Dr. Raymond Xie was born and raised in Chongqing, China. His family has a long history of public services. His great grand uncle, Shuqian Xie, was a senator in China's first democratic government in 1913. Raymond inherited the tradition and was active in student organizations. He was the class president throughout his elementary, middle school and high school years.
I am strongly committed to ensuring that our district gets its fair share of Chapter 70 local aid. We are losing more and more money to cities that have not performed well due to bad policies. I am a strong believer that local towns and cities know how to best spend their own money.