Linda Weber is running against a Republican incumbent in New Jersey. Hers is one of the districts that Democrats hope to flip, so as to gain control of the House in 2018 and stop ztrump’s plans to defund public schools, environmental protection, Medicaid, and every other social program.
I put out an appeal to raise money for Linda when she needed to meet a June 30 deadline, and many of you responded with help. Linda met her goal, and she asked me to post this thank-you to you.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. To Diane and all of you who contributed to my campaign, I cannot thank you enough for your support of my candidacy for Congress in the 7th district of New Jersey. While I absolutely believe that we have a tremendous opportunity to flip this district, the reality is that I will need to raise a significant amount of money to do so. This is why your donations ahead of the June 30th campaign finance filing were so important.
While Trump tweets out insults, his Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is doing significant damage to our public education system. If elected, I will stand up to any and all attacks on our public education system. Both of my sons had the opportunity to graduate from excellent public schools, and I want every child to have the same opportunity regardless of income, race, or geography. My husband Mark is a public school teacher so I know firsthand the challenges that educators face. Know that if I am elected, our public schools will have a strong advocate in Congress.
Linda Weber
Linda Weber
linda@lindaweber.com
908-358-9168
http://www.lindaweberforcongress.com
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I don’t want Democrats to win a House majority. When they held it during the Obama administration they didn’t do a damn thing to help public schools or challenge what Arne Duncan was doing to every school district, students, teacher and student’s parent in this country. Our unions have sold their souls to the Democratic Party and have very little to show for it. We are taken for granted and then sold out by these politicians.
I don’t want GOP to control the House, Senate, Presidency, and Supreme Court.
The House controls the budget.
They can stop Trump’s horrible ideas.
You are speaking globally. I’m speaking about education. Once again we are being told to vote for the Democrats because the other guys are even worse. Hardly an inspiring campaign slogan.
FUT, this is Linda’s husband; you may know me as Jersey Jazzman.
I am obviously biased, so I won’t try to oversell Linda. I just want to let you, and all of the other teachers who read this blog, know that Linda Weber gets it because she lives it. She is married to a public school teacher, she lives in a union household, and she sent our two boys to public schools that gave them great educations.
Linda wants every child to have what she and our two boys had: a great public school education in well-resourced schools overseen by democratically elected school boards with teachers who are held accountable but are free to teach.
You have my word: public education will have no better friend than Linda Weber when she wins her race for the House. Check out her website for more:
https://lindaweberforcongress.com
Best,
Mark “JJ” Weber