Kendra Yarbrough-Camarena

Kendra Yarbrough Camarena is a middle school History teacher and candidate for the Texas House of Representatives in House District 138. Yarbrough-Camarena has been endorsed by Annie's List, an organization whose goal is to elect female candidates in Texas. This race has been called one of the "top political races to watch in Texas."
Kendra attended Scarborough High School in Houston, TX and the University of Texas in Austin, where she completed a triple major in Government, Psychology and Anthropology, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. During her time in Austin, Kendra worked for State Representative Mark S. Homer during the 1999 Legislative session.
Camarena has been a resident of District 138 all of her life and lives in the same house she grew up in. For the past six years, Kendra has taught at Scarborough High School and currently teaches 8th grade history at Clifton Middle School.
She and her husband Carlos, a businessman, have two children: an eighteen month old daughter and a five year old son. She assists in coaching her son's Little League team.
Kendra is an active member of the Houston Federation of Teachers and a steward for Clifton Middle School. She is also an active Life Member of the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo and has volunteered for the last 6 years.
Platform
Having taught both history and government, Kendra believes a Representative should represent the people of the district, not cater to special interests in Austin. Her top priorities will be to:
* Develop new jobs, and keep high-paying jobs here. Currently, 54% of Texas jobs earn minimum wage or less.
* Decrease crime by working closely with local police.
* Improve schools. High drop-out rates increase crime and tax rates. Children must be prepared to succeed in tomorrow's economy. The strength of the economy and the safety of our communities depend on providing a good education for our youth.
* Ensure lawmakers use taxpayer dollars in a fiscally responsible manner.
* Bring honest and transparent government back to Austin. Too many politicians use their offices to fleece the system for personal, financial gain instead of using them to serve the public.

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