Today’s program is guest-hosted by Penna Dexter. Her guest in the first hour will be Texas Representative Matt Krause. Next in-studio is Caroline Harries to talk about National Infertility Awareness Week. In the final hour Penna talks with Jason Jones, author, film producer & founder of Jones Literary.
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Matt is in the midst of his third term in the Texas state legislature. He represents District 93 in Tarrant County and his district includes parts of Fort Worth and Arlington. During the 85th Session, Matt served on the Culture, Recreation, and Tourism and Land & Resource Management Committees.
During his time in the House of Representatives, Matt has been recognized for his stances on limited government, fiscal responsibility, traditional family values, and pro-life advocacy.
Matt and his wife, Jennie, reside in the Fort Worth areawith their five children: Jeremiah, Hannah Sue, James, Gracie, and Ruthie.
He attended the University of Hawaii, after a tour serving in the U.S. infantry. At University of Hawaii, he founded the Pro-Life Student Union and served as state chairman of Young Americans for Freedom. Jason would go on to serve as director of Hawaii Right to Life, national youth director of the American Life League, grassroots director of Brownback for President and public relations director for the world’s largest international pro-life organization, Human Life International. He has appeared in defense of the most vulnerable members of the human family on ABC, Fox, CNN and hundreds of radio programs nationwide.
Jones is the Founder of HERO [Human-Rights Education and Relief Organization], a non-profit that promotes human dignity regardless of ability, age, status, race or geography. He spearheaded a HERO initiative to bring clean water to suffering refugees in South Sudan. In 2009, despite the government’s warning of unsafe travel, Jason visited Darfur and inspected 26 new water wells and distributed $2 million in food, medicine and other aid. He is currently leading an effort to provide emergency aid to the victims of ISIS in Iraq.
Jones was a producer on the 2006 pro-life film, Bella. He was the associate producer of the 2008 film on honor killings, The Stoning of Soraya M. His short films include Eyes to See (2010) and Crescendo (2011). He was producer in 2012 of the TV movie Mother Marianne: Portrait of a Saint.
Jones lives in Hawaii, with his wife and seven children.