August 29, 2006
Perry calls special election to replace disgraced R who resigned
The Houston Chronicle has more...
The winner of the special election will serve DeLay's district in Congress from the day the election results are certified until a new Congress begins in January.At that point, the winner of the general election will take over as the representative of Congressional District 22.
If the same person wins the special election as the general election, it will give that person a leg-up in seniority over other incoming members of Congress.
If Democratic former U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson wins the seat, it will be up to the U.S. House leadership as to whether he regains his seniority from his previous service.
The last desperate gasp on the part of Perry and the R's to try to hold on to this seat.How pathetic... I'd be willing to bet even the most die hard Republican's in CD22 are going to be pissed as hell at this sad tactic.
"This district has been without a congressmen for far too long,'' said Mike Malaise, Lampson's campaign manager. "This should have happened back in May. It's not just a matter of sitting up in Washington and taking votes. It is a full-service operation.
Amen, Mike. It's a shame Tricky Ricky put's partisanship ahead of the interests of the people in CD22. Of course, it's also not suprising from a Governor who thinks pollution is better than clean air. It should be clear that Tricky Ricky stopped caring about Texans the same day he was first sworn into elected office.
Posted by mcblogger at August 29, 2006 03:34 PM
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