04 Nov Texas Governor Campaign

This assignment is a presentation and a powerpoint. I will be taking the speaker notes you write up and creating a powerpoint and will be doing a speech on this as well. All I need is the 500 work speaker notes portion.

My candidate is Mayra Flores so ALL research is about her. I will also include my cited sources so you can use those along with whatever else you find.

Here is what I HAVE as far as my candidate goes:

WHY: Mayra Flores is new to Texas politics as she just won the special election for the 34th Congressional District in June of 2022 but is a prime candidate who should be looked at for governor this year. Everything she stands for and believes in is something that this state needs to see more of and her upbringing illustrates just how much she will push to get to where she needs and wants to be. Her winning this special election this year might just be the change we need to get the right things in motion. Flores is fiery and not afraid to say what she means even if other politicians dont agree. Her slogan is faith, family, and country and thats exactly what shed bring to the table as our next candidate for Texas governor in 2022.
3 Cited Sources:
Murray, Douglas. “What Mayra Flores reveals about America.” Spectator, vol. 349, no. 10114, 2 July
2022, p. 29. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A710394045/OVIC?u=txshracd2497&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=7858a640. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.
“Republican Mayra Flores won an upset victory in a Texas congressional district.” National Review,
vol. 74, no. 13, 11 July 2022, p. 5. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A708100336/OVIC?u=txshracd2497&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=da8
ff05. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.
“Are Latino voters really moving right? The end of Roe may muddy the picture; Latinos support
reproductive rights by large margins — and that could prove a powerful mobilizing tool in the
midterms.” Guardian [London, England], 30 Aug. 2022, p. NA. Gale In Context: Opposing
Viewpoints,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A715560303/OVIC?u=txshracd2497&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=ee302
7b. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.
“With Roe overturned, Congress readies for a fight — and a defense.” Washingtonpost.com, 24 June
2022, p. NA. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints,
link.gale.com/apps/doc/A708182870/OVIC?u=txshracd2497&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=9b9
6f24. Accessed 18 Sept. 2022.

WHAT MY PROFESSOR IS LOOKING FOR and her instructions on the 500 work speaker notes:

In addition to a basic introduction of your candidate, your presentation MUST also address current issues facing the State of Texas and/or the country and how your person plans to solve the problems.  If your research does not answer the person’s political ideology on the issues youve chosen, then you can choose your own political ideology as long as it does not change the persons character.  For example, if you chose George W. Bush as your candidate but believe that Texas should outlaw guns, then that would be fundamentally changing his political ideas.  However, if you want him to campaign on legalizing marijuana in Texas, then that would be allowed since we don’t know his position on that.  Choosing their political ideology is the only portion of the assignment that can be fictional.  You MUST include in your presentation the name of an interest group that would support your candidate.  (For example, if your candidate is Barbara Jordan, then the NAACP would be an interest group who would support and financially back your candidate).