This Engineer Is Running for Congress, with Rick Kennedy
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Project manager and software engineer Rick Kennedy is running for US House Representative for District 17 in Texas, in the 2020 Democratic primary. After decades working in tech, and after Trump was elected, Rick decided to run for office to try to solve difficult social problems and help end political divisiveness in the country. He joins the podcast to talk about his vision for universal pre-K, the costs of higher ed, rural internet, online disinformation, and more.
Related Links
- Rick Kennedy: Rick Kennedy's campaign website.
- US House District 17: Wikipedia article.
- Texas ranks 36th nationally in per-student education spending. Here's how much it spends.: Texas Tribune article.
- Title I, Part A Program: U.S. Department of Education federal program for funding schools.
- TEA revokes Marlin ISD accreditation; no longer recognized as public school: KXXV local news article.
- What is the return on investment for pre-K?: Article from the University of Pennsylvania.
- Two years after the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — who are the winners and the losers?: MarketWatch article on the TCJA.
- 4 Ways to Protect Yourself from Disinformation: Article from Snopes and The Conversation.
- H.R.1 - For the People Act of 2019: Details on the proposed Congressional legislation addressing voting and redistricting.
- VoteTexas.gov: Information on voting in the state of Texas.
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