We are investigating the following material published by the “Conservative Republicans of Harris County” PAC (President Steven F. Hotze M.D., Treasurer Bart C. Standley) for its reference sources (if they exist) in order to inform voters of the basis on which the claims within the material are founded (or not). The treasurer for this PAC was found to be unreliable in 2014.
Negatively impacted candidates include:
US Representative District 7
Maria Espinoza
James Lloyd
US Representative District 8
Andre Dean
Steve Toth
Craig McMichael
Railroad Commission
Lance N. Christian
Doug Jeffrey
John Greytok
Weston Martinez
Wayne Christian
Ron Hale
Supreme Court, Place 3
Michael Massengale
Supreme Court, Place 5
Paul Green
Supreme Court, Place 9
Joe Pool
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Chris Oldner
Mary Lou Keel
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
Scott Walker
Steve Smith
Brent Webster
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Richard Davis
State Representative, District 127
Mitchell Bosworth
State Representative, District 128
Melody McDaniel
Wayne Smith
State Representative, District 130
Kay Smith
State Representative, District 134
Sarah Davis
State Representative, District 150
Theresa Hearn-Haynes
Al Zolli
Debbie Riddle
14th Court of Appeals, Place 2
Kevin Jewell
80th District Court
Will Archer
125th District Court
L.A. Olson
151st District Court
Aaron Gabriel Adams
178th District Court
Xavier Alfaro
Nile Bailey Copeland
Bash Sharma
339th District Court
Antonio Benavides
County Civil Court at Law, 1st
Gloria Cantu Minnick
County Attorney
Chris Carmona
Sheriff
Carl Pittman
Paul Day
Tax Assessor-Collector
Don Sumners
County School Trustee, Position 1 Precinct 2
Marvin Morris
County School Trustee, Position 2 Precinct 4
Danell Fields
County Commissioner, Precinct 3
Sam “Tejas” Texas
JP Precinct 4 Place 1
Dan Garcia
Constable Precinct 4
Rolf Nelson
Constable Precinct 5
Al Hoang
Republican Party Chair
Tex Christopher
Paul Simpson
Called the number provided on the Texas Ethics Commission website (below) and was directed by the answering intern’s supervisor, Sara Kenny, to contact Jeff Yates at 832-545-7644. Left a message approximately an hour ago. The phone calls were recorded.
https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tedd/paclista.htm
Begin forwarded message:
From: Ed Hubbard
Date: February 15, 2016 at 4:23:59 PM CST
To: [deleted]
Subject: HCRP Does Not Endorse in Primaries & Condemns ‘Pay-to-Play’ Slate Endorsements
Harris County Republican Party
[deleted] —
We have received numerous inquiries asking if the Harris County Republican Party has endorsed candidates in the 2016 Republican Primary. The simple answer is NO: per its bylaws, the Harris County Republican Party does not endorse any candidate in contested Republican Primary elections.
We have also heard concerns from voters and candidates about various endorsement “slates” that appear to be Party endorsements in the Primary. In response to these concerns, this is to reiterate the Party’s official policy condemning the practice of so-called “pay to play” endorsements.
The Harris County Republican Executive Committee last year overwhelmingly resolved that use by endorsement “slates” of Republican symbols and the Republican name “confuses voters as to whether such endorsements constitute the official recommendations of the national, state, or county Republican parties” or their auxiliary organizations.
Therefore, the Harris County Republican Party Executive Committee condemned all “pay-to-play” endorsements, by which “supposedly independent individuals, groups, or organizations request, solicit or require any fee, payment, or contribution as a condition of making or publicizing said endorsement.”
The resolution was adopted in September 2015 and can be found on HCRP’s website at this link.
Sincerely,
Ed Hubbard
HCRP Legal Counsel
http://www.harriscountygop.com/
Harris County Republican Party · 7232 Wynnwood, Houston, TX 77008, United States
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Spoke with Yates’ employee regarding the issues with the mailer and recorded the conversation. Explained that they had a Friday deadline. They failed to provide documentation of their candidate vetting process and therefore Mr. Standley and Dr. Hotze are UNRELIABLE and IRRESPONSIBLE. The recordings will be posted soon (need to address a technological issue).
Other tracks recorded prior to the discussion above:
https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-jensen/20160215150634120a
https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-jensen/20160215151057125a
https://soundcloud.com/elizabeth-jensen/20160216092142108a