Jennifer Fleck: Confident and Ready to Restore Conservative Values to Texas HD 47

by MELINDA RIVERA

The race to defeat Democrat Incumbent Vikki Goodwin and regain the Texas House District 47 coveted by the Republican Party will have to take a pit stop in the run-off as leading vote-getter Jennifer Fleck fell short of the fifty percent needed to win outright, and Justin Berry bested the third place finisher by one vote. Goodwin was the beneficiary of a strong influx of voters that were encouraged by the spending spree of Robert Frances O’Rourke, (aka “Beto”) during his run at Ted Cruz in the 2018 Texas U.S. Senate Race. Cruz won that race but “Beto’s” strong showing created casualties in many races across the state including HD 47.
Fleck, the charismatic attorney with a heart for the children in the community, has built a strong following in the Republican Party because of her unapologetic adherence to the conservative and biblical values that are embraced by the majority of voters in the state of Texas.

Based on her background and community involvement, she is capable of not only winning the race, but making an immediate impact in the State Legislature and most likely landing on some impactful committees in her freshman year. If Fleck wins the Republican Party run-off election – with this being a Presidential Election year and Donald J. Trump being on the ballot, she has a very good shot at regaining the seat from Goodwin.

“The question is who can beat Vikki Goodwin? and who cares about the people of Texas? I am best suited to beat Vikki Goodwin, because I best represent HD 47,” said Fleck, who fully understands the importance of retaking this seat to prevent the majority in the Texas House of Representatives to retain a Republican majority. “I am the only candidate with a child in public school. I am for public schools, which we have several of the best in HD 47. I have owned a home in HD 47 since 2005. I am a member and teen Bible study teacher at Austin Ridge Bible Church, that has 3 campuses in the district. I am very involved in the battle against AISD sex ed, which comprises the south part of the district. We have been members of UT Golf Club in Steiner since 2007.”

“The point is, I know this district and they know me,” Fleck added. “But most of all, I care deeply about Texas and restoring conservative values. I’m running because I don’t see much strength and conviction in our state leadership and I’m not willingly going to follow to my own destruction and demise. I’m coming to fight for what’s good, right and true.”

With the decay of the morality and biblical values in the country and being prevalent among the liberals who control much of Austin, in particular, a warrior for the causes of the youth in Texas is a welcome sight, and this has been Fleck’s passion.

Fleck, who is a realist, does not hide behind rhetoric, if you want to understand what the obstacles are, she will tell you, she skips the political rhetoric and gets to the point.

“I think the biggest challenges of this upcoming session are three-fold, said Fleck; “one, the legislature will need to cut costs to accommodate a revenue shortfall due to Covid-19; two, redistricting will be a huge challenge, of course; and last, resolving the expectations of the people who have wants and needs that won’t be met this session as it will likely be swallowed by these first 2 hurdles.” Fleck continued, “I wish it weren’t true, but we need more turnover in the Legislature to really get things done.”

District 47 encompasses Spicewood, Bee Caves, Lakeway, Lago Vista, Manchaca, Jonestown, Briarcliff, The Hills, Pointe Venture; part of Austin; and the Travis County part of Cedar Park, Dripping Springs, Leander and Marble Falls. Goodwin began serving District 47 in 2018 after defeating incumbent Republican Paul D. Workman, who had held the seat since 2011.

Another hot button item in Texas and the rest of the country is abortion. Many states have passed laws allowing abortion all the way to the point of conception while others have passed heartbeat laws which make it illegal to perform an abortion once a heartbeat is detectable in the unborn infant. Fleck, true to form is very clear on her position on abortion. “I am pro-life,” Fleck stated.

“I believe in incremental and radical change toward Texas establishing itself as a pro-life state,” she added. “I am for the heartbeat bill. I am for including fetal development in the classroom. The point is to make abortion unthinkable more so than illegal.”

“My background is in fighting against graphic sex education in the school,” Fleck continued. “Planned Parenthood is the largest sex education curriculum providers in the nation. Sex education is part of the abortion business model. I am for interrupting the business model on the front end at sex education and give students better information and tools to avoid risk for an abortion decision.”

The coronavirus has had a huge impact in every state in the country. She supports President Trump’s position on trying the experimental drugs which have been having success throughout the world but has been highly criticized by the democrats and the liberal media.

“I am for reopening the economy and everyone taking personal responsibility for their own safety and health. We have to get people back to work. I am for hydroxychloroquine and the z-pak. I have heard of positive results and it is affordable. I don’t see the drawback,” said Fleck.

Political pundits list HD 47 and HD 45 as the two most important Districts to flip this election cycle, both are winnable with the right candidate, and both were won by Democrats in 2018 riding the momentum of the “Beto” wave. With this being an election year and Trump being on the ballot, the turnout on this race should be substantial. The dynamic of HD 47 and the longstanding involvement of Fleck as a member of the District should make her the odds-on favorite to win in the July run-off and eventually in November in the General Election.

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