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         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch went on to graduate from Pan        Dr. Arredondo-Lynch is a strong Christian woman, who
         American University. She graduated Cum Laude with a     credits all her achievement to our God, our Lord and
         double major, Pre-Med Biology and Secondary Education   Savior, Jesus Christ. She enjoys hobbies such hunting,
         with a minor in Chemistry and Physical Science. Dr. Arre-  fi shing, painting, writes historical novels and poetry, raising
         dondo-Lynch is a certifi ed Secondary Education Facili-  Longhorns. She loves riding horses and sing Mariachi style.
         tator. She was one of 33 students chosen throughout the   She lives on a ranch in Concan, Texas. Her late husband
         United States to attend Tulane where she did research in   of 32 years was a Federal Narcotics Agent Supervisor with
         the Infectious Diseases Department.  She graduated from   U.S. Customs. She has three grown children that have grad-
         the University of Texas Health Science Center-Dental    uated from Texas A&M.
         Branch in Houston under one of the hardest curriculums
         ever implemented by the system, The Self-Paced Program.   I am not a Latina, that denotes you are from Latin Amer-
         (The fi rst Migrant Farmworker to graduate from dental   ica, I am an American Tejana of rich Mexican Heritage, I
         school from one of the poorest  counties in the nation.)   am deeply concerned of the collision course our country
                                                                 is on.
         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch has trained in Oral Surgery under
         Dr. Mayer Leonard, a nationally renowned Oral Surgeon.   I am running for the U. S. Congress District 23. I believe I
         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch presented her techniques and styles   can bring the necessary changes needed to meet the needs
         at the General Meeting Assembly of the                             of district that is so diverse. I understand
         Academy of General Dentistry in Toronto,                           the people, their needs. I can communicate
         Canada to fellow dentists.                                         in two languages, use sign language (slow
                                                                            signing). To my fellow Tejanos, and fellow
         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch served our U.S.  Navy                          concerned voters. We have another election
         as a civilian dentist in the Pacifi c Northwest.                    right around the corner; to be exact, a few
         She was in charge of the oral surgery for                          weeks away.
         Branch Dental Clinic in Everett, Washington. She kept
         deployment readiness for our Navy at 98.5%. Dr. Arre-   We are living today by the decisions we made yesterday. We
         dondo-Lynch treated the sailors and Offi cers of the large   must make decisions now by how we want to live tomor-
         carriers- U.S.S. ABRAHAM LINCOLN and U.S.S. CARL        row.  We need to elect leaders that will have a positive
         VINCENT and the rest of the PAC NORWEST Fleet,          outcome for our country and our country’s future, most
         when docked at the Navy Base, Port of Everett.          important our children.

         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch has worked for both Communi-         I have risen from the dust of poverty to achieve and live
         ty Health Centers and private practice. Her story of her   the American Dream through hard work, dedication and
         struggle as a migrant farmworker to dentist, “From Dust   intestinal fortitude. I have not allowed others to dictate my
         to Dentistry”, appeared in the Dallas Times Herald. She   destiny.
         has also served as a dental professor for a remote site,
         Crystal City, Nuestro Centro de Salud, for the UTHSC    Looking at the family cemetery across the old country
         Dental branch in San Antonio.                           dirt road, she turns and looks at me, “My family has been
                                                                 buried there since the late 1800’s. Someone else has made
         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch has been active in the past with    those political decisions for them for over a century. The
         such organizations such as the Republican Party, where she   time has come for someone from these roots that run
         served as chairwoman of the party in Zapata, Texas, Rota-  deep, goes to Washington and represent the past, present
         ry Club International where she served as Vice-President,   and future of these people.
         charter member of the Boys and Girls Club of Zapata,
         Texas. She has awarded scholarships to migrant farmwork-  I am that leader. I am that someone that can make a differ-
         ers and to some of the students in the top 10, stock buyer   ence for
         for the youth fair, sponsored little league teams.
                                                                     Texas U.S. Congressional DISTRICT 23.
         Dr. Arredondo-Lynch has a State of the Art practice ded-               dralma2018.com
         icated to providing a “beacon of hope” to those who seek          Dr. Alma Arredondo-Lynch, D.D.S.
         healthier, happier lives through dental care. She is commit-               P.O.Box 156
         ted to providing care for all patients in need of dental care            Concan, Tx 78838
         whether limited or extensive regardless of their insurance
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