Waxahachie Councilmen Spent $20,000 & $10,000 on Wins

According to new Republican Precinct 135 chairman Alan Maples last night (he ran for city council this year), the winners of the May 8 council election in Waxahachie spent $20,000 and $10,000. He didn't mention any names, but the three that ran and won were: Kevin Strength (top vote-getter); Mark Singleton (CNB Texas bank head honcho) and lawyer/incumbent John Wray.

My guess is that Singleton spent the most -- $20,000 -- to ascend to a non-paid, strictly volunteer job. Maples said he will be running for city council next year as well.

It's pretty obscene that one would spend $20,000 to win a city council race, but...I don't grudge someone who has the deep pockets to spend that much. The question becomes, though, that why the need to spend all that money for a position that doesn't pay anything?

Election Results | June 22, 2010 Run-Off: David Sibley vs. Brian Birdwell

Turnout will be severely low, so only the real well-connected and activated activists will actually bother to showu p today to vote. But, here's the blog post to track results...

And some reading material while you wait:



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June 12, 2010 Run-Off Election Results: DeSoto City Council

Per the Dallas Morning News today:
DeSoto City Council - Place 6
x-James Zander -- 903 (votes) -- 66%
James E. Collier Jr -- 461 -- 34%
Borderline Ellis County:
Mansfield City Council - Place 3
x-Stephen Lindsey - 808 - 61%
Julie Short - 511 - 39%

Mansfield ISD - Place 4
x-Raul Gonzalez -- 1,146 - 57%
Courtney Lackey Wilson -- 867 -- 43%
I'm curious if the Lackey family from Midlothian is tied in with the Lackey family of Mansfield. Ron Lackey used to serve on the Midlothian ISD school board. Just curious...

Green Party of Texas Qualifies for 2010 Ballot

The news, details and press release available on The Palmer Post Web site here: thepalmerpost.wordpress.com/2010/06/10/green-party-of…or-2010-ballot/