The Tex Plan

T for Treasury
Texas JSA needs Money. Regions need Money. Chapters need Money. No Money, No JSA. A lot of candidates
talk about money. I’m the candidate who gets money. As chapter president, in the first two weeks, -$4,800
raised. When I was Director of Fundraising for GenNow, I led the most successful team in their history,
shattering records two years in a role. The treasury plan revolves around a two-week cycle: the fundraising
Blitz. The fundraising blitz is an intense sprint, ran every month and a half. It begins with a SMS campaign
followed by a business tour, concluded with a handwritten mail call. My record is proven. My plan is tested.
And my fundraising is guaranteed.

E for Expansion through Empowerment

As a founder of a JSA Chapter, I know firsthand the difficulty of expansion. In the beginning, truth be told, it
was hard. But we worked hard. And the chapter expanded from 8 to 12 to 20. There’s an old Spanish poem
that says, “caminate, caminate, no hay camino.” (Traveler, Traveler, there is no path) When we founded our
chapter at College Station Highschool, it sure felt like there was no path. It shouldn’t be that way. Older,
established chapters should empower the small young chapters. Providing mentorship like an older brother
helping the younger with love and attention. In practical terms, this would mean “mentorship chapters”
would give fresh chapters the opportunity to observe their meetings. And they would exchange contact
information between the leadership of both chapters in order for the senior chapter to guide the junior.
Furthermore, the older chapter would have the opportunity to attend meetings by the younger and offer
suggestions. I wish my chapter had an older chapter to mentor us and show us the path when we started.

Xenophilia not Xenophobia

Junior States of American values diversity and inclusion. And rightly so. As the penny is inscribed, “E
PLURIBUS UNUM”. (out of many one) So is it with JSA. When my chapter was founded, in the beginning there
where just four of us: a country boy, a golf player, a daughter of immigrants, and a first generation American,
3 different religions, 3 different politician dispositions, all working towards the common goal of a uncommon
organization: JSA. I had the pleasure of going to winter congress this year. And while I was there, I made
friends; I joked; I laughed; I debated. But I also listened. The first time a problem is heard, it passes by. The
second time, it does not go unnoticed. The third time, I say what need be done. At winter congress I was told
of such a problem. Many members of the Puerto Rican chapter expressed two things to me. First, they are
not just a territory, but American too. Second, they want greater participation and representation in JSA. As
Governor, I will work to see this request not be denied them. Para mis hermanos puertorriqueños, somos
uno en la alma.