Empower Texans PAC Endorsements

Submitted by Empower Texans on Tue, 01/26/2010 - 11:19am.

The Empower Texans PAC is pleased to announce our first round of endorsements for primary elections. The PAC does not necessarily endorse in every race. This is not a final list of endorsements; other races are still being considered.

LEGISLATIVE

Re-Election to the Senate
Dan Patrick, SD 7 *
Jane Nelson, SD 12 *

Re-Election to the House
Dan Flynn, HD 2 *
Betty Brown, HD 4 *
Bryan Hughes, HD 5 *
Leo Berman, HD 6 *
Wayne Christian, HD 9 *
Lois Kolkhorst, HD 13 *
Fred Brown, HD 14 *
Brandon Creighton, HD 16 *
Tim Kleinschmidt, HD 17 *
Mike Hamilton, HD 19 *
Larry Taylor, HD 24 *
Charlie Howard, HD 26 *
John Zerwas, HD 28 *
Randy Weber, HD 29 *
Geannie Morrison, HD 30 *
Myra Crownover, HD 54 *
Jimmie Don Aycock, HD 54 *
Ralph Sheffield, HD 55 *
Charles Anderson, HD 56 *
Sid Miller, HD 59 *
Phil King, HD 61 *
Larry Phillips, HD 62 *

Tan Parker, HD 63 *
Jerry Madden, HD 67 *
Rick Hardcastle, HD 68 *
Ken Paxton, HD 70 *
Doug Miller, HD 73 *
Tryon Lewis, HD 81 *
Tom Craddick, HD 82 *
John Smithee, HD 86 *
Warren Chisum, HD 88 *
Jodie Laubenberg, HD 89 *
Kelly Hancock, HD 91 *
Mark Shelton, HD 97 *
Linda Harper-Brown, HD 105 *
Dan Branch, HD 108 *
Angie Chen Button, HD 112 *
Joe Driver, HD 113 *
Patricia Harless, HD 126 *
Wayne Smith, HD 128 *
John Davis, HD 129 *
Allen Fletcher, HD 130 *
Bill Callegari, HD 132 *
Gary Elkins, HD 135 *
Ken Legler, HD 144 *
Debbie Riddle, HD 150 *


Senate Open-Seat
Darren Yancy, SD 22

House Open-Seat 
& Incumbent Challenge
Erwin Cain, HD 3
David Simpson, HD 7
Michael Banks, HD 11
James White, HD 12
Michael Murphy, HD 65
Van Taylor, HD 66

Dee Margo, HD 78
John Frullo, HD 84
Jeff Cason, HD 92
Bill Zedler, HD 96
Cindy Burkett, HD 101
Stefani Carter, HD 102
Jack O'Connor, HD 149

* Endorsement based on Fiscal Responsibility Index rating.

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Consider WAYNE RICHARD for

Submitted by Joyce Cowles (not verified) on Thu, 01/28/2010 - 2:29pm.

Consider WAYNE RICHARD for HD 66. He is a common sense businessman and true conservative who organized a Tea Party in our district and made a great impression on those attending. He was encouraged to run in a race to defeat a 19-year incumbent RINO. Many said it couldn't be done, but WAYNE RICHARD accepted the challenge. Wonder what made that incumbent resign? After he resigned another conservative entered the race. Why do we fight against each other and risk letting another RINO win? Let's rally around WAYNE RICHARD.

Wayne Richard was the only

Submitted by Brett (not verified) on Fri, 01/29/2010 - 1:46pm.

Wayne Richard was the only Republican willing to step up and run against the 19 year incumbent Brian McCall who only scored in the 50s on Empower Texans Fiscal Responsibility Index. Remember last year McCall also voted with over 70 Democrats to defeat our Conservative Republican Speaker of the House Tom Craddick. Wayne and his grassroots conservative volunteers started going door to door in every precinct asking Republican primary voters to vote for Wayne.
They were getting over 70% of the voters committing to Wayne.
After 3 months of this ground campaign, McCall did a poll of primary voters and two days later announced his retirement.

Even Van Taylor declined to enter the Race until after McCall announced his retirement. Van is a conservative, but why did he refuse to run against McCall? Was he afraid of losing more than running for principle against a RINO?

Why is Empower Texas endorsing Van Taylor and not Wayne Richard? Did millionaire Van Taylor donate big bucks to Empower Texas? Is money the real reason?

Please list all of your donations and the dollar amounts from all candidates Empower Texas endorses.