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TexasTowelie

(111,320 posts)
Sat Sep 28, 2013, 04:06 AM Sep 2013

Anti-gay ranter San Antonio councilwoman Elisa Chan running for State Senate

Two months after stirring national controversy by condemning homosexuality, Councilwoman Elisa Chan has decided to leave the council to run for the Texas Senate in 2014, challenging District 25 state Sen. Donna Campbell in the March GOP primary.

Chan, 47, is taking on a first-term incumbent from New Braunfels who has strong backing among tea party members and some Republicans. Without attacking Campbell, Chan contends her council service prepares her well for the Legislature, and she hopes to survive the withering criticism generated by her opposition to the city's new nondiscrimination ordinance.

“I know a lot of people in this community agree with me; so I don't foresee any problem, but I would never know until I go out there,” Chan said Friday.

“With my qualifications, my experience, my conservative views, what can I do to make the biggest positive impact to the community? I think this is a good opportunity for me,” she said.

More at http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/article/Chan-confirms-she-s-running-for-state-Senate-4849963.php .

[font color=green]Both Chan and Campbell are terrible candidates and that state senate district is conservative so it looks like we are going to suffer no matter the outcome of the GOP primary. Our best hope is that they managed to smear each other in the primary so that the voters in that district will be repulsed by the GOP nominee.[/font]

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Anti-gay ranter San Antonio councilwoman Elisa Chan running for State Senate (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2013 OP
Why is Chan running? susanr516 Sep 2013 #1

susanr516

(1,425 posts)
1. Why is Chan running?
Sun Sep 29, 2013, 10:21 PM
Sep 2013

Is Campbell not bat-shit crazy enough for her?

Actually, I hope the Tea Party crazies are all primaried by the super-crazy fringe. Keep on eating your own, tea-baggers.

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