The Stickland Six: Net Gain for Team Stickland

The Stickland Six: Net Gain for Team Stickland

By

James Scott Trimm

Yesterday the run off election wrapped up.  As you may know Conservative hero Jonathan Stickland championed six conservative candidates who came to be known as the “Stickland Six”.  So what happened with the Stickland six last night?

District 18

Previously held by RINO House Budget Chairman John Otto.  Unfortunately Lobbyist favorite Ernest Bailes defeated conservative activist Keith Strahan. Team Straus keeps the seat.

District 33

The incumbent, conservative State Rep. Scott Turner who bravely but unsuccessfully unsuccessfully challenged Joe Straus for Speaker, did not run for reelection but did endorse John Keating, a Gulf War veteran and member of the Frisco City Council. Keating was running against Rockwall realtor Justin Holland.  Keating is down by 29 votes so this could come down to military and overseas ballots which could tip it for Keating. Tentatively a gain for Team Straus.

District 128

Wayne Smith an incumbent of fourteen years and a lobbyist favorite was defeated by pro-life conservative Briscoe Cain!  Every vote counts and this race came down to just 23 votes.  (In fact Smith is holding out hope that military and overseas votes will overturn Cain’s victory.  Here is a big victory for team Stickland!

District 64

In House District 64 liberal RINO incumbent Myra Crownover declined to run for re-election but instead endorsed veterinarian and professional dog snuffer Lynn Stucky.  Stucky has been a big supporter of the Texas Election Commission’s war on free speech against conservative groups.  Unfortunately Stucky defeated conservative activist Read King.  Team Straus retains a seat.

District 73

Liberal RINO incumbent State Rep. Doug Miller ran a despicable mudslinging campaign against conservative small business man Kyle Biedermann, but even his mudslinging could not stave off Biedermann’s victory!  A big win for team Stickland!

District 5

Conservative State Rep. Bryan Hughes has represented this district for more that ten years, but his decision to run for the Texas Senate put this seat up for grabs.  In this race small business owner and former Upshur County Commissioner Cole Hefner defeated challenger Jay Misenheimer.  Team Stickland retains a seat.

So overall we have a win for team Stickland.  Team Straus gained one new seat, but team Stickland gained two seats and two entrenched RINO incumbents were ousted from the House.

When all was said and done the run off produced a net gain of one new seat for team Stickland!  Onward!