Christi Craddick Will Run for Railroad Commissioner
Christi Craddick, daughter of former House Speaker Tom Craddick, says she'll run for the Republican nomination for the Texas Railroad Commission next year — for the seat now held by Republican Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones.
Jones has set her sights on a U.S. Senate race and won't seek re-election.
Craddick could face a crowded field. State Rep. Warren Chisum, R-Pampa, has said he'll run for the commission. Roland Sledge, a Houston oil and gas attorney and the brother-in-law of former Texas A&M Chancellor and state Rep. Mike McKinney, is in the race. And Comal County Commissioner ...
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Jack Suggs via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Craddick explained. "But our state’s economy is under attack by the federal government as the EPA threatens to shut down energy exploration, which will cost Texans jobs. We need strong, conservative leadership pushing back against Washington’s liberal, job-killing policies."
Dang those Washington liberals and their job-killing policies! Elect this crooked Republican instead of those other crooked Republicans.
Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Maybe he could have added he was a "hobo"? Jumping trains when he was little,maybe?
Glenda Hawthorne
All the candidates and potential candidates are Republicans...good! Let them devour themselves and their young.