Carlson Makes Front Page on Fort Bend Herald Newspaper

Barbara Carlson already has made an impression, not long after throwing her hat into the ring for the U.S. Congressional District 22 Republican seat. Carlson, a Fort Bend County resident since 1994, stunned Republicans at the Saddle Up Texas Straw Poll on Jan. 14, when she pulled down 51.5 percent (707 votes) of the votes, beating incumbent Pete Olson.

“Once people get to know Pete Olson’s record and examine it, they will see that if they truly want to have
change in Washington, then they will need to change who they send to Washington,” said Carlson. Carlson, a strong fiscal and Constitutional conservative who adamantly opposes deficit spending, supports a balanced federal budget so that government operates within its means.

“I am desperately needed in Washington,” Carlson said. “We need courageous leaders now more
than ever. We need to get our country back on solid ground with experienced business leaders at the
forefront. We need a rock-solid Republican who not only embraces our great Constitution—and understands
it—but also one who embraces our Republican platform. “We don’t have that. Olson isn’t the fighter our district, and country, needs. He’s concerned with renewable energy (with the government buying
up corn), further raising the cost of corn, while the farmers across the district are hurting and can’t feed their
livestock.”

A 10-year veteran with the Oracle Corporation, Carlson in 2002 was awarded with one of the company’s
top honors, the “North American Leadership Award,” in recognition of her excellent leadership skills and
highest ethics. Carlson was born in Minnesota, daughter of a dedicated farmer and
a mother who was a leading senator from Minnesota during the Reagan years. Her grandfather was not only a Minnesota rep, but then became a senator, so the political arena is nothing new to Carlson.

Carlson graduated from the University of Houston and has owned and operated two successful small businesses. After her husband passed away in 1996, Carlson took over her husband’s
insurance business, breaking records across the country, and is able to understand why Obamacare MUST be dissolved.

Carlson has continually risen above the toughest odds. “I received an excellent foundation
from my parents,” she said. “When you always lead with the highest ethics, integrity and with God in the center of the big picture,” you will be a great leader; you will always do what’s right.