TX SD 10: 2nd Court Of Appeals Asks That Brimer Case Be Reassigned, But It Will No Longer Be A Smoke Screen For Brimer’s Secrets

Kim Brimer’s lawsuit against Wendy Davis in Senate District 10 took a bizarre twist today as the 2nd Court of Appeals asked the Texas Supreme Court to reassign the case to the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas–something very rare.

However, as Wendy Davis’ campaign released a salvo against Brimer today, it’s clear the case will no longer serve as a smoke screen for Brimer to hide his past.

Davis’ campaign today pointed out that Brimer’s only interest in the lawsuit is using it to avoid “close scrutiny of his record,” which is full of ethical lapses.
Via press release from the Davis campaign:

When Brimer was a member of the Texas House of Representatives he defaulted on multiple campaign loans.  One of the lenders, Commonwealth Bank, failed and the FDIC took over the campaign loan.  In a letter to the FDIC, Brimer tried to get the taxpayers to cover his debt, claiming he could not pay back the loan - even though he owned a successful insurance company and was drawing a legislator’s salary.

“This change of venue extends a seemingly endless evasion campaign - disguised as a court challenge - waged by Brimer and his surrogates to keep Davis off the ballot. This legal maneuvering is indicative of Brimer’s weak political position and his wish to avoid ethical scrutiny. Kim Brimer can’t hide from Tarrant County voters forever,” Davis’ campaign manager Jamie Fontaine said. “Tarrant County families have a hard enough time affording electric bills, homeowner’s insurance, and health care – footing the bill for Kim Brimer’s defaulted loans is they last thing they should be expected to do.”

“I don’t have any information about why the 2nd Court of Appeals asked the Texas Supreme Court to reassign our case,” Davis said. “Though I respect the Court’s decision, I was confident that the panel of judges would deliver a fair and favorable decision.”

“I’m also absolutely confident in my eligibility for the Texas State Senate, and I think we will get an equally fair hearing in the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas,” Davis said. “Despite the current delay in resolving this case, I hope Kim Brimer will soon join me and the voters in the conversation we’ve been having about issues, like the financial pressures Texas families are feeling and our public school system that is starving for adequate funding.”

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