Cullin Knutson

Cullin Knutson earned a high school diploma from Amarillo High School and a bachelor's degree from Texas State University in 2014. Knutson's career experience includes working as a political consultant.[1]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

My name is Cullin Knutson, and I am running to return the power of Texas to The People, where it belongs. I am fighting to expand healthcare access and affordability to all Texans, to increase workers rights, benefits, compensation and safety, to enhance our public schools so they can compete nationally and internationally in maths, science, reading, and social studies, to enhance teacher pay and benefits returning teaching to a dignified career, returning freedom of choice to all women, to expand hazard mitigation efforts, to increase pay for public service of firefighters, including providing care for occupation related illness, to end corporate welfare, to provide relief to middle and low income earners, and to end the corruption of pay to play policies that the current Republicans have enjoyed for 20+ years.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Healthcare: Currently, Texas has one of the highest populations of uninsured citizens, and Republicans continue to deny expansion of Medicare and Medicaid. Texans still pay taxes into Medicare and Medicaid, yet Republicans would rather see that money go to other states. We must end this now, expand these programs, lift the ban on interstate coops, and bring in more non-profit insurers so that Texans have the best available options to choose from!Schools: We must end this "Voucher" scam, that is nothing more than a rebate of your tax dollars to the ultra wealthy, at our local schools detriment. We have a school crisis in this state, with teachers underpaid, classroom sizes too large, a curriculum that looks toward the past and not geared to the future, and leadership that is looking to dismantle the whole system for their rich friends. We will make school funding a top priority, Teacher pay and TRS should adjust with inflation, and we must not send tax dollars to institutions that openly discriminate by ending the voucher scam!Rural Texas: We must have someone in Austin who will advocate for our small, rural towns and cities. Currently, there are many cities that do no have adequate funding for critical needs, such as: generators for water and waste water continuity, Early warning detection system, and funding to their professional and volunteer firefighters. We must level the playing field for these cities, so that state money isn't allocated exclusively to large cities, with large populations, that have a tax base to cover such needs. Our rural communities need support, they need investment, and every citizen of these communities deserves this from their government.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Healthcare, Workers Rights, Elections and Voter registration expansion, Education, Environment.