Incumbent and Upstart Head to SD-25 Runoff
State Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, might have expected a runoff in the contested Republican primary. But instead of well-funded former Railroad Commissioner Elizabeth Ames Jones, Wentworth will go up against Tea Party favorite Donna Campbell.
Audio: Ben Philpott's story for KUT News
In the weeks leading up to the election, the battle between Wentworth and Ames Jones flooded the airwaves.
Jones attacked Wentworth with accusations of wrongdoing and criminal investigations. Wenworth fought back by calling Jones a puppet of Texans for Lawsuit Reform, the tort reform group that dumped hundreds of thousands of dollars into the Jones campaign ...
Comments (4)
Katie Thompson via Texas Tribune on Facebook
And yet she beat out EAJ. Money isn't everything - even in politics!
Bologna Vest
Not sure Campbell can do any better than she did yesterday. At 25k votes, I think she may have found all the nuts there are to find in SD 25.
Bill Eaves via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Stop Jeff Wentworth & you will stop Planned Parenthood
Healthy Texan
I voted for Jones but will definitely vote for Campbell in the runoff. In fact, I have already started gathering friends and neighbors to support Campbell, many of whom didn't vote in the primary.
We are tired of people like Jeff Wentworth who live off their campaign donors and Texas taxpayers all while thumbing their noses at the people they are supposed to represent.
How can anyone vote for Jeff Wentworth after the many public tantrums he has thrown after others beat him out for high-paying jobs, his participation in a MLM scam where he was able to con lobbyists and staff to buy-in, or how his campaign contributors pay for him to drive a Lexus and take trips around the world?
This guy deserves a jail cell, not a seat in the Texas Senate.