AUSTIN – Three House Democrats allied with Republican House Speaker Tom Craddick have each received $50,000 contributions for their re-election campaigns from a political action committee funded by Mr. Craddick and other prominent GOP donors.
The Democrats, all House committee chairmen who supported Mr. Craddick for speaker in the past, are Kevin Bailey of Houston, Kino Flores of Palmview and Aaron Pena of Edinburg. All are being challenged in the March 4 Democratic primary.
A campaign finance report filed by the Texas Jobs & Opportunity Build a Secure Future Inc. PAC indicated that the three Democrats received $50,000 each on Jan. 11 to help finance their primary campaigns.
The $150,000 in donations represented nearly half of the $332,500 that the PAC raised in January, with Mr. Craddick putting up $250,000 of that amount through his Midland-based Tom Craddick Campaign Fund. Three other contributors, including Houston homebuilder Bob Perry, each donated $25,000 to the PAC.
I will vote for Aaron Pena because _________________
he's a republican
he gave the teachers a $1.25 a day raise
he voted against the cancer research fund
he co authored two bills to higher his pension
he messed up in bringing the new fine arts center (short 10 million)
he cut funding for the new CHIP bill
he killed his 15 yr old son
he got an apartment for a 15 yr old kid
he did not cast a vote on banning gays and lesbians as foster parents
he did not cast a vote on the teacher fingerprint bill
he did not cast a vote on highering the minimum wage.
he has done nothing in the past five years as st. rep
he gave the seconding nomination speech for Craddick
he hates poor people
he hasnt been in the la joya, delta area in about 3 years
he is a liar
he's best friends with the Palacios family
he's best friends with Gene Espinoza
he's best friends with Alma Garza
he's best friends with Noe Garza
he voted on the three to four year terms for the school board
he brought a drug rehab center for Aaron Pena III
Aaron Pena's father in law is endorsing Eddie Saenz
he voted on the marijuana citation bill
