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GOP candidates turn to TV in 10th District
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| Last Edited | User 13 Mar 01, 2004 12:57pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Houston Chronicle |
| News Date | Saturday, February 28, 2004 06:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Five Republican candidates for the 10th Congressional District have turned to television advertising in hopes of gaining an edge in a sprawling district with a crowded primary.
The race for the 10th, which stretches from north Houston to Austin, features eight GOP candidates -- the largest primary field in a busy Texas congressional election season fueled by redistricting.
No Democrat is running in the 10th.
On the air with ads giving their positions on issues or biographical information are mortgage banker Ben Streusand of Spring; former state District Judge John Devine of Tomball; former federal prosecutor Michael McCaul of Austin; public relations director Brad Tashenberg of Katy; and attorney Dave Phillips of Cypress.
Former Houston City Councilman John Kelley, Austin banker Teresa Doggett Taylor and Brenham buffalo rancher Pat Elliott said they do not plan to advertise on television.
-- Rachel Graves
A voters guide
The League of Women Voters has issued its Harris County Voters Guide for the March 9 primaries.
The guide includes biographies of candidates on the county ballot and their answers to questions posed by the nonpartisan organization.
The guide can be viewed at Houston and Harris County public libraries and is for sale at the league's office, 2650 Fountain View, Suite 328, for $1 each or 50 cents each for more than 20 copies. It also appears on the league's Web site, www.lwvhouston.org. For more information call the league at 713-784-2923.
The Houston Chronicle Voter's Guide for the primaries appears in section H of today's edition.
Endorsements
The Harris County Council of Organizations, which comprises various community groups and is one of the oldest black political organizations in Houston, has endorsed these candidates in contested Democratic primary races:
Mario V. Gallegos for state Senate District 6
Ron Wilson for state House of Representatives District 131
Jim Dougherty for District 134
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