The reason I signed up to be a public school teacher on the west side of San Antonio was that commandment to love my neighbor as myself. The reason I ran for the State House was to try to follow that commandment and to try to craft public policies that are going to help my neighbor. It's going to make my neighbor's life a little easier, a little less stressful. And I was able to pass those bills because I was able to love my colleagues, my neighbors in the state legislature. (16:53–17:02)
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Asserts that his candidacy for the State House was motivated by the desire to craft policies to help others.
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