Special Election to Fill Texas House Seat Vacated by Ellzey Set
Gov. Greg Abbott set a special election date of Aug. 31 for the Texas House seat recently vacated by U.S. Rep Jake Ellzey.
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Gov. Greg Abbott set a special election date of Aug. 31 for the Texas House seat recently vacated by U.S. Rep Jake Ellzey.
Print this article Mike Carey, former President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate, won the Republican nomination in the primary for Ohio’s 15th Congressional District special election on Tuesday. The result is a win for the former president, who had the power of his endorsement questioned after backing a losing candidate in a Texas special election last week. Incumbent Republican Rep. Steve Stivers, elected to the seat in 2010, resigned earlier this year to run the Ohio Chamber of Commerce. The rural district south of Columbus is reliably Republican, with Trump winning voters there in...
Congresswoman Elise Stefanik of New York, a staunch Trump ally, said: “I was proud to join President Trump in endorsing Mike Carey, and I am thrilled to congratulate Mike on his hard-fought victory in a tough and crowded primary. “Mike is a proven conservative fighter who would make a tremendous ally in our fight to combat House Democrats’ radical Socialist agenda. I look forward to Mike’s victory in November and to working together to help make America more prosperous and free.” The former president was given a bloody nose last week when Susan Wright, the widow of Representative Ro...
To claim the election was fraudulent. just saying that the election was corrupt and leave the rest to me and the republican congressmen. is there a point where republicans will call out trump over this? is the fact he is so -- >> no. [ laughter ] >> he continues to lose in the primaries. >> his endorsements. it doesn't matter. >> he's still the king of the party. i mean, he got $102 million he can use. he's raising money. he's out there doing political -- listen, the texas special -- the guy that won, he lost to the congressman who died ron wright in a runoff. he defeated his widow susan wrigh...
Updated 2 hours ago NBCUniversal, Inc. State Representative Jake Ellzey is about to become Congressman Ellzey. He will represent voters in Ellis, Navarro, and part of Tarrant County. “It was an exciting night one that I don't think many people anticipated, but I think it's a validation of a positive strong message,” said Ellzey. This was a race for the seat held by Ron Wright, who died after a long battle with cancer, and then contracting COVID-19. His widow Susan wright was also running for the seat. Wright was heavily backed by former President Donald Trump, while Ellzey was backed by ...