Taxpayer Funded Lobbyist: I'll Send Another Check to Stickland's Opponent

Taxpayer Funded Lobbyist:
I'll Send Another Check to Stickland's Opponent

By

James Scott Trimm

A taxpayer funded lobbyist has announced today that he will be writing yet another check to the campaign of Jonathan Stickland's opponent.  Why are taxpayer supported lobbyists supporting Stickland's opponent?

Sadly, over half of registered lobbyists in Texas are hired and paid for with taxpayer money.  These lobbyists work for local governments, local governmental entities, publicly funded universities etc.  These taxpayer supported lobbyists actually use the citizen's own resources against us.  Taxpayer supported lobbyists are definitely not representing the best interests of citizens.  Instead public money is funneled through these lobbyists to lobby legislators for even more money and power.

Jonathan Stickland has voted against taxpayer supported lobbying and stands strongly against this kind of abuse and betrayal of the taxpayer. In fact the taxpayer supported lobbyist who made this announcement, was once told by Stickland that he is not welcome in his office.  The taxpayer funded lobbyists know that Stickand is no friend to tax payer supported lobbying and they want to replace Stickland with a State Representative that will cozy up to them and sell us down the river to them.  

Taxpayer funded lobbying is a pillar of the business-as-usual Austin establishment which is so desperate to oust Jonathan Stickland and replace him with an establishment friendly Straus recruit.  As detailed in my recent blog The Establishment’s Plan to Oust Jonathan Stickland (Updated)

Word on the street is that the Austin establishment is coming after Jonathan Stickland with a negative campaign and hundreds of thousands of dollars starting in January.

Do not let Straus and the Austin establishment succeed in their attempt to oust a conservative champion from the Texas House, and replace him with a Straus recruit!  I encourage you to join me in supporting true conservative Jonathan Stickland.