Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 24, 2010
With the March 2, 2010 Texas Primary rapidly approaching, http://www.TexasHuntFish.com wishes to express its gratitude to the Texas Wildlife Association for providing a vetted list of 28 candidates in contested races who are friends of the Hunting and Fishing Community.
Based on recommendations from the TWA Legislative Committee and approved by the TWA Executive Committee, the list of verified candidates includes Governor Rick Perry, four candidates for the Texas Senate, and 23 candidates for the Texas House of Representatives who have expressed their dedication to preserving hunting heritage and conservation legacy.
GOVERNOR RACE
Rick Perry – R, Incumbent
TEXAS SENATE RACE
SD 2 – Bob Deuell – R, Greenville, Incumbent
SD 5 – Steve Ogden – R, Bryan, Incumbent
SD 8 – Florence Shapiro – R, Plano, Incumbent
SD 19 – Carlos Uresti – D, San Antonio, Incumbent
TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES RACE
HD 2 – Dan Flynn – R, Van, Incumbent
HD 4 – Betty Brown – R, Terrell, Incumbent
HD 7 – Tommy Merritt – R, Longview, Incumbent
HD 11 – Chuck Hopson – R, Jacksonville, Incumbent
HD 14 – Fred Brown – R, Bryan, Incumbent
HD 15 – Rob Eissler – R, The Woodlands, Incumbent
HD 27 – Dora Olivo – D, Missouri City, Incumbent
HD 39 – Armando Martinez – D, Weslaco, Incumbent
HD 43 – Tara Rios Ybarra – D, South Padre Island, Incumbent
HD 44 – Edmund Kuempel – R, Seguin, Incumbent
HD 45 – Patrick Rose – D, Dripping Springs, Incumbent
HD 58 – Rob Orr – R, Incumbent, Burleson
HD 59 – Sid Miller – R, Incumbent, Stephenville
HD 64 – Myra Crownover – R, Incumbent, Denton
HD 78 – Jay Kleberg – R, Realtor from El Paso
HD 83 – Zach Brady – R, Attorney from Lubbock
HD 91 – Kelly Hancock – R, Incumbent, Fort Worth
HD 92 – Todd Smith – R, Incumbent, Euless
HD 98 – Vicki Truitt – R, Incumbent, Southlake
HD 99 – Charlie Geren – R, Incumbent, Fort Worth
HD 122 – Lyle Larson – R, Former Bexar County Commissioner from San Antonio
HD 129 – John Davis – R, Incumbent, La Porte
HD 146 – Al Edwards – D, Incumbent, Houston
Please contact TWA Vice President of Public Policy, Kirby Brown with any questions about the candidates or the TWAPAC process.
Kirby Brown
210-826-2904
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