Gina Calanni Candidate, TXHD132 & Jan McDowell US House Candidate, TX-24 Join Us

Gina Calanni: is a native Texan, multi-published author, and
working mother of three school-aged boys, who is running to serve
Texas House District 132 in Austin. As a single mom whose kids
attend Katy ISD schools, Gina is running to ensure quality public
education and access to affordable healthcare for Texas
families.    Gina understands firsthand the challenges
facing everyday Texans. As an undergraduate at UT-Arlington, she
had to withdraw just a semester before graduation after her
father's death. After having her first son, she went back to school
and graduated with honors from St. Edward's University, while
working full-time as a paralegal for the Travis County Attorney's
Office.   Jan McDowell:  I bring a background of varied
experiences to this race. As a CPA, I have the understanding to
study and analyze the financial issues that are so important to the
responsible conduct of our government. Atypically, though, my
degree was not in accounting, but rather in journalism/public
relations. I am therefore a somewhat rare breed that can both “do
numbers” and also communicate effectively. I have always had a
positive and inclusive attitude toward life. In the late 1960s and
early 1970s, my free time as a high school student was spent in a
group called Sing-Out Dallas. That was a group of kids from
all across the area that performed the music of Up With People! The
chorus of their signature song includes this idea that is right on:
“If more people were for people, all people everywhere…”