We are investigating the following material published by the “Harris County GOP” PAC (Treasurer David H. Clark) for (a) 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) and (b) whether or not the mailer misrepresents itself as an official GOP slate to the average primary voter.
Negatively impacted candidates include:
Railroad Commissioner
Lance N Christian
Wayne Christian
John Greytok
Ron Hale
Doug Jeffrey
Weston Martinez
Supreme Court, Place 5
Rick Green
Supreme Court, Place 9
Joe Pool
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2
Ray Wheless
Chris Oldner
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5
Scott Walker
Steve Smith
Sid Harle
Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6
Michael E. Keasler
State Representative, District 127
Mitchell Bosworth
State Representative, District 128
Briscoe Cain
Melody McDaniel
State Representative, District 130
Kay Smith
State Representative, District 134
David L. Palmer
State Representative, District 150
Theresa Hearn-Haynes
Al Zolli
Valoree Swanson
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 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 1 Place 1
SaraJane Milligan
Harold Norris
JP Precinct 4 Place 1
Dan Garcia
Constable Precinct 2
Daniel Vela
Constable Precinct 4
Rolf Nelson
Constable Precinct 5
Al Hoang
Constable Precinct 6
Richard “Rick” Gonzales
County Civil Court at Law, 1st
Clyde Raymond Leuchtag
From https://www.ethics.state.tx.us/tedd/paclistb.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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No comments? I move that we vote. Anyone second?
Second the motion to vote.
I vote foul.
I vote foul also. It’s very misleading.