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TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAMPAIGN COMMITTEE
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| Lawmaker vows to fix possible campaign violations |
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By JAY ROOT | Chron.com | August 8, 2008, 5:34PM
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AUSTIN - Rep. Mike "Tuffy" Hamilton, R-Mauriceville, vowed Friday to correct a series of possible violations and errors on his campaign reports and personal ethics filings - everything from payments to his children to missing details about travel and lodging expenses.
Controversy over mixing campaign spending with personal business prompted the Legislature to clamp down on perceived abuses in 2007. But The Associated Press has uncovered several instances in which lawmakers have continued to keep campaign business in the family.
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•"From early on in the campaign all the way through Election Day, the HDCC was there to give me the support I needed to fight back against the special interests groups that were aligned against me. With the HDCC's late-breaking research, timely financial support, and their daily advice, we were able to win and get to work representing the hard working families of San Antonio and Bexar County."
-- Rep. Joe Farias (HD 118, San Antonio)
| State Rep. Garnet Coleman Will Co-Chair Progressive States Network |
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CapitolAnnex.com | August 7, 2008,
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The national policy and advocacy group Progressive States Network announced a new Co-Chair for its Board of Directors today. Longtime PSN board member Representative Garnett Coleman of Houston, Texas will take up the position of Co-Chair alongside PSN Founding Co-Chair David Sirota. Wisconsin Senator Spencer Coggs, Maryland Delegate Tom Hucker, Georgia Senator Nan Orrock, Arizona Delegate Kyrsten Sinema, and Free Press Policy Director Ben Scott will all take on new roles as PSN board members. Steve Doherty, former Montana State Senator and founding co-chair of the Progressive States Network, is stepping down as co-chair but will remain an active member of the board.
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•"I did not take switching parties lightly. It was important that I was able to assure my constituents that regardless of party I am there to serve their needs, and the HDCC has helped me communicate that message. When making major decisions in a campaign, it's important to have feedback and guidance coming from people who have walked down the same road you are on. The members of the HDCC know what candidates need to do to win, and they've been a huge part of my success."
-- Rep. Kirk England (HD 106, Grand Prairie)
| Democrats criticize speaker's meeting with Libertarians |
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KXAN.com | Aug 6, 2008 06:21AM
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AUSTIN (AP) -- Some Democrats Tuesday claimed GOP Texas House Speaker Tom Craddick used his office to "strong-arm" Libertarian challengers into dropping out of races.
The criticism came after a Monday meeting between three members of Craddick's staff and Libertarian leaders. Both sides described the meeting as an effort to find common ground.
Last week, former state Representative Suzanna Hupp, a Republican from Lampasas, urged Libertarian candidates to quit key Texas House races.
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•"In 2006, the race for House District 85 was one of the toughest battles in the State. My opponent received hundreds of thousands of dollars from partisan corporate interests, but I had the HDCC in my corner. The HDCC provided me with invaluable campaign staff training, GOTV efforts and fundraising. In the end, 217 votes were the difference between my winning and losing, and I know the HDCC's help was the key to my victory."
-- Rep. Joe Heflin (HD 85, Crosbyton)
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