February 2018
THE CROSS TIMBERS GAZETTE
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Online at www.CrossTimbersGazette.com
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MEET THE CANDIDATES Meet the Primary Candidates On March 6, voters will go to the polls to select their nominees for political office at the county, state and federal levels. The winners of the Republican and Democratic primaries become their respective party’s nominees for the Nov. 6, 2018 general election. For races where no candidate receives a majority of their party’s votes, a runoff election is held May 22. In the runoff, the top-finishing two candidates are on the ballot, and the one who receives the most votes gets the nomination. Primary elections can be important in preventing “clone” candidates who split their party constituency’s vote, because of their similarities. Primaries allow political parties to select and unite behind one candidate. In every even-numbered year, Texas voters may choose only one primary to vote in: Republican or Democratic. Texas voters do not register by party, but they do become affiliated with the party for that two-year period by voting in that party’s primary election. You may vote in a party’s runoff election on May 22 only if you have not affiliated with another party by voting in the other party’s primary or participating in a convention. Regardless of which party or candidates you voted for in the primary election, you may vote for the candidates of your choice from any party in the November general election. Early voting for the March 6 elections runs from Tuesday, Feb. 20 to Friday, March 2. Find more voter information on the Denton County Elections Adminis-
tration website at www.votedenton.com. The Cross Timbers Gazette emailed questionnaires to candidates in selected contested Primary Elections. Excerpts from the returned questionnaires are listed by office in alphabetical order, unless there’s an incumbent (*) up for reelection. The complete candidate questionnaires, along with video interviews, will be available at www.crosstimbersgazette. com.
Top Priorities: establishing operational security on our border, President Trump has asked for funding to build a wall on our border and Congress should give him the funds; Obamacare should be completely and immediately repealed; we must address the Federal Government’s out of control spending. burgessforcongress.com
DEMOCRAT Linsey Fagan, Business Owner
Veronica Birkenstock, Owner, Practical Employee Solutions
U.S. House of Representatives, District 26 REPUBLICAN
Education: Completed two-years of college toward eCommerce degree
Michael Burgess, M.D., [*Incumbent]
Top Priorities: increase the minimum wage; and, Medicare for All, such as something similar to Senate Bill 1804 with a four year roll out. linseyfagan. com Education: Undergraduate degree, University of South Carolina; M.A in Human Resources Management and Development, Webster University
Education: B.A. Biology and M.S. Physiology, North Texas State University (UNT); M.D, University of Texas Medical School-Houston; Residency, Parkland Memorial Hospital-Dallas; M.S. Medical Management, University of Texas-Dallas
Top Priorities: to secure our borders including a border wall to the south and make sure that our CBP Agents have the necessary funding and resources; secure infrastructure project funding for our District; advocate for conceal carry reciprocity among the states; to repeal and replace Obamacare and unwind Burgess’ MACRA bill. v4congress.com
Will Fisher, Attorney
Education: B.S. Sociology, Brigham See MEET THE CANDIDATES Page B22