1 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:05,600 Well, good evening, Crisco Democrats. 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:07,280 So good to be here with you. 3 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:08,880 So I am Vicky Goodwin. 4 00:00:08,880 --> 00:00:11,520 I'm in my fourth term in the Texas House. 5 00:00:11,520 --> 00:00:14,240 I ran for the first time in 2018. 6 00:00:14,240 --> 00:00:16,080 Trump won in 2016. 7 00:00:19,120 --> 00:00:21,120 I was in shock and I said, I've got to 8 00:00:21,120 --> 00:00:22,000 do something more. 9 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,680 I'm going to run for office. 10 00:00:23,680 --> 00:00:26,320 People sometimes say, why didn't you decide to run for 11 00:00:26,320 --> 00:00:27,600 the Texas House? 12 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:30,000 Well, when I was growing up, my mom was very 13 00:00:30,000 --> 00:00:31,840 involved in public schools. 14 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:34,400 She ended up being on the Dallas School Board in 15 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:37,280 1989. 16 00:00:37,280 --> 00:00:40,080 She got frustrated because it wasn't the school board that 17 00:00:40,080 --> 00:00:42,320 decided how much money went to the schools, it was 18 00:00:42,320 --> 00:00:44,080 the Texas legislature. 19 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:47,040 So my passion for public schools comes from my mom 20 00:00:47,040 --> 00:00:49,120 and all the work that she did. 21 00:00:49,120 --> 00:00:52,320 But also, I don't live in the city of Wimpson, 22 00:00:52,320 --> 00:00:55,920 so I can be a city council member. 23 00:00:55,920 --> 00:00:58,960 What is going on today after Trump got elected work 24 00:00:59,040 --> 00:01:00,000 to his second term? 25 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:02,960 It's very similar to what happened in 2018. 26 00:01:02,960 --> 00:01:05,520 We see people coming out of the woodwork saying, Oh 27 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:06,880 my god, what's just happened? 28 00:01:06,880 --> 00:01:08,400 I've got to get involved. 29 00:01:08,400 --> 00:01:12,480 In 2026, we have a huge opportunity to flip seats 30 00:01:12,480 --> 00:01:16,320 in the Texas House and to flip statewide races. 31 00:01:16,880 --> 00:01:20,240 That opportunity scares Trump. 32 00:01:20,240 --> 00:01:23,040 His policies are unpopular. 33 00:01:23,040 --> 00:01:28,080 His popularity rating is sinking. 34 00:01:28,080 --> 00:01:31,280 And so because of that desperation, he had the Department 35 00:01:31,280 --> 00:01:34,240 of Justice write the letter to Texas telling Abbott to 36 00:01:34,240 --> 00:01:36,960 redraw our congressional districts. 37 00:01:36,960 --> 00:01:40,720 Now in 2020, they tried similar tactics to change the 38 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,680 election laws after the election was stolen. 39 00:01:43,680 --> 00:01:45,760 And we knew that this was going to be bad 40 00:01:45,760 --> 00:01:46,400 news. 41 00:01:46,400 --> 00:01:49,600 This was going to disenfranchise voters. 42 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:53,360 So Democrats broke warm in 2021, and I was one 43 00:01:53,520 --> 00:01:54,960 of them. 44 00:01:54,960 --> 00:01:58,400 We went to Washington, D.C., the Republicans hated that, even 45 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:02,120 though we ultimately came back, they ultimately passed some bad 46 00:02:02,120 --> 00:02:02,840 bills. 47 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:04,920 But they didn't want us to do that again. 48 00:02:04,920 --> 00:02:06,680 So they changed the rules 49 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:10,200 And now there is a $500 a day fine for 50 00:02:10,200 --> 00:02:13,320 any individual member who does warm break. 51 00:02:13,320 --> 00:02:17,960 But regardless, our democracy is worth using every tool in 52 00:02:17,960 --> 00:02:18,760 the toolbox. 53 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:19,800 Do you all agree? 54 00:02:32,360 --> 00:02:35,560 And they have been here talking to us saying that 55 00:02:35,560 --> 00:02:38,760 we have to do everything possible to stop redistricting. 56 00:02:38,760 --> 00:02:42,120 Now, personally, I think at a time when Trump is 57 00:02:42,120 --> 00:02:45,960 doing so many awful things, I don't know how Republicans 58 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:49,080 can win any congressional district at this time. 59 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:52,440 But regardless, they have computer programs, and there's a lot 60 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,880 of people out there who don't really understand who Democrats 61 00:02:55,880 --> 00:02:57,560 are and what we stand for. 62 00:02:57,560 --> 00:03:01,400 So it's incumbent upon us to educate them and let 63 00:03:01,400 --> 00:03:03,160 them know what it is we're trying to do. 64 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,480 So I am running for lieutenant governor because our current 65 00:03:05,480 --> 00:03:10,280 lieutenant governor is correct, because he runs the Senate with 66 00:03:10,280 --> 00:03:14,360 an iron fist, and because he has bad policy. 67 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:17,160 But what I've been running for is to support our 68 00:03:17,160 --> 00:03:22,680 public schools, to increase access to health care, to work 69 00:03:22,680 --> 00:03:27,320 on water issues, and housing affordability. 70 00:03:27,320 --> 00:03:29,640 Now, when it comes to health care, I believe women 71 00:03:29,640 --> 00:03:31,720 should be able to make their own personal private health 72 00:03:31,720 --> 00:03:33,240 care decisions. 73 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:41,920 And doctors have come to me saying that we have 74 00:03:41,920 --> 00:03:45,200 this epidemic of gun violence and we've got to do 75 00:03:45,200 --> 00:03:45,920 something about it. 76 00:03:45,920 --> 00:03:49,200 I served on Homeland Security and Public Safety for three 77 00:03:49,200 --> 00:03:50,000 sessions. 78 00:03:50,000 --> 00:03:53,360 I knew that in Texas, passing laws around guns would 79 00:03:53,360 --> 00:03:54,480 be very difficult. 80 00:03:54,480 --> 00:03:57,120 So I worked with the Department of Public Safety to 81 00:03:57,120 --> 00:04:01,520 try to close one of the loopholes around background checks. 82 00:04:01,520 --> 00:04:03,920 Now I tried to pass a bill that would have 83 00:04:03,920 --> 00:04:08,320 installed universal background checks, everyone having to go through a 84 00:04:08,320 --> 00:04:10,160 background check before buying a gun. 85 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,840 Most people agree with that. 86 00:04:11,840 --> 00:04:13,360 It makes sense. 87 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:15,600 But I that one wasn't going to pass, so I 88 00:04:15,600 --> 00:04:17,760 worked with DPS around the bill that has to do 89 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,120 with your handgun license. 90 00:04:19,120 --> 00:04:21,520 So if someone has a handgun license, they can go 91 00:04:21,520 --> 00:04:24,160 into a gun store and bypass a background check. 92 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:26,400 Now they might have gotten a license years ago, they 93 00:04:26,560 --> 00:04:30,080 could have assaulted somebody in the meantime, and now even 94 00:04:30,080 --> 00:04:32,400 though they're not legally able to buy a gun, they 95 00:04:32,400 --> 00:04:35,600 can because that will be a piece of plastic. 96 00:04:35,760 --> 00:04:38,960 DPS said it would be helpful if you if any 97 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:41,280 gun seller would have to run that card number through 98 00:04:41,280 --> 00:04:41,920 a database. 99 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:43,920 You can do it in seconds on your phone. 100 00:04:43,920 --> 00:04:46,960 There's an app and make that a law. 101 00:04:46,960 --> 00:04:49,680 So I tried to pass that, it didn't pass. 102 00:04:49,680 --> 00:04:53,120 So simple things, because of the current leadership that we 103 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,720 have in Texas, we can't get these things that make 104 00:04:56,880 --> 00:04:59,360 sense that the majority of Texans want. 105 00:04:59,360 --> 00:05:01,200 So that's why we need new leadership. 106 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,840 And just remember, I need each and every one of 107 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:05,520 you to spread the word. 108 00:05:05,520 --> 00:05:08,640 We need a good win, good win for Texas.