HD 97: Criminal Complaint Filed Over Robocalls
Vince Leibowitz | Nov 20, 2007 | Comments 0
Via Quorum Report:
Six unique residents of Tarrant County today filed a request with District Attorney Tim Curry seeking a criminal investigation of the early-morning robo-calling that may have impacted the outcome of the special election for House District 97.
Signators included two former Reps,. Anna Mowery and Bob Leonard along with current Rep. Charlie Geren. Two former Tarrant County Republican Party Chairmen, Stephen W. Hollern, Sr and Warren C. Russell also joined in the complaint. Finally, Benbrook city councilman and HD97 special election candidate John Schull signed.
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– Tonight’s Texas Progressive Alliance conference call guest was Dan Barrett, the lone Democrat in a field of seven challengers in Fort Worth’s HD-97. He was also the leader in votes tallied, and his challenger, Mark Shelton, is coming underharsh (and legal) scrutiny from other Republicansin the district for his negative robo-calling at the end of the campaign. — Last week Charles Kuffner, Muse, and I had lunch with CD-07 Democratic challenger John F. Truitt, who is taking on entrenched incumbent
