Asking for Cash, and Getting It
We ran into freshman State Rep. Allen Vaught, D-Dallas, on Congress Avenue today. He admitted he was in town raising some money, as he could have a tough race for re-election. We wanted to chat more with Vaught, but an aide whisked him away saying, "We've GOT TO go." (Someday I would like the job of whisking people away, it seems kind of fun.)
Meanwhile, the special election for the vacated seat State Rep. Anna Mowery, R-Fort Worth, is now a month away, and it looks like Craig Goldman (whose successful fundraiser we noted last week) has raised himself a nice stash of cash.
Campaign reports now online show Goldman raised $181,000, and reports only spending $17,000, leaving $162,000 in the kitty.
His closest competitor in the dash-for-cash is former state lawmaker Bob Leonard, who reports $113,000 in cash on hand after raising $47,320.
