Assignment:
Preparing to run:
1. Know your district. Go to: https://www.fyi.legis.state.tx.us/Home.aspx, and discover the district number, and who represents you in the Texas house or state senate.
2. Go to your current representative's page, and look at the district analyses documents.
- What does your district look like (in terms of population, age, education, employment, election results
- What issues arise based upon the district's demographics (this will help you think about your platform)
Your Platform, and Party Politics:
1. Know yourself. Take these surveys to identify your political leanings:
- https://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-party-quiz/
- https://www.people-press.org/quiz/political-typology/
- Submit screenshots or jpgs on your works cited page OR on the next page(s)
2. Given your results, and your previous district analysis research, what's your platform? Choose at least 3 issue stands to develop.
3. Compare your issue stands with the official party platforms of your party:
- Texas Democratic Party platform
- Texas Republican Party platform
- Where do your ideas align with the party?
- Where do your ideas diverge from the party?
- How will you be different from the rest?
This assignment must follow MLA guidelines, be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, and be a minimum of 1000 words with a works cited page. The works cited are not included in the minimum word count. Any links/articles given in the assignment prompt MUST be cited in your works cited.