District 19 Candidate List
Category: Local...
Posted Thursday, April 03, 2003 at 07:38 AM [GMT-6]

So, we get to choose from among 17 candidates. In honor of the finalization of the candidate list, I've created a new blogroll for those who have websites (and which I've been able to locate...if you know the URL of an official campaign site that's not listed, please send it to me and I'll add it).

It's an interesting mix. Six parties (loosely defined, I'm sure; this is based on the election filing by each candidate); both genders; ages ranging from 79 (Flournoy) to 36 (Stace Williams); occupations/professions including retired farmer, CPA, oilfield supervisor, repairman, "public servant" (Berryhill), and so on.

As I mentioned yesterday, it's going to be hard for some of these candidates to distinguish themselves (in a positive way) from their opponents. It occurs to me that a "District 19 Candidate blog" would be a great way to provide an outlet for ongoing communication by the hosses themselves. Wonder if any of them have the time, energy (or nerve) to add this approach to their campaign arsenal? Wonder how many of them know what a blog is?

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Well, I was going to post some follow-up analysis on yesterday's MRT article about Texas and MISD salaries, but real work has reared its ugly head. Perhaps later today...