Voucher proponents "eating thier own" in Lubbock

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Wilson rakes in campaign funds from afar
Conservative political action committee takes big interest in Jones' challenger

BY ELLIOTT BLACKBURN
AVALANCHE-JOURNAL


Tens of thousands of dollars are flooding into a Lubbock campaign for the state House from nearly everywhere in the state but here.

Republican challenger Van Wilson more than doubled the fundraising efforts of incumbent Rep. Delwin Jones over the past month, with almost all of his money coming from a single source outside the district.

Wilson said his campaign had not yet focused on local fundraising during the period reflected in a campaign finance report filed Monday, and smaller donations from a wider variety of local residents would show up in his next filing.



But Jones was critical of a campaign that he said wasn't funded by voters in the district.

"I feel like this office belongs to the people of District 83, and that's the reason I count on them to underwrite the campaign," Jones said. "I feel like that if somebody out of the district finances it, then they're going to own the candidate."

http://www.lubbockonline.com/stories/020706/loc_020706026.shtml

Jones changed parties years ago when the winds of change blew over west Texas. Little did he know that supporting public schools was going to make him a target of his conservative buddies.

[Vogon_Glory]

1. Republicans Eating Their Own?

Republicans eating their own?

Buen provecho!

:evilgrin:

[sonias]

2. The outside money is coming from James Leininger

The voucher nazi is determined to be the TRMPAC/TAB of this election year. He's funneling money specifically targeted at those republican legislators who voted for public schools. I would make sure to put Wilson on the spot anytime he allows question and ask him about Leininger and his goal to kill the public school system.

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/02/9gopcash.html
PAC seeks to unseat Republicans who opposed school vouchers
A political action committee gave nearly $700,000 last month to the Republican primary opponents of five state House members who fought school voucher proposals during last year's legislative session.

Leininger, a San Antonio businessman, gave the political action committee $500,000 and pledged $250,000 more. The committee's consultant, Milton Rister, who will be researching the incumbents, just began last week as nonpartisan executive director of the Texas Legislative Council.

The political action committee made in-kind contributions of advertising and mailings to primary opponents of Reps. Roy Blake, R-Nacogdoches; Carter Casteel, R-New Braunfels; Charlie Geren, R-Fort Worth; Delwin Jones, R-Lubbock; and Tommy Merritt, R-Longview.

Sonia

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3. Yep.

Let's get James a little limelight.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=180&topic_id=26179&mesg_id=26179

People like Leininger and Robert Perry just make me sick. Texas needs limits on campaign financing. It's just a whore state. Sigh.