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Another dose of Congressional news

Posted on October 3, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Max Sandlin picked up the endorsement of the Texas Farm Bureau, who had previously endorsed Rep. Chet Edwards but for whatever the reason declined to endorse Rep. Charlie Stenholm. Maybe they wanted to appear bipartisan, or maybe Stenholm’s opponent … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lampson v. Poe

Posted on August 29, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

More like this, please. U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Beaumont, one of the Democratic incumbents targeted in the Republican redistricting effort, faces a tough challenge from Republican Ted Poe, who became nationally known for creative sentencing during two decades as a … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Money race update

Posted on July 20, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Following up to this post, Rob Booth points me to the FEC search page, which has some more up-to-date info right now than Open Secrets does. A few highlights: From CD01, Max Sandlin has $727K on hand. No info as … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Texas Tuesdays: Nick Lampson

Posted on May 18, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Greg is your tour guide for Texas Tuesdays today, and as we celebrate the launch of the new site, be sure to check out today’s featured pol, Rep. Nick Lampson. Nick Lampson is the first politician I ever gave money … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Lampson to run in CD 2

Posted on January 16, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Rep. Nick Lampson has made up his mind: he’s running in the 2nd CD. Lampson, who has represented the 9th District since 1997, will run in the new 2nd District, which extends from eastern Harris County to Beaumont. The 9th … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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What Texas Democrats Should Do Next

Posted on September 21, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

(This post is part of a blogburst.) Whatever else you may say about our neverending legislative session and the incessant push by the state GOP to redraw Congressional boundaries, one thing that you can’t deny is that Democrats wouldn’t be … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Just an observation

Posted on July 29, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I’ve heard it said many times that the Congressional redistricting performed by the Texas Lege in 1991 was a masterful job of gerrymandering by the Democrats. After the 1992 election, the first one held following that session, the Texas Congressional … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Grassroots activism

Posted on June 15, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

So yesterday Rob, Ted, and I spent five hours in a big meeting room at the University of Houston attending a “Grassroots Political Conference” given by the Billie Carr Institute and sponsored by the Harris County Democrats, the Harris County … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Blast from the past

Posted on February 11, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

Josh Marshall has been following the story of how the New Hampshire Republican party hired a Northern Virginia telemarketing outfit — GOP Marketplace — to jam the phone banks at the offices of the New Hampshire Democratic Coordinated Campaign and … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Who are these people on our ballot?

Posted on January 5, 2014 by Charles Kuffner

The filing deadline is long past, and campaigning for the primary and general election is well underway. Democrats in Harris County have a fairly full complement of legislative candidates this fall, some of whom are better known than others. I … Continue reading →

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