Texas Scorecard By Brandon Waltens February 25, 2020
Straus is seeking to support the same kind of obstructionists he relied on during his time in office.As early voting continues in primary elections across Texas, former Speaker of the Texas House Joe Straus is still doling out campaign cash; his political action committee recently gave $10,000 to Texas House candidate Jim Griffin.
Taking power in 2009 through the result of a Democrat-led coup against Republican Speaker Tom Craddick of Midland, Straus spent almost a decade obstructing and subverting the will of Republican primary voters and the party platform—killing efforts to protect life, gun rights, and to limit government from coming to the floor of the Texas House.
As mayor of Bedford, Griffin raised taxes eight times, supports using taxpayer dollars to lobby the legislature, and was almost recalled by his own constituents.
Unsurprisingly, Griffin is also receiving money from other establishment sources such as Associated Republicans of Texas, a liberal organization unaffiliated with the Republican Party of Texas that supported establishment Republicans such as the pro-abortion State Rep. Sarah Davis (R–West University Place).
Griffin is facing Jeff Cason, who is endorsed by Stickland and Texans for Fiscal Responsibility, and Taylor Gillig in the Republican primary election.
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