P.O. Box 130012, Tyler, TX 75713
182 Grassroots Leaders Lay Out the Case:
Plea for Governor Abbott to Call a June 2024 Special Legislative Session
to Secure Our November 2024 General Election
June 13, 2024
The Honorable Texas Governor Greg Abbott Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12428
Austin, TX 78711-2428
Electronic dispatch to: Steve Munisteri, Senior Policy Advisor; Gardner Pate, Governor’s Chief of Staff
Dear Governor Abbott:
We, the undersigned, urgently join with Republican Party of Texas Convention delegates from all 31 State Senate Districts – representing Republicans from across Texas – who passed the following Resolution 7, for ELECTION INTEGRITY ENFORCEMENT and ENSURING THAT ILLEGAL ALIENS ARE NOT VOTING IN TEXAS, found on page 42 of the 2024 Republican Party of Texas Platform:
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Special Legislative Session: The Republican Party of Texas calls upon Governor Abbott to call a special session in June 2024 to address election integrity and other Specifically, the call should include the following items:
- Legislation to implement independent, state-level prosecution of election integrity; to address abortion, human smuggling, sedition, and riot; and to respond to the Court of Criminal Appeal’s ruling in State v.
- Legislation to require proof of citizenship for new voter registration and a thorough review of existing voter rolls to identify and remove illegal aliens, other non-citizens, those with unauthorized non-residential addresses, and long-time inactive voters from the voter rolls.
We also underscore that these two items flagged as urgent in Resolution 7 are also covered in the 2024 RPT Legislative Priorities Report under Priority #2.
Governor Abbott, we urge you to immediately call an Election Law Enforcement Special Session. We believe you will agree with us that Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and the Republican nominees (especially judicial candidates) in large urban Texas counties should not face the November General Election with election cheaters knowing they are unlikely to face any prosecution in Texas counties where Soros-funded District Attorneys will never prosecute cheating and voter fraud.
The following describes the problem, the solution, and the urgency, which should compel you and the Texas Legislature to rapidly, boldly lead the way in protecting the people of Texas:
STATE-LEVEL ELECTION (AND OTHER) LAW ENFORCEMENT
Problem: The 2022 Texas Court of Criminal Appeals’ State v. Stephens opinion prohibiting the Texas Attorney General from independent, state-level prosecution of the violation of election law makes prosecution of election law violations in the high population counties of Texas in 2024 exceedingly unlikely. Any law without enforcement is worthless.
Additionally, there are reports of mass-scale registration of illegals to vote by Biden administration officials and/or NGOs. This may be the new way elections are compromised in 2024.
Solutions:
1) Legislation to implement independent state-level prosecution of election fraud, public integrity, abortion, human smuggling, sex slave trade, sedition, and riot law in response to and in compliance with the Texas Criminal Court of Appeals’ State v Stephens decision.
The bill that offered a solution in the 88th Regular Session was SB 1927 (Hughes). For a variant on that approach, see also HB 4026 (Schofield).
With the time we have left, we cannot pass a constitutional amendment. And we cannot timely give the prosecutorial power back to the Attorney General by statute because neither the Democrats nor Republicans in the Texas House who voted to impeach Ken Paxton are likely to restore his prosecutorial power. Wisely, Senator Hughes’ SB 1927 solution creates a State Prosecutor Office under the Texas Supreme Court, following the structural logic of the State v Stephens opinion.
If the bill passes and is signed by early July, the law will go into effect in early October, just in time to give potential cheaters pause before they do so.
2) Legislation to require proof of citizenship for new voter registration and a thorough review of existing voter rolls to identify and remove illegal aliens, other non-citizens, those with unauthorized non- residential addresses, and long-time inactive voters from the voter rolls
Given that these types of amendments to existing law will also not go into effect until October, the cleanup will not likely be done in time for November. But passage, accompanied by independent, state- level prosecution of existing Texas election law prohibiting illegals from registering or voting and prohibiting citizens from knowingly assisting illegals in voting, along with the publicity generated by the passage of these provisions is likely to have a chilling effect on illegal voting and the unlawful exploitation of illegal registration.
Urgency: Texas is unlikely to have effective enforcement of election law in the largest counties in 2024 without this legislation. Donald Trump and Ted Cruz need our assistance!
Recently passed improvements to the law (enabling removal of recalcitrant prosecutors) are worthwhile, but due to long lead times and narrow removal criteria, these improvements will not work to address the looming 2024 problem.
It is no secret that in certain counties, Texans cannot rely on local prosecutors to enforce the rule of law! Adding state prosecutorial resources for human trafficking, sex slave trade, abortion enforcement and election law violations will no doubt save the lives of children and protect Texas voters from organized vote theft.
Governor Abbott, we remind you that Texas Republican Primary voters overwhelmingly supported the two related Primary Ballot Propositions calling for prosecution of election crimes and requiring proof of citizenship before any individual can be registered to vote. The base of the Republican Party is with us!
The time to protect Texas is NOW, Governor Abbott! We implore you to do so!
For liberty – for Texas, we the 182 undersigned conservative Texas influencers,*
Tom Glass, Founder/President, Texas Constitutional Enforcement, SD 18
JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, Grassroots America – We the People PAC; GrassrootsPriorities.com
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C.R. “Dick” Saulsbury, Business Owner, Odessa, SD 31 Don Dyer, Business Owner, Austin, SD 14 George Clay, Business Owner, Rancher, Wichita Falls, SD 30 Bill Holmes, Business Owner, Midland, SD 31 Monty Bennett, Business Owner, Publisher, Athens, SD 3 MaryAnne Aiken, Board Member, Grassroots America - We the People, SD 1 |
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Karen Albright, past President, Freestone County TEA Party, SD 5 |
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Betty Anderson, President, Montgomery County Eagle Forum; Precinct Chair, Montgomery County Republican Party, SD 4 |
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LaDaune Ashley, former Precinct Chair, Brazoria County Republican Party, SD 17 |
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Anna Bartosh, Pres. San Angelo TEA Party; Legislative Chair, San Angelo Republican Women, SD 28 |
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Vickie Bass, Precinct Chair, Henderson County Republican Party, SD 3 |
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Michael & Christina Bastos, Co-Founders, Milam County Constitutional Conservatives, SD 5 Teresa Beckmeyer, Senior Political Advisor, Saulsbury Family, SD 31 |
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Charlotte Belsick, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Mike Belsick, Secretary, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Beth Biesel, Vice President, Texas Eagle Forum, SD 12 |
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Aileen Blachowski, Lead Parent Advocate, Texas Education 911, SD 30 |
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Elena Blake, Prec. Chair, Dallas County Republican Party; President, Irving Republican Women, SD 16 |
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Patsy Boatright, Mitchell County Republicans, SD 28 |
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John Bolgiano, Llano TEA Party; Deputy Local Coordinator, Llano, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 24 |
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Greg & Joanna Bounds, Precinct Chair, Rusk County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Larry Bowman, President, Holly Lake/Hawkins Rep Club, SD 1 |
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Melynda Bracken, Precinct Chair, Bexar County Republican Party, SD 25 |
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Jill Bridges, Flower Mound Area Republican Club; Denton County Conservative Coalition, SD 12 |
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Rick Briscoe, Legislative Director, Open Carry Texas; Prec. Chair, Bexar County GOP, SD 26 |
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Kathleen Brown, Secretary, Central Texas Tea Party; Central Texas Republican Women, SD 24 |
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Frank & Becky Bussey, Secretary, Easland County Republican Party, SD 22 |
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Adam Cahn, Activist, Columnist SD 14 |
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David Carruth, Co-chair, American Liberty Forum, SD 12 |
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David Carter, precinct Chair, Bell County Republican Party; John Birch Society, SD 24 |
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Janice Carter, Chapter Leader, John Birch Society, SD 24 |
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Rodney Casey, Chairman, Shackelford County Republican Party, SD 10 |
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Mary Joe Cason, past member, Kaufman Tea Party, SD 2 |
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Cindi Castilla, President, Texas Eagle Forum, SD 12 |
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Janna Castloo, President, Republican Women of Wood County, SD 1 |
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Dee Chambless, VP Programs, Smith County GOP Women; Grassroots America - We the People, SD 1 |
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Logan Chew, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party; Nueces County Republican Club, SD 20 Resa Clarke, Founding Board, C2 – Houston, SD 7 |
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Velvet Coberley, Treasurer, Franklin County GOP; Conservative Republicans of Northeast Texas, SD 1 Dr. Dwayne “Doc” Collins, President, Van Zandt Republican Club; Founder, Edom TEA Party, SD 2 |
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Mel Cooper, President, Bastrop County Conservatives, SD 5 |
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Donna Cox, Texas Truth Movement - Legislative Chair, SD 7 |
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Ruth Cremin, Vice Chair, Kerr County Republican Party; former SREC SD 24, SD 24 |
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Connie Curry, Founder, West Texas Conservative Leadership, SD 28 |
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Debra Damman, Precinct Chair, Williamson County Republican Party, SD 24 |
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Bill & Debbie Decker, Precinct Chair, Van Zandt County Republican Party; VZ Republican Club, SD 2 |
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Diana Denton, Secretary, Texas Truth Movement; Klein Republicans, SD 7 |
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Jeree DeVisser, Treasurer Eastland County Tea Party, SD 22 |
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Jim & Char Doonan, Lake Country Republican Club: Grassroots America - We the People, SD 1 |
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Keith Dotson, Poll Worker, Wood County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Carol Doucet, Founder, Conservative Society of Navarro County & Navarro County TEA Party, SD 2 |
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Christina Drewry, SD 1 Dist. Director, Texas Nationalist Movement; Smith Co. Commissioner Elect |
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Mack Dunkin, Prec. Chair, Angelina Co. GOP; Legislative Team, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 3 |
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Andrew Eller, Centex Tea Party; Chair RPT Election Integrity Committee; SREC SD 24, |
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Sherry Eller, Social Media Chair, Central Texas TEA Party, SD 24 |
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Nitsie Elliott, Precinct Chair, Van Zandt County Republican Party, SD 2 |
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Sharon Emmert, self-term-limited Smith Co. Commissioner; Grassroots America, SD 1 |
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Sue Evenwel, Board Grassroots America; Conservative Republican Women of NE TX; SD 1 Coalition |
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Tom Fabry, Chair, Government Watchdog Committee, Board Member, Grassroots America, SD 1 |
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Toni Fabry, Board Member, Grassroots America, Coalition Leader, SD 1 |
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Nancy Falster, Lady Hawks Gun Club, SD 1 |
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Randy Farrar, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party, SD 20 |
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Brian Fitzgerald, County Coordinator, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 3 |
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Shawn Flanagan, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party, SD 20 |
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Davis Ford, President, Central Texas TEA Party, SD 24 |
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Kat Fox, Kaufman County GOP Club; Lone Star Coalition, SD 2 |
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Terry Frady, Treasurer, Cameron Co. Conservatives; Secretary, Republican Club of Brownsville, SD 27 Samuel Fryer, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party, SD 27 |
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Gary Gentz, Precinct Chair, Henderson County Republican Party, SD 3 |
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Mike Giles, Chair, Collin Co. Patriots; Board Member, McKinney First PAC; Prec. Chair, Collin County Republican Party, SD 8 |
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Suzanne Guggenheim, Chairman, Coastal Bend Grassroots Coalition, SD 27 |
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Sharon Guthrie, Secretary & Prec. Chair, Smith County Republican Party; Grassroots America, SD 1 |
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Rachel Hale, Executive Director, Texas Freedom Coalition, SD 1 |
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Jaclyn Hall, Steering Committee, We the People - Liberty in Action; Kerr County Patriots, SD 24 |
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Roger Hall, Founder & Steering Committee, We the People - Liberty in Action, SD 24 |
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Terri Hall, Founder/Director, Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom (TURF); Texans for Toll-free Highways, SD 24 |
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Tobie & Elaine Hall, Denton County Conservative Coalition, SD 12 |
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Maria Hammerlein, Prec. Chair, Kerr County GOP Party; Board Member, Juan Seguin Society, SD 24 |
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Phyllis Harding-Nichols, Vice Chair, Wood County Republican Party, SD 1 Aaron Harris, North Richland Hills, SD 9 |
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Marilyn Harris, Denton County Conservative Coalition, SD 12 |
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Erika Hatfield, State Director, Convention of States, SD 2 |
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Robin White Hayes, Chair, Eastland County Republican Party, SD 22 |
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Robert Hayhurst, TX ED 911, SD 31 |
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Richard Heizer, Parker County Conservatives; Vice Chair, Parker County Republican Party, SD 30 |
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Sara Heizer, Parker County Conservatives; Precinct Chair, Parker County Republican Party, SD 30 |
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Marty Hiles, Vice-President Republican Club of Comal County; Vice Chair, Comal County GOP, SD 25 |
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Beth Hollingsworth, Red Texas Forum, SD 2 |
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Kelly Holt, John Birch Society, SD 5 |
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Connie Hudson, Prec. Chair, Denton County Republican Party; Director, Salt & Light Brigade, SD 30 |
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Amy Huggins, Vice President, Constitutional Conservatives - Houston, SD 15 |
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Mary Huls, Executive Board, Bowie County Patriots, SD 1 |
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Bill Hussey, Grayson County Conservatives, SD 30 |
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Bobbie Jarvis, Eastland County Republican Party, SD 22 |
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Jackson Jarvis, Eastland County Republican Party, SD 22 |
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Dr. Joyce Bateman Jones, Board Member, Central Texas Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Bill Kelberlau, Board Member, Citizens Defending Freedom, SD 5 |
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Robert Kelsey, past President, Llano Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Sam Kemp, Legislative Director, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 8 |
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COL Jon Ker (Ret.), SREC SD 22, |
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Richard Krantz, Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County, SD 22 |
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Jennifer LePore-Pope, Precinct Chair, Wood County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Craig Licciardi, Prec. Chair, Smith County Republican Party; Grassroots America, SD 1 |
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Susan Lucas, Rooftop Texans; SREC SD 5, |
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Kathy Lux, Membership Chair, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Karen & William Marsalis, Panola County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Beth Maynard, Member, Eastland County Tea Party Patriots, SD 22 |
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Kevin McCall, Precinct Chair, Smith County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Ronda McCauley, Precinct Chair, Williamson County Republican Party, SD 5 |
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Gloria McDonald, President Denton Co. Conservative Coalition; Prec. Chair, Denton Co. GOP, SD 12 |
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Travis McQueen, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 17 |
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Laura Milby, Prec. Chair, Nueces County GOP; Chaplain, Nueces County Republican Women, SD 20 Billy Mills, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party, SD 27 |
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Cynthia Murphy, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Joe Murphy, Treasurer, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Dr. Dana Myers, Founder, Lone Star Civics, SD 15 |
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Kitty Ocker, Steering Committee, Liberty in Action, We the People; Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Ashton Oravetz III, past Chairman, Smith County GOP; past Board Member, GAWTP, SD 1 |
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Tillie Perkins, President, RED Texas Forum; Lone Star Coalition, SD 16 |
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Terry & Joy Putnam, Texans 4 Truth; Citizens Defending Freedom, SD 5 |
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Lillie Ralph, Vice President, Republicans of East Dallas; Southwest Dallas Republican Club, SD 16 |
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Randy Reeves, Prec. Chair, Smith County GOP; Sergeant at Arms, Lindale Republican Club, SD 1 Daniel Resley, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party; Citizens Defending Freedom, SD 27 |
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Fran Rhodes, President, True Texas Project, SD 9 |
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Joy Roberts, Prec. Chair, Grayson County GOP; Co-Founder, Grayson County Conservatives, SD 30 |
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Paul Robie, Director of Government Affairs, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 2 Brett Rogers, Precinct Chair, Smith County GOP; Grassroots America – We the People, SD 1 Coalition |
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Leann Robinson, Treasurer, GOP Women of Wood Co.; Holly Lake/Hawkins Republican Club, SD 1 |
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Sudie Sartor, Treasurer, Texans United for Reform and Freedom (TURF), SD 25 |
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Selina Sauter, Precinct Chair, Brazoria County Republican Party, SD 11 |
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Susan Schaub, Precinct Chair, Cooke County Republican Party; Cooke County Conservatives, SD 30 Edward Schwing, Precinct Chair, Nueces County Republican Party, SD 27 |
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Jud Scott, Appointed board member, Texas State Veterans Land Board, SD 25 |
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Marilyn Sevin, Precinct Chair, Collin County Republican Party, SD 8 |
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Laurie Shelton, Prec. Chair, Harrison County GOP; Founder, Republican Club of Hallsville, SD 1 |
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Cynthia & James Simpson, Prec. Chair, Brazoria Co. GOP; past Pres. Pearland Area GOP Club, SD 11 |
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Angela Smith, President, Fredericksburg Tea Party, SD 24 |
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Mary Smith, North Texas Director, Concerned Women for America, SD 10 |
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Mike Smith, Precinct Chair, Cherokee County Republican Party, SD 3 |
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Murray Smith, former Precinct Chair, Cherokee County Republican Party, SD 3 |
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Jim Speiran, Board Member, Grassroots America; Prec. Chair, Smith County Republican Party, SD 1 |
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Carol Spencer, President, Bastrop County GOP Club, SD 5 |
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Barb Stauffer, Steering Committee member, Garland Tea Party, SD 2 |
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Richard Steenson, former SREC SD 16; Board Member, Grassroots America - We the People, SD 1 |
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Peggy Stodola, Citizens Defending Freedom; True Texas Project, SD 12 |
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Marcia Strickler-Watson, Executive Director, County Citizens Defending Freedom USA, SD 24 |
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Stephen Sullivan, President, Robson Ranch Conservatives, SD 12 |
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Kaaren Teuber, Coordinator, Texoma Patriots, SD 30 |
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Elizabeth Theiss, former President, Stop the Magnet, SD 15 |
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Jim Thompson, Prec. Chair, Hopkins County GOP; former Hopkins County Treasurer, SD 1 |
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Bela Toth, Board Member, Pearland Tea Party; Pearland Area Republican Club, SD 11 |
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Mildred Toth, Board Member, Pearland Tea Party; Pearland Area Republican Club, SD 11 |
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Shann Turner, Chair, Lee County Republican Party; President, Lee County Conservatives, SD 18 |
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Mary & Scott Vance, Clear Lake TEA Party, SD 11 |
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Charlene Vanderpoorten, past Sec. San Antonio GOP Women; Bexar Co. Election Integrity, SD 26 |
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Sam Walzel, Deacon, Living for the Brand Cowboy Church, SD 3 |
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Pam White, Prec. Chair, Eastland County GOP; President, Tea Party Patriots of Eastland Co., SD 22 |
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Ronnie White, Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County, SD 22 |
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Suzanne Whitsell, Immediate Past President, Republican Women of Wood County, SD 1 |
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Maggie Whitt, President, Minority Engagement Group; Board Member, Hispanic Republican Club of North Texas; SREC SD 8 |
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Susan Williamson, former Chair, Menard County Republican Party, SD 28 |
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Scott Wilson, Texas Nationalist Movement, SD 8 |
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Maggie & Carroll Wright, Founding member & past President, Lone Star Patriots, SD 10 |
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John & Mary-Margaret Wrinkle, Precinct Chair, Franklin County Republican Party; Conservative Republicans of Northeast Texas, SD 1 |
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Ruth York, Vice President, Tea Party Patriots of Eastland County; Interim Chair, Texas Family Defense Committee, SD 22 |
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Clayton Young, Montgomery County Tea Party PAC, SD 7 |
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Pastor Greg Young, Nationally Syndicated Radio host, Chosen Generation Radio, SD 24 |
*Organizations are listed for identification purposes only for the above-signed political opinion leaders who influence thousands of Texans.
CC: Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan
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