Texas Congressional District 22

I haven't been blogging for quite some time. I was getting pretty fed up with the comments area being used for purposes of spam and I have been pretty busy at work. Well, I now have set the comment to be moderated and users must be registered to comment. Hopefully this will cut down on the spam issue.

Now on to the subject of insterest (to me anyway).

I live in Fort Bend County, Congressional District 22, and went to the Texas GOP website seeking an update on Tom Delay’s vacated seat. My current understanding is that Delay has officially requested that his name be removed from the ballot, so there will be no Republican on the ballot, but one can write in any name. I was extremely disappointed to see that all I can find on the Texas GOP web site is negative campaigning against democrats. Not a thing there about what District 22 voters can expect in November.

Hopefully they will start gearing up to actively campaign for a write in candidate, but whom? As far as I know, there are two people plying for a write in candidacy, Mayor of Sugar Land, David G. Wallace and Houston City Council Woman, Shelley Sekula-Gibbs.

I started researching the potential write in candidates and found this page on David Wallace, Mayor of Sugar Land: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_G._Wallace

I like what I am reading about him:

Social issues
A conservative Republican, Wallace is pro-life on the issue of abortion. He is opposed to gun control, and has also shown opposition to same-sex marriage.

Fiscal issues
Wallace is a fiscal conservative who pledges to use his experience in financial services to fight for lower taxes, as well as a plan to curb the growing national deficit.

Immigration Reform
Wallace has also pledged to use his experience in shaping legislation to secure the nation's borders through the U.S. Conference of Mayors to push for a plan aimed at securing borders, strengthening immigration laws, and stopping illegal immigrants.

Foreign policy
Wallace has pledged to support President George W. Bush on the ongoing War on Terror, and guarantees a strong military that has the necessary strength for success.

Sugar Land is a pretty conservative area and this all sounds good, but they are just bits of information for now. More research is needed.


The same Wikipedia did not have a page on Shelley Sekula-Gibbs, but she has a web site at: http://www.sekula-gibbs.com/index.php

I really am just starting to research this, but she sounds like a fiscal conservative with a liberal lean on social issues.

I plan to keep researching this subject, but hopefully the Texas GOP will start providing some direction soon.