AFTER 34 YEARS OF RENE OLIVEIRA, THIS IS WHAT DISTRICT 37 FAMILIES HAVE TODAY:
*Number of people with less than high school education is 40,134, or about 41.7 percent compared to the statewide average of 18.4 percent.
*Persons in poverty numbered 65,090, or 39.1 percent compared to the statewide average of 7.7 percent.
*Likewise, per capita income was $13,416 compared to the statewide average of $26,513.
THIS TALK OF "SENIORITY" HAS GOTTEN OLD.
He boasts of ranking fifth in seniority in the Legislature. This is how his district ranks on family income with the other four:1. Tom Craddick, Amarillo $32,938 10.9 percent in poverty
2. Sephonia Thompson , Houston $15,742 27.8 percent in poverty
3. Harold Dutton, Houston, $19,867 24.5 percent in poverty
4. John Smithee, Amarillo, $27,603 12.4 percent in poverty
5. Oliveira, Brownsville (SPI), $13,416 39.1 percent in poverty
Yet, he is asking for another two years to "finish" the job. Hasn't he done "enough?"
BUT THE PAC AND LOBBYISTS LOVE RENE
The rest are from industry and special-interest PACs and lobbyists.
And of the $162,163 in total cash donations to keep their boy in the state house, only $2,050 came from contributors from Brownsville, with $1,000 of that from his law firm of Roerig, Oliveira & Fisher, LLP, Brownsville. And yet, Oliveira says he's from here and that he represents Brownsville, or does he?The contributions from people from Brownsville are just 1.26 percent of the total. A full 98.74 percent came from PACs and special interests outside of District 37.
This special interest money is buying Rene's vote to keep things just the way they are. Havent't we had enough?
VOTE ALEX DOMINGUEZ: IT'S CHANGE OUR FAMILIES CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT!