Ballotpedia: Sarah Smith

Sarah lives in Houston, where she has resided for 12 years.

Sarah has worked in public service, activism, and mentorship roles. 

Sarah Smith's campaign for state representative is her first run for public office. 

Wants to create a small business grant program for the district that will  allocate grants for "technology upgrades, workforce development, and operational expansion."

Wants to work with city officials to create more affordable retail and office spaces in the district.

- Wants to create a small business grant program for the district that will  allocate grants for "technology upgrades, workforce development, and operational expansion."
- Wants to work with city officials to create more affordable retail and office spaces in the district.

Economy

Supports gun regulation such as "comprehensive background checks," "safe storage laws," and "red flag laws that allow temporary removal of firearms from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others by a court."

Wants to provide free or low-cost gun safety courses to promote more responsible gun ownership.

Supports gun buyback programs where unwanted guns are handed in to police departments.

Supports expanded monitoring of registered sex offenders.

Supports greater funding for crime prevention and youth outreach programs.

Supports drainage improvement in high-risk areas for flooding.

- Supports gun regulation such as "comprehensive background checks," "safe storage laws," and "red flag laws that allow temporary removal of firearms from individuals deemed a risk to themselves or others by a court."
- Wants to provide free or low-cost gun safety courses to promote more responsible gun ownership.
- Supports gun buyback programs where unwanted guns are handed in to police departments.
- Supports expanded monitoring of registered sex offenders.
- Supports greater funding for crime prevention and youth outreach programs.
- Supports drainage improvement in high-risk areas for flooding.

Public Safety

Prioritizes expanding access to mental health services.

Supports increased funding for health clinics and assisted living centers in underserved areas.

Supports expanding Medicaid and Medicare access by granting tax benefits to healthcare providers who accept public insurance options.

Believes that veterans and those with disabilities need tailored healthcare that requires greater state funding.

- Prioritizes expanding access to mental health services.
- Supports increased funding for health clinics and assisted living centers in underserved areas.
- Supports expanding Medicaid and Medicare access by granting tax benefits to healthcare providers who accept public insurance options.
- Believes that veterans and those with disabilities need tailored healthcare that requires greater state funding.

Healthcare

Supports increased funding for students and pay raises for teachers.

Believes that specific grants should be given to school districts for mental health services and special education resources.

Supports distributing state resources to school districts in a more equitable fashion.

Wants parents to have greater resources available to learn how to assist their children in their education.

- Supports increased funding for students and pay raises for teachers.
- Believes that specific grants should be given to school districts for mental health services and special education resources.
- Supports distributing state resources to school districts in a more equitable fashion.
- Wants parents to have greater resources available to learn how to assist their children in their education.

Education

Supports stricter regulations on industrial emissions.

Wants to promote green energy infrastructure projects and more sustainable urban development.

Supports enhanced protections for local ecosystems in her district.

- Supports stricter regulations on industrial emissions.
- Wants to promote green energy infrastructure projects and more sustainable urban development.
- Supports enhanced protections for local ecosystems in her district.

Energy & the Environment

Supports creating a statewide task force to improve civic engagement and representation in Texas.

- Supports creating a statewide task force to improve civic engagement and representation in Texas.

Voting & Elections

As of September 7, 2024, Sarah Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Ethics & Conduct

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Sarah Smith

Sarah Smith's campaign for state representative of Texas state house of representatives district 126 is her first run for public office. 

Supports establishing a small business resource hub for the district.

- Supports establishing a small business resource hub for the district.
- Wants to create a small business grant program for the district that will  allocate grants for "technology upgrades, workforce development, and operational expansion."
- Wants to work with city officials to create more affordable retail and office spaces in the district.

Supports expanding access to mental health services.

- Supports expanding access to mental health services.
- Supports increased funding for health clinics and assisted living centers in underserved areas.
- Supports expanding Medicaid and Medicare access by granting tax benefits to healthcare providers who accept public insurance options.
- Believes that veterans and those with disabilities need tailored healthcare that requires greater state funding.

Sarah Smith lives in Texas and attended the University of Texas. She is a member of the First Baptist Church and has a family with two children.

Sarah Smith is currently a teacher in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District. She previously worked as a project manager at a local engineering firm.

As of September 12, 2024, Sarah Smith’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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