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Wednesday, February 22, 2006

TX-28: Kerry Endorses Ciro; Campaign's Raised $440K+ Since Jan. 1

Posted by DavidNYC

I just got a press release from the Rodriguez campaign. Sen. John Kerry is endorsing Ciro, plus he's also backed that up with a contribution. And check out this list of current Members of Congress who are all supporting Ciro as well:

Congressman Lloyd Doggett (D-TX)
Congressman Charles Gonzales (D-TX)
Congressman Gene Greene (D-TX)
Congressman Raul M. Grijalva (D-AZ)
Congressman Luis Gutierrez (D-IL)
Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA)
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX)
Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson (D-TX)
Congressman John P. Murtha (D-PA)
Congresswoman Grace Napolitano (D-CA)
Congressman David R. Obey (D-WI)
Congressman Solomon Ortiz (D-TX)
Congressman Edward Pastor (D-AZ)
Congressman Charles Rangel (D-NY)
Congressman Sylvester Reyes (D-TX)
Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA)
Congresswoman Linda Sanchez (D-CA)
Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez (D-CA)
Congresswoman Hilda L. Solis (D-CA)
Congressman Ted Strickland (D-OH)
Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA)

I count twenty-one, plus Kerry. I wonder how many Henry Cuellar's got backing him?

P.S. Markos has an update from the campaign on how much they've raised since the start of the year. So far, it comes to over $440K - not too shabby for a campaign that most people weren't paying attention to just weeks ago. And that figure does not include independent expenditures by groups like the LCV. So our side's total firepower is actually much greater than that number alone.

UPDATE: Ciro on Majority Report on Air America Radio tonight at 7:45pm.

Posted at 05:00 PM in 2006 Elections - House, Texas | Technorati

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Aren't there even any Texas Democrats on Cuellar's side? Very encouraging to see. By the way, when is the primary?

Posted by: Mark at February 22, 2006 07:19 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

Cuellar's endorsement page lists a whole bunch of chambers of commerce (of course), but no individuals.

The primary, btw, is Tuesday, March 7th. But early voting has already begun.

Posted by: DavidNYC at February 22, 2006 07:22 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment