It's Official: England Goes Blue
I still haven't found out what the Dems are going to give State Rep. Kirk England, R, I mean, D-Grand Prairie, as a welcome gift for becoming a Democrat. Perhaps some sort of goodie bag with monogrammed towels? Anyway, England made his official announcement this morning in his district office. He was joined by Dallas State Senator Royce West.
 Kirk England |
Click here to see the raw video of the press conference:
What England had to say:
The Republican leadership in Austin had zero tolerance for the issues that are important to our district. They made that loud and clear, and I wasn't going to go back on those promises.
On Education:
Some of the votes I made on [public education], the leadership didnt like it, made it loud and clear and worked to try to get me to change those votes.
On Children's Health Insurance:
To have to fight the way we did for a small step forward on children's healthcare, the CHIP bill, that was like pulling teeth from the Republican leadership.
Who are you talking about?
Certainly the Speaker is included in the Republican leadership, but it's the Republican leadership in general. I'm going to throw the governor in there. The Governor didn't help things when he vetoed the money for the community colleges. And shame on the leadership for that.
Changing demographics of district -- how much of a factor?
I would say zero. The demographics of my district today are about the same as they were when I was elected. I have every confidence I will be elected as a Democrat.
OTHERS:
Professors R-Squared
Jim Dunnam's Welcome Letter via Burnt Orange
PinkDome
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