John Steen Named Texas Secretary of State
The governor's office announced Tuesday that John T. Steen Jr., a lawyer from San Antonio, will be the new Texas secretary of state. He is replacing Hope Andrade, who resigned Friday from the post. The appointment takes effect Tuesday.
“His leadership over our state’s elections process, economic development efforts and international relations will be an integral part of Texas’ goal to expand economic prosperity and opportunity for all Texans," Gov. Rick Perry said in a prepared statement.
Steen, a past chairman of the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, was most recently a board member of the Texas Public Safety ...
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Jose B. Gonzalez via Texas Tribune on Facebook
BS...
Andrew Goldberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
ex-chairman of the TABC and Perry crony...yeah that's the kind of thing one would expect. File to get a look at HIS tax returns from here on out...
Gritsforbreakfast
Truth be told, I'll miss him on the Public Safety Commission. In my admittedly limited dealings with him there he was extremely hardworking and conscientious, somebody who took his duties seriously with a customer service bent. If there's a criticism of the appointment, it's naming such a major donor/bundler to a high-profile post, something perhaps the Trib should have mentioned. However, though certainly I've disagreed with Mr. Steen on many things, I suspect he'll do a good job. Perry could have done far worse.
Reda Cavender
Why does Texas need a liaison to Mexico? Or is Texas still part of Mexico? Or is Texas a sovereign country again?
Boris VonVanderkitty via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Reda, Do you really not understand that Mexico is our biggest trading partner?
Carol Morgan
Go to the Texas Ethics Commission, type "John Steen" into the Campaign Finance Reports as a contributor.
Then scroll through the thousands upon thousands of dollars he's contributed to Texans for Perry and to King Perry's twin attack dogs that sit aside his throne. It's the same story for every appointee he's tapped since he came into office; college regents, commissioners, court appointees, ad nauseam. He even appointed Senator Dan Patrick's son to a judgeship and a totally unqualified individual to the TSC, talk about political spoils...
Even if Perry is not re-elected in 2014, his appointments will have a long-lasting effect on Texas governance. He is, without a doubt, the most corrupt Governor in history, worse than even Ma and Pa Ferguson.