The Mindy Montford campaign has phoned at least two Austin-area state lawmakers, to assure them that Montford isn't incahoots with Republican political consultant, Reb Wayne. Montford is in a Democratic runoff for Travis County DA with fellow prosecutor Rosemary Lehmberg.

"I can confirm I got a call assuring me that Reb Wayne was not at her press conference," said State Rep. Mark Strama, D-Austin.

Strama is certainly familiar with the consultant in question. Wayne helped run two House races against Representative Strama.

State Rep. Donna Howard's chief-of-staff says her office also received a voicemail message from a Montford aide.

"She said she was calling about a post in the Capitol Annex blog, mentioning that Montford had a Republican consultant at her press conference and that it wasn't true," said Howard chief-of-staff Eleanor Hewitt. "She didn't ask us to call her back, just left her number if we have questions."

State Representatives Valinda Bolton, Elliott Naishtat and Dawnna Dukes said through staffers that they had NOT received such a call.

What is this all about, you ask? Some back-and-forth flared up at Capitol Annex after author Vince Leibowitz wrote that Wayne was at Montford's Tuesday press event. So far, no evidence has popped up that Wayne was actually there.

Meanwhile... during my call to State Rep. Eddie Rodriguez to see if he too received a call from the Montford campaign, he said he endorsed Rosemary Lehmberg just this morning.

"Perhaps the Montford campaign caught wind of it and so they didn't bother to call me," Rodriguez said. "I don't know."

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