Posted on 05/25/2012 10:36:19 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
The favorite in the Republican race is Randy Weber, 58, a two-term state representative from Pearland and the former owner of an air-conditioning company he started in 1981. Weber, who has been endorsed by Gov. Rick Perry, touts a 2009 poll sponsored by the Texas Conservative Coalition that rated him the most conservative member of the Texas House.
Paul, who represented the district for 24 years, though not consecutively, endorsed Weber's two campaigns for the Texas House, but so far has not endorsed a successor.
A Beaumont base
Weber has raised $282,000 for the race and had the second-highest amount of cash on hand, $227,000 as of the reporting period that ended April 30. He has lent his campaign $100,000 of his own money.
Relying on Jefferson County support are Jay Old, a 49-year-old Beaumont defense attorney, and Michael Truncale, a former Texas State University System regent from Beaumont and a State Republican Executive Committee member.
Old, 48, is a defense lawyer who represents hospitals, doctors and other businesses after they have been sued. He is the top fundraiser in the field, with $308,000 available as of April 30.
His Republican opponents are quick to point out that Old has contributed to Democratic campaigns and voted in a Democratic primary as recently as 2010. His defense is that Jefferson County traditionally has been heavily Democratic and supporting the party was the only way to influence local races.
She would have to move
Truncale, 54, also is well-funded, with $149,000 on hand.
Lawyer Felicia Harris, 42, a member of the Pearland City Council, is the only woman in the race. She lives a few miles outside the district - as did Weber until his recent relocation to Alvin - although she has said she would move if she wins.
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Strongly recommend Randy Weber. He was my state congressman for two terms. Most Conservative I’ve seen in 50 years of voting. He is ever present, always honestly answers every question and is truly among the most honest and thrifty people I know, not only with his money but with everyone else’s. People in this district are the luckiest in the world to be able to vote to elect him.
What Michigan district are Republicans losing due to lack of signatures? I believe that all 9 GOP incumbents are running for reelection in GOP-leaning seats, and the one incumbent who may (and hopefully will) lose in the GOP primary, moderate Fred Upton of MI-06, would be replaced by conservative Republican Jack Hoogendyk, who also would win the general.
And as for the TX-14, that’s not a seat the GOP would be picking up; it’s merely one that it would hold.
I just say a post about what you were referring to—McCotter may not have gotten enough sigs for the primary ballot due to a large number of duplicates. But I think he’d win the primary running as a write-in, and would be a slam dunk in November.
This will be an interesting race after the redistricting plan. The East side has nothing in common with the West side. They have now added Jefferson County into the mix and removed it from Poe’s district. I’m not sure what the results will be.
I do know that Nick Lampson is running in the democrat side and he did hold the district under the old maps. He is from Jefferson county but has ties in the West side of the district. Steve Stockman defeated Jack Brooks back in 1994 and then was defeated by Nick Lampson. So who knows how this will turn out.
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