Republican Rep. Mary Denny will seek retirement at the end of her term, rather than face re-election in her Denton House seat. She used the traditional "devote more time to the family" reason for leaving, though after this cycle, Texas Republican retirement is based more in wanting to spend more time with the family than with fellow Republican legislators which have got to be giving the body a collective headache. From her official press release.
Denny’s tenure is marked with legislative accomplishments for work on election, campaign, and ethics reforms. The Judicial Campaign Fairness Act of 1995 and her work on the landmark state ethics reform in 2003 (HB 1606) won her praise from the group Common Cause and ethics reform groups statewide.
This past session, Denny aided voters with "turnout burnout" by passing legislation that reduced the number of uniform election dates from four to two. She also worked to crack down on voter fraud by proposing that voters present a valid form of identification when attempting to vote.
PinkDome has a nice roundup but I happen to like this photoshop of theirs best.
U.S. Senate candidate Barbara Ann Radnofsky will file for the primary election and hold a press conference 2:00 p.m. on December 5, 2005 at the Texas Democratic Party HQ here in Austin in another attempt to get the statewide media to mention her name in a story about the Senate race. Listening to them, you'd think there weren't any elections in Texas next year.
At the press conference she will deliver her proposals for solving the critical issues Texans care about, including health care, education, and veterans’ affairs. She will also discuss the top ten cynical, anti- Texas positions her opponent has taken in 2005.
DATE: December 5, 2005
TIME: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: Democratic Party Offices, 707 Rio Grande, Austin
