Ballotpedia, Jon Rosenthal 

Jon earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a graduate certificate in subsea engineering from the University of Houston. He lives with his wife Aminta in Northwest Houston and has 2 children. 

Jon has previously worked as a Project Manager, Engineering Manager, and Subsea Systems Engineer in the oil and gas industry. 

Jon Rosenthal currently serves as the Texas State Representative for District 135. He was first elected in 2018 and is in his third term. 

Supports reevaluating corporate tax structures and closing loopholes to increase revenue for education funding.

Supports implementing a system that rewards contractors for finishing projects early to promote road construction and renovation.

- Supports reevaluating corporate tax structures and closing loopholes to increase revenue for education funding.
- Supports implementing a system that rewards contractors for finishing projects early to promote road construction and renovation.

Economy

Supports reforming the state bail system.

Supports de-escalation training and community policing initiatives to strengthen the relationship between police and their communities.

- Supports reforming the state bail system.
- Supports de-escalation training and community policing initiatives to strengthen the relationship between police and their communities.
- Supports gun control.

Public Safety

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Supports access to abortion and contraception.

- Supports Medicaid Expansion.
- Supports access to abortion and contraception.

Healthcare

Wants to change the "paradigm around standardized testing and evaluation systems" and is advocating for reforms to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams.

Supports raising pay for teachers and staff and ensuring that retired teachers receive good benefits.

- Wants to change the "paradigm around standardized testing and evaluation systems" and is advocating for reforms to the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams.
- Supports raising pay for teachers and staff and ensuring that retired teachers receive good benefits.

Education

Supports incentivizing clean energy and environmentally friendly business practices to encourage commercial growth.

- Supports incentivizing clean energy and environmentally friendly business practices to encourage commercial growth.

Energy & the Environment

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Jon E. Rosenthal

Jon lives with his wife Aminta in Northwest Houston and has 2 children. 

Jon earned his bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and a graduate certificate in subsea engineering from the University of Houston. He has previously worked as a Project Manager, Engineering Manager, and Subsea Systems Engineer in the oil and gas industry. 

Jon Rosenthal currently serves as the Texas State Representative for District 135. He was first elected in 2018 and is in his 3rd term. 

- Supports reforming STAAR testing.
- Supports raising pay for teachers and staff and ensuring that retired teachers receive good benefits.

Jon was born in Stanford University Hospital in 1963 and has lived in Texas since 1979. He’s married to his wife Aminta, and they have two adult children, Janet and Bryan. The family has lived in Northwest Houston since 2007.

Jon earned a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and has worked for over 25 years in project management and subsea systems engineering, primarily in the oil and gas industry. He also earned a Graduate Certificate in Subsea Engineering from the University of Houston in 2016.

Jon Rosenthal is a Texas State Representative for District 135. He has advocated for better public schools, healthcare reform, criminal justice reform, gun safety, and affordable housing. He brings a unique perspective as one of the few practicing engineers in the Texas Legislature, serving since the 86th Legislative session.

- Your state representative represents the interests of your local district in the Texas House of Representatives. The State House of Representatives, along with the State Senate, makes up your state lawmaking body: the Texas State Legislature
- Your state representative can author, sponsor, and vote on bills that may become state laws. 
- There are 150 members of the Texas House of Representatives, each representing a single district. Representatives must be at least 21 years old and reside in the state for at least two years before their election. 
- State representatives are elected to two-year terms during even-numbered years. There are no term limits. 
- State representatives make $7,200 annually in addition to a $221 payment per day during legislative sessions and mileage reimbursements.

Texas State Representative, District 135

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