Wednesday, May 15, 2019

Julie Oliver Launches Campaign for District 25 US House of Representatives


The following announcement was submitted by the Julie Oliver for Congress Campaign. 

Austin, TX -- Julie Oliver, the Austin working accountant, healthcare finance expert, advocate, and mother whose grassroots, underdog campaign gained national attention in 2018, has announced that she is officially entering the race for US House of Representatives in District 25.

The
official kickoff event for the campaign will take place on May 18, 4 p.m., at The Skylark Lounge in Austin, Texas.
 

“Our democracy and our future success depend on restoring true, effective representation to this district. Congress is corrupted by special interests -- but veterans, working people, and everyone, no matter what political party they are, should have a representative who will show up, listen to the people she is sworn to serve and represent, and uphold the Constitution. The challenges we face are urgent -- climate change is an existential threat to our national security, economy, and ability to survive as a species, our immigration system is broken, wages are stagnant and our costs of living keep driving us out of our homes. Healthcare which is unaffordable for far too many, and massive corporations make more money than ever, but pay no taxes while we foot the bill. The thousands and thousands of people I was lucky enough to meet as I traveled up, down, and across this district deserve so much better.”
 

Oliver has again committed to run a campaign 100% funded by individual donations. She has refused all PAC money, including from Democratic funding sources. Oliver’s campaign out-raised Weatherford car dealer Roger Williams -- who fell under an ethics review for proffering an amendment in 2015 to allow car dealers to rent or loan out vehicles even if they are subject to safety recalls -- two quarters in a row in 2018. She wound up raising just over $630,000 in 2018 -- more than every Democrat who had run before her combined. 76% of those contributions came from donors in Texas.
 

Julie has put forth a proposal to tax super PACs to fund publicly financed elections. She has also called for radical transparency in campaign finance reform and is running a campaign focused on healthcare, investing in clean energy jobs, ensuring that corporations and the wealthy pay their fair share, humane immigration reform, preventing the outsourcing of jobs overseas, investing in rural infrastructure and rural broadband internet, fighting corruption, and strengthening public education.
 

During her 2018 campaign, Oliver put over 40,000 miles on her car traveling, holding town halls, and meeting with Texans in every one of the thirteen counties in District 25 -- logging over 40 visits to Johnson county alone. Similar in spirit, the 2020 campaign is already barnstorming across Texas -- leading up to the official launch event in Austin on Saturday, Oliver has held events in Valley Mills, Cleburne, Gatesville, and Hillsboro.

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