Two More Chances to Oust Straus Allies

Two More Chances to Oust Straus Allies

By

James Scott Trimm

The runoffs are over, but the fight to replace Straus allies is not over yet!  The fight is far from over.  Two members of team Straus are being challenged in the General Election  by pro-life Constitutionalist Libertarians who, if elected, would caucus with Liberty Republicans in the House.

Dan Hawkins testifying to the Texas Senate

Texas House District 99

In House District 99 Straus Lieutenant Charlie Geren is challenged by Libertarian Dan Hawkins.

Charlie Geren is a tax, borrow and spend RINO with one of the worst records of any Republican in the Texas House.  Geren is known for being downright antagonistic to conservatives  in the Texas House to the degree of adolescent behavior.  The Dallas Observer has even reported:

Stickland aggravated House Speaker Joe Strauss (sic) and his allies so badly that at least two legislators saw Strauss (sic) ally Charlie Geren dangle a cookie on a string in front Strickland in a mocking attempt to lead him away from one of his frequent back-microphone stem-winders.

(Dallas Observer; Oct. 2nd 2015)

Charlie Geren has still not signed the Taxpayer Protection Pledge and has deplorable scores from major conservative groups:

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility scores him at just 65 and a Lifetime score of F

Young Conservatives of Texas gives him a Legislative ranking of just 43 and a lifetime score of 56.

The Texas Eagle Forum 2015 Scorecard gives him a score of just 61.

Geren is only the 56th most conservative legislator out of the 97 Republican House Representatives.

In the 84th Session Geren made the Texas Right to Life Dishonorable Mentions List and Chairman Geren also made the "Pro-Life fraud alert"

When Planned Parenthood came to Austin to lobby for money to murder babies in the womb, Jonathan Stickland put a sign (supplied by Texas Right to Life) on his office door identifying himself as a former fetus. This drew the anger of Charlie Geren, who made the news (Star-Telegram March 11, 2015) when he ripped the pro-life sign from Stickland’s door and stormed into his office yelling at Stickland’s staff.

Geren is challenged by Libertarian Dan Hawkins who is a Constitutional “Conservitarian” and a former Republican Precinct chair, who resigned so he could run against Geren as a Libertarian. Hawkins is also a Pro-Life activist who, in 2013 went to Austin to testify for Texas Omnibus Abortion Bill (HB2/SB1), even testifying that it did not go far enough to protect the right to life in Texas.  A win for Hawkins would eliminate one of Straus’ chief lieutenants and replace him with an ally for Liberty Republicans.

Scott Ford (r) with Rep. Jonathan Stickland (L)

(This picture does not represent an official endorsement by Stickland)

  

Texas House District 127

 

In House District 127 Straus ally Dan Huberty is challenged by Libertarian Scott Ford.  Dan Huberty is a RINO with a deplorable record. 

Texans for Fiscal Responsibility scores him at just 60 (F) and a Lifetime score of F

Young Conservatives of Texas gives him a Legislative ranking of just 58 and a lifetime score of 65

The Texas Eagle Forum 2015 Scorecard gives him a score of just 55 (F)

Last session, State Rep. Scott Turner, (Turner famously challenged Joe Straus as Speaker of the Texas House), successfully passed an amendment that would bar state funds from being used to fund any research that destroys human embryos. Straus’s chairman of Higher Education opposed this amendment. Huberty voted with the Democrats to oppose this amendment.

On May 29, 2015 the House adjourned at 6:27 PM and at 6:58 PM Huberty was caught on video, clearlyintoxicated, cursing at an APF reporter and calling him a “f***ing hack,” an “a** hole” and using other derogatory terms. The video ends with Huberty shouting profanities as he struggles against his own staff as well as three DPS officers who hold him back from attacking the reporter.

The video can be viewed here:

Scott Ford, M.Ed. is a Constitutional Conservative Libertarian candidate for TX State Rep, 127.  He has worked for the DEA, FBI and CIA. Ford walked away from a job with the NSA for over $150K over their unconstitutional collection of our private information. He can be heard on the Raging Elephants Radio weekdays from 2-4 PM.

Both of these Libertarian candidates are running against Straus allies and both would serve as reinforcements for Liberty Republicans in the Texas House.  The battle against the Straus cartel is not over yet!