Choices, choices. Completing the legislative part of my ballot out here in the City of Shoreacres, I’ll be voting for the following in this year’s Republican Primary:
Congressional District 36: Easy one – Mike Jackson. He ain’t a flashy rhetorical conservative like the ones so popular these days but you can count on Mike to vote conservative. Small business owner, very active in the community, and he mows his own grass! My kind of guy. Seriously, I see him out riding his mower every week – I think it is a form of relaxation for him.
Having represented our area first as a State Rep. and then as a State Sen., no other candidate has the broad experience with the issues this new district faces. You won’t see him in front of the cameras with a 7 second sound bite but you will see him meeting with small business owners, petrochemical executives, tourist industry executives, fishing interests, and most importantly, his neighbors. I’m voting for Mike.
Senate District 11 – I’d love to see my neighbors vote with me and put a true man of the people in this seat, Daniel McCool. Daniel is anything but a politician, which is why he faces an uphill battle in this race. State Rep. Larry Taylor has a good, solid conservative reputation. And Dave Norman has deep ties to the community.
But ask yourself this? With Taylor getting hundreds of thousands of dollars from TLR, and Norman getting hundreds of thousands of dollars from StopTLR, don’t you think that either one of those guys will be beholden to those groups? Each side spending half a million or more for a job that pays $600 a month? Doesn’t make sense unless you admit that taxpayer interests will not be at the forefront for either man.
I’ve been to dozens of meetings with Daniel over the past three years and there isn’t a harder worker out there. I hope that lots of folks join me in putting a man of the people in the Senate – he’d be a breath of fresh air for that branch of Texas’ government.
House District 129 – Another easy choice – return Rep. John Davis for another term. John is a another guy that isn’t a flashy, rhetorical conservative – you won’t see him jumping up in front of the cameras for the sole purpose of jumping up in front of the cameras. He has a solid conservative record, has deep roots in the district, and is a man of solid character. With John, you don’t to worry about even a hint of a scandal.
One thing that John understands is that we must maintain a business climate that is friendly to business and that we do not put up roadblocks that will impede their growth. That is one of the reasons that Texas House Speaker Joe Straus appointed him as Chair of the Economic and Small Business Development committee. He also has a strong working knowledge of health care laws, regulations, and the impact that Obamacare is going to have on our budget. He is the right man to work with Speaker Straus to address the budget problems that loom for the 83rd Legislature. I hope you will join me in re-electing John Davis.
So that wraps up my ballot on the legislative side. To recap, here are my choices:
- US Senate – David Dewhurst
- US House District 36 – Mike Jackson
- Texas Senate District 11 – Daniel McCool
- Texas House District 129 – John Davis