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State Representative, District 9

Shelley Tatum

Candidate for State Representative, District 9

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Retired teacher
Campaign website
tatum4texas9.com

A retired educator from Lufkin who taught in Texas public schools for 35 years, including 19 in Lufkin ISD; a Stephen F. Austin State University graduate.

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Documented positions

Education

  • Pledges to vote to raise the per-pupil allotment.

    Tatum for Texas 9

    Campaign website · tatum4texas9.com

    “I will vote to increase the per-pupil allotment provided by the state to local school districts.”
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  • Pledges to reduce unfunded state regulations on schools.

    Tatum for Texas 9

    Campaign website · tatum4texas9.com

    “I will work to reduce the often unfunded and stifling regulations”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports maintaining and increasing broadband expansion funding.

    Tatum for Texas 9

    Campaign website · tatum4texas9.com

    “Funding must be maintained and increased.”
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Environment & parks

  • Supports new laws protecting East Texas groundwater.

    Tatum for Texas 9

    Campaign website · tatum4texas9.com

    “New legislation to protect East Texas groundwater will be necessary”
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Health & human services

  • Supports state funding for rural health care.

    Tatum for Texas 9

    Campaign website · tatum4texas9.com

    “The state needs to allocate funds from state revenues to take the pressure off limited local resources”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Shelley Tatum on them.

  • Taxes & budgetNo documented position found.

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