HD 77: Marquez Takes $20,000 From Republicans In 31 Days
It is hard to believe that anyone who has taken as much money from Republicans as Marisa Marquez has in the HD 77 race against Paul Moreno (D-El Paso), can actually call herself a “Democrat,” but she is.
At any rate, Marquez has taken $20,717.27 from GOP donors and special interest groups in the last 31 days, including:
*$3,000 from Bob Hoy, a Republican who has given to former Congressman Henry Bonilla, U.S. Senators Hutchison and Cornyn, and the Bush-Cheney campaign.
*$2,000 from Paul Foster, a man who gave Rick Perry more than $175,000 between 2003 and 2006
*$1,000 from Fredrick Francis, who has given Perry more than $102,500 between 2003 and 2006
*$2,000 from Woody Hunt, another big Perry Donor.
*$14,217.27 from Texans for Lawsuit Reform
Paul Moreno’s re-election campaign had this to say about Marquez’s donor base:
“Marisa Marquez has shown time and again that when it’s time to live up to her campaign rhetoric, she falls short every time,” stated Roger Garza, spokesperson for the Paul Moreno campaign. “How can voters honestly expect to believe that she is not a Craddick Democrat when Marquez consistently takes money from Tom Craddick’s staunchest supporters?”
The $20,217.27 that Marquez has taken from Republican donors and special interest groups represents over half of her campaign contributions from January 25- February 22. The list includes a who’s who of El Paso Republicans, including Robert “Bob” Hoy, Paul Foster, and Woody Hunt. Additionally, Republican special-interest group, Texans for Lawsuit Reform has donated over $14,000 in that same time span.”
“With her acceptance of contributions from Texans for Lawsuit Reform, Marisa Marquez has shown herself to stand on the wrong side of consumer protection issues,” continued Garza. “Marquez would rather put the profits of neglectful corporations ahead of the rights of local El Paso consumers.”
Written by Vince Leibowitz
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