@bigheadfred @rangerrebew @geronl@XenaLee @mystery-ak XenaLee, you said: "Funny how.... whenever there's even a hint of scandal or corruption, there is always a damned Democrat at the bottom of it. What the hell is a former Arkansas Senate Democrat doing in charge of ANY election in Texas???"
This article is totally bogus regarding how Texas runs elections. The below is a lie:
"Notable is that the Texas Secretary of State's Director of Elections, Keith Ingram, who worked in Little Rock, Arkansas for a former partner of the Rose Law Firm (according to David Knight, Infowars), is at the center of the case. His office, under the color of law, instructed Pressley's county, as well as counties all over the State of Texas to ignore all of requirements that give any credibility to e-voting election results."
He has been Director of Elections since 2012, and no way in hell would he tell counties "to ignore all of the requirements that give any credibility to e-voting election results." He would have been fired that minute if he did that. The election problem here is a CITY ELECTION, NOT a county or state election closely supervised by the Secretary of State's office, election division. I have seen city elections held by a city to be a mess of non-knowledge people screwing up the whole process. Add to that, liberal Austin city employees, mayor, and sheriff who will likely lose her job shortly for not following the law regarding illegals, and you have a FUBAR city election. Also, the writer of this article knows nothing about elections.
Keith Ingram, Director of Elections, has never been a Democrat. For 11 months in all of his career, he was in Arkansas and he was not involved in politics. He provided "legal counsel to health care professionals in the area of medical malpractice defense;..."
HE WORKED IN RICK PERRY'S OFFICE (NO WAY WOULD PERRY HAVE A DEMOCRAT IN HIS OFFICE) FROM JANUARY 2008-2012, WHEN HE BECAME DIRECTOR OF ELECTIONS.
Here is a summary of Keith Ingram's career:
Keith Ingram
Director, Elections Division at Texas Office of the Secretary of State
Location
Austin, Texas Area
Industry
Government Administration
Current Texas Office of the Secretary of State
Former: Office of the Governor, Rick Perry
Education The University of Texas School of Law
Summary
For over 18 years, my legal career has involved counseling corporations and individuals on matters ranging from commercial matters to employment law to personal injury to products liability issues. I possess a J.D. degree as well as a B.A. in Political Science and History.
Specialties: Able to quickly assimilate complex theories and communicate the same to large and small groups within both technical and lay communities. Dynamic leader, adept at issue spotting and troubleshooting. Dedicated team member, efficiently developing and maintaining solid business relationships. Demonstrated strengths include:
Litigation Management Research & Analysis
Products Liability Healthcare Law
Insurance Defense Employment Laws
Regulatory Compliance Negotiations & Settlements
Experience
Director, Elections Division
Texas Office of the Secretary of State
January 2012 – Present (5 years 2 months)Austin, Texas Area
Appointments Manager
Office of the Governor, Rick Perry
January 2008 – January 2012 (4 years 1 month)
Assisted Governor Perry with gubernatorial appointments, particularly legal and judicial appointments.
Owner
B Keith Ingram, Attorney at law
January 2007 – January 2012 (5 years 1 month)
Of Counsel
Kutak Rock, LLP – LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS – 11 MONTHS
March 2006 – January 2007 (11 months)
Providing legal counsel to health care professionals in the area of medical malpractice defense; Performing all aspects of case management from initial assignment, retention and investigation through trial, including pleadings, discovery, depositions, motion practice, negotiations, mediations, arbitrations, jury selections and trials. Supervising two associates, two paralegals and two secretaries.
Partner
Hull Henricks & MacRae, LLP
April 2000 – March 2006 (6 years)
Served as general civil and commercial litigation counsel on matters involving contested administrative law cases, medical malpractice defense, personal injury, products liability, deceptive trade practices, and employment discrimination cases; Supervised up to 10 associate attorneys, administrative staff and paralegals; Transitioned from Associate in 2002.
Associate
Locke Liddell & Sapp, LLP
February 1996 – April 2000 (4 years 3 months)
Providing litigation counsel to corporate clients with primary focus on employment related issues, unfair competition, and breach of contract; Other practice areas included medical malpractice, personal injury, products liability and administrative law issues. Represented Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Texas in administrative proceedings determining insurability and coverage claims for health, life and disability claims. Supervised paralegals, staff and younger associates. Began with Maroney Crowley Bankston Richardson & Hull, LLP in February 1996. The firm transitioned to Locke Purnell Rain Harrell, P.C. in 1998 and then to Locke Liddell & Sapp LLP in 1999.
Associate
Atlas & Hall, LLP
September 1993 – February 1996 (2 years 6 months)
Practice focused on matters of general and commercial litigation with particular focus on trade secrets, employment law, personal injury and debt collection matters. Also assisted corporate transactional partners with contract drafting and negotiation as well as bankruptcy partners and real estate partners with various issues.
