Dr. Christine Eady Mann on Twitter: "This is true in the #TexasLege too. The extremely low pay limits the ability of anyone who isn’t independently wealthy from serving.… https://t.co/a3SwO2lCYu"

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This is true in the #TexasLege too. The extremely low pay limits the ability of anyone who isn’t independently wealthy from serving.https://twitter.com/JamesxMyall/status/1194049591601172481 …

James Myall @JamesxMyall

Public opinion reflexively balks at the idea (headlines like this don’t help!), but raising the pay of state legislators is the right thing to do. Elected office shouldn’t just be for those privileged enough to work for next to nothing #mepolitics https://www.pressherald.com/2019/11/11/maine-lawmakers-eye-ways-to-boost-their-own-pay/ …

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5:12 AM - 12 Nov 2019 from Texas, USA