Al Edwards Not Alone
By Karl-Thomas Musselman
Save Texas Reps confirms a primary challenger to Rep. Al Edwards, one of Texas Monthly's 10 Worst that was floated to me by a certain state rep I chatted with last weekend.
A Young Democrat, Marlen Whitley, 29, was a former UT Student Body President and is now an attorny in the district.
Though Mr. Whitley is young, he already has a great deal of experience working with state government. He has previously worked in state government addressing issues and legislation related to higher education, and worked for the legal redress division of the Texas N.A.A.C.P. on matters involving racial profiling and employment discrimination. Mr. Whitley has also served on boards engaged in community revitalization. In 1998, Whitley was an invited speaker at the State Democratic Convention where he delivered an address on education.
I don't know the area all that well, but my primary concern is to replace Al Edwards. It's good to see that those coming out to challenge him are high quality candidates that appear to have strong ties to their community.
Posted by Karl-Thomas Musselman at June 18, 2005 03:04 AM
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