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| Written by Bryan Bastible, The Shorthorn senior staff | ||||
| Tuesday, 13 October 2009 07:34 PM | ||||
  Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth A Q-and-A segment will follow his lecture, which is hosted by the UTA chapter of Pi Sigma Alpha, the National Political Science Honor Society. The free event will also include refreshments. Veasey’s district is adjacent to Arlington and includes parts of Tarrant County, including Fort Worth, Forest Hill and Everman. “We want every student at UTA to be there,” said society Vice President Cody Ward. “The student has to know what the government is doing because it affects your life in some way.” Society member Jason Naumann said that anyone who is not up-to-date with the news on health care, needs to take any opportunity for education. “So they’ll know what to do when it’s polling time and be able to walk in there and make the right decision,” he said. InformationVeasey has authored the following bills from the last state legislature:
“I’m always open to anyone’s opinion,” he said. In the last state legislative session, Veasey wrote some bills regarding higher education and health. “We wanted a representative in the area whose policies are going to affect UTA students,” Ward said. He said Veasey is an “up-and-coming legislator” who is relatively new and students will be able to relate to him. Veasey’s positions before becoming an elected official were working at Polytechnic High School in Fort Worth and the Star-Telegram. Veasey is from Tarrant County and lived in Fort Worth for most of his life. He graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth and Texas Wesleyan University with a degree in Mass Communications. Ward said that Veasey will also give his perspective on the upcoming gubernatorial election. In the future, the honor society plans to have a Republican representative to come speak some time this semester also, Ward said. Naumann said he trusts the society’s intuition in selecting lecturers. “Usually the speakers at the meetings are insightful,” he said. Views: 335 | E-mail
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