December 15, 2014      4:49 PM
A trio of special elections announced
Crowded fields forming for special elections for the House
To
fill two Texas House seats and one Texas Senate seat, Gov. Perry on Monday set three special elections
for Jan. 6. Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and Rep. Mike
Villarreal, both Democrats, are vacating their seats to run against each
other for mayor of San Antonio. Meantime, Rep. Tim Kleinschmidt, R-Lexington, is quitting the House to accept a
position with incoming Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller.
Candidates
for all three seats must file with the Secretary of State’s Office by close
of business next Monday, the 22. Early voting for these races begins the
following Monday, the 29.
Several
candidates who are likely unfamiliar to you are already in the running in each
of the House races and two well-known quantities have announced for the open
Senate seat. As you are likely aware, Rep. Trey
Martinez-Fischer and Rep. Jose
Menendez have both officially kicked off their campaigns to succeed Van de Putte in the upper chamber.
In
House
District 17 – Kleinschmidt’s district including
Bastrop, Caldwell, Gonzales, Karnes, and Lee Counties, two Republicans and a
Democrat are in the race.
By Scott Braddock
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