Dallas Democratic establishment split in race to replace Eddie Bernice Johnson in Congress | gromerjeffers
to boost Crockett for the March 1 primary. It’s unclear if those groups will spend again for the runoff.Hamilton was a distant second with 17%, but advanced to a runoff because Crockett didn’t get over 50% of the tally.“If I have to stand alone, I’ll stand alone,” Johnson said. “I have been on the job almost 30 years and I know the kind of person it takes to lead this district.”Her work as a political operative has helped in making connections with elected leaders and others.
Hamilton would get a boost if West, Price, Kirk and others help her garner resources and move voters to the polls on her behalf. That’s a challenge because even the biggest names in local politics don’t have the kind of machinery that exists in other urban areas, like Chicago, New York or even Houston.“My presence in this runoff speaks to my viability,” Hamilton said in her written statement. “Our campaign is gaining rapid momentum.
State Reps. John Bucy, D-Austin, Rafael Anchia, D-Dallas, and jessica Gonzalez, D-Dallas, leave a Democratic caucus meeting with the House Speaker Dade Phelan during negotiations on SB 7 the election reform bill on May 30, 2021. Anchia then criticized Crockett for stating on her campaign website that she was a lawyer for the family of Botham Jean, the Dallas man slain in 2019 while in his apartment by an off-duty police officer. Crockett’s website also referred to her as a lawyer for the family of Atatiana Jefferson, a 28-year-old woman who in 2019 was shot to death in her home by a Fort Worth police officer. Crockett said both references on her website were mistakes and she took them down.
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