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Congressman Gonzalez Statement on Our Civic Duty to Vote

November 5, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement encouraging residents of the 15th District of Texas, and every American, to exercise their civic duty to vote.

"It has been almost 250 years since our forefathers declared that this nation's democracy derives its ‘powers from the consent of the governed.' I can think of no better way to honor our founders or the countless men and women who have paid the ultimate price defending that legacy than by voting. By casting your ballot, you are doing your part to ensure that our democracy endures."