Quackenbush Nemesis To Run For Amarillo City Council
Ali Ramos who spoke up locally about Jesse Quackenbush and his Big Beaner endeavor has decided to run for Amarillo City Council. Disability advocate and a master’s degree holder in social work, Ali Ramos will file for one of the four Amarillo City Council seats that are open in the upcoming May 2021 election
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Ramos was born and raised in Amarillo, TX, and is passionate towards transparency and authenticity in our local governmental positions. “My hopes in becoming a city council person are to represent the city at large. I also want to find ways to bring more job opportunities to Amarillo, especially those in the tech industry. This type of business could put Amarillo on the path for innovation and advance,” Ramos stated.
When JaeHee (Melanie) Chung-Sherman checked her email on Oct. 12, 2020, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Sitting in her inbox was a message from Will Francis, the executive director for the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter (NASWTX). The subject line: “Loss of Discriminations Protections.”
At a routine meeting of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, which regulates social work practice, an eleventh-hour rule change from Governor Greg Abbott’s office was accepted into the Social Work Code of Conduct. “We will fight this,” read Francis’ email, “and we will ask your help in doing so.”
Chung-Sherman, an Allen, Texas social worker, was outraged. “I was like, ‘What the holy hell did they do?!’”