh there is 17 00:00:27,040 --> 00:00:29,360 not allowed to go towards teacher salaries at all. 18 00:00:29,360 --> 00:00:31,760 We've lost, you know, 40% of our school staff in 19 00:00:31,760 --> 00:00:34,160 the past two years due to desperate underfunding and the 20 00:00:34,160 --> 00:00:36,480 under uh salaries for our teachers and the lack of 21 00:00:36,480 --> 00:00:37,440 support and resources. 22 00:00:37,440 --> 00:00:40,320 So I believe we need to uh supply direct funding 23 00:00:40,320 --> 00:00:42,640 to our ISDs directly from the state, like we used 24 00:00:42,640 --> 00:00:43,760 to a decade ago. 25 00:00:43,760 --> 00:00:46,800 It should not necessarily be so completely dependent upon our 26 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:49,120 property taxes, which is a lopsided way of funding our 27 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:49,840 ISDs. 28 00:00:49,840 --> 00:00:51,760 And on top of that, we really need to fight 29 00:00:51,760 --> 00:00:52,800 the school voucher program. 30 00:00:52,800 --> 00:00:55,120 So far, the state house has fought the school voucher 31 00:00:55,280 --> 00:00:55,520 program. 32 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:57,200 It's the only reason we don't have it so far. 33 00:00:57,200 --> 00:00:58,720 I don't know how long we could hold on to 34 00:00:58,720 --> 00:01:00,240 that though, but I'll tell you one thing. 35 00:01:00,240 --> 00:01:02,960 These school voucher programs so far they've been initiated by 36 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:03,520 the Senate. 37 00:01:03,520 --> 00:01:05,840 So we need we need Texas State Senators to stand 38 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:07,600 up against the school voucher scam. 39 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,040 I'm ready to be your senator. 40 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,840 Right now we have a state uh Senate runoff for 41 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:12,720 District 30. 42 00:01:12,720 --> 00:01:14,640 So I, Dale Frey, am going to be on the 43 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:14,960 ballot. 44 00:01:14,960 --> 00:01:15,840 I hope you come out. 45 00:01:15,840 --> 00:01:17,440 Make sure you come out to vote this week. 46 00:01:17,440 --> 00:01:19,440 You have until Friday for early voting again. 47 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,200 Um again, if you miss this week, then you have 48 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:23,600 uh May 28th is election day, your last chance to 49 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:24,080 vote. 50 00:01:24,080 --> 00:01:25,360 So please get out and vote. 51 00:01:25,360 --> 00:01:26,640 If you want to learn more about me, come to 52 00:01:26,640 --> 00:01:27,760 Freyfortexas.com. 53 00:01:27,760 --> 00:01:30,000 This F R E Y for Texas.com. 54 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:31,200 And uh thank you for your time. 55 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:32,400 Hope to see you in the polls.