Well there is some good news and some bad news depending on your opinion from the Big Spring Area:
The greatest debate in between bikers in the 19th Congressional District resulted in the following: Randy Neugebauer won the seat with 50.90% of the vote, over Charles Stenholm who took only 38.63% of the vote. This is not because any Warriors droped the ball, I as well as many others did a lot of campaigning for Stenholm, however I know of several Warriors in both Big Spring and Abilene were in favor of Neugebauer. Personally I think it is a sad day for Texas to loose Charles Stenholm. On the up side I do have a good relationship with Mr. Neugebauer, he does know me by my first name and has remembered me EVERY TIME that I run into him. He even posed with me for a picture to put on my MC Rights page on my club's website. The guys in Abilene are also on good terms with him, so maybe it it not a total loss.
In Midland's district, District 11, Mike Conaway ran and won in this newly created district. Dean and Jan can probally tell you more about him, but it seems he has run for everything under the sun in the past few years, so I have chanced to meet him and speak with him on several occasions. He sometimes remembers me, and is easy to talk to, time will tell if he will represent his district well. If you live in his district, get to know him, regaurdless, if you like him or not.
Tuesday night I was getting nervouse, as Sharp was leading Pete Laney in Howard Co. The first thing I did @ work they next morning when I got to work, was check the Texas Secretary of State website. To my releif, Pete had won in District 85 with 58.09% of the vote. Sharp ruled Howard Co. by 51.87%. We will work harder for Pete next time. Thanks to everyone who worked the Laney Camp in Howard Co. As natives of Big Spring, our chapter has seen what Kent Sharp can do. He was the chairman of a thing we have here, called The Moore Board for Economic Development. This was supose to deversify our local economy. For every business he brought to Big Spring, we have lost at least three in its place, and now we are on the verge of loosing our VA Hospital, and there are now plans from Austin to shut down our State Hospital. Big Spring is shrinking at a fast pace, Sharp has his hands in that pot. And for the record, Thursday before election day, I saw him in the parking lot at the grocery store, and gave him a wave. He pretended not to see me and kept walking. Do you think he knows how I am, well he should. I have been the Sgt @ Arms for two Howard Co. Republican Conventions AND he and I were delegates, together, to the Republican Convention this year. I only had to send Pete Laney a flyer to the Big Spring Chapter Birthday Party (same flyer I sent to everyone else); Pete showed up and talked issues with us.
Over in Midland, House District 81, Buddy West was re-elected, and in District 84 (Lubbock), our good friend Carl Isett won his bid for re-election. Looks like we are going to be in good shape out here as far as the Texas House is concerned.
Senator Seliger won his first full term in SD 31 by a land slide over Dr. Elaine King Miller, with 80.48%.
Now, there are two local races in Howard Co, that are of noteworthy mention. The first is the sherriff's race. Once upon a time we had a real bad sherriff, there was no TMRA2 in Big Spring. A group of Cossacks led by RO, mounted a large scale sign campaign for a candidate. This was a candidate, who had been appointed not elected to the general election. The man who was elected, was disqualified due to voting in the other party's primary. Dale is a good man. Dale was a candidate we could get behind. Ro & his group painted alot of signs that year. Dale won. Now in the year of re-election, Ro is a TMRA2 Legislative Officer. Dale has been to more TMRA2 meetings than any other elected official in Big Spring. There were alot of warriors campaigning for the sherriff. He has been re-elected, I am proud to say. Earlier in the week, The Big Spring Chapter had been served with a summons from the Office of the Howard County Sherriff. It was an invitation for us all to attend Dale Walker's election night reception. All those who attended were met with a warm greeting, and a good time was had by all.
In closing, I must tell you about the race that was closest to the hearts of all of the Big Spring Chapter Members. There is a career politician in Howard County Pct. 3. Bill Crooker has been County Comissioner in Pct 3 since 1968. James "Dick" Dubose is a fine TMRA2 Warrior, he just retired from the Big Spring Fire Dept. He met the challange to put a Warrior in office in Big Spring. Both men ran a real clean race. The local media predicted a land slide victory for Crooker. There results of the election were not exactly as predicted. Although Bill Crooker will be the County Comissioner for four more years, he got a run for his money. Crooker only won with 52% of the vote, Dick had 48%! Dick has never run for any office before, and I think this is a tremendous accomplishment for Dick and the Chapter. Our hats are off to Dick Dubose. And to his credit, I heard him on the radio this morning, when asked if he would call for a recount, his reply was "My opponent won fair and square, he ran a clean race and I wish our national leaders would follow our example."
Hey, don't matter if you like them or not, you will help TMRA2 suceed if your elected officials know you by your first name.
