Four new tidbits relating to San Antonio and one thing ties them all together: Money.
Word from Washington that the Democratic Super PAC has reserved air time in San Antonio for the 23rd Congressional District in the amount of $415,000.
From Brian Chasnoff we find out about the likely new Republican State Senator from the 25th District, Donna Campbell, and her crazy and ass-backwards fiscal policies. You could basically sum up her fiscal views with, "Let's get rid of public schools."
A Florida firm has rated the local credit unions from A+ (strongest) to E (weakest). According to the World Council of Credit Unions (WOCCU), as of 2011, there are almost 94 million credit union members in the U.S.
From the Pew Research Center we find out that San Antonio is the most economically segregated city in the U.S., followed by Houston and Dallas. What does it say about a state that it has the 3 most economically segregated cities?
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Thursday, August 2, 2012
Tuesday, July 24, 2012
Texas Runoffs: CD-23 Part II, Numbers and Visuals
Some numbers and visuals from the primary race in the 23rd.
Texas Runoffs: CD 23, Name vs. Money
Primary Outlook: Lean Rodriguez
General Election Outlook: Tossup (Gallego nominee), Lean Republican (Rodriguez nominee)
Congressional district 23. An obnoxiously large district, it stretches from San Antonio all the way to El Paso. The history of the seat and it's occupants is odd or interesting...take your pick. It was created in 1965 and was first represented by Democrat Chick Kazen. I will give Texas props to having old redistricting maps available online. Prior to '66, Bexar County had a representative to itself.
In 1967, Texas redrew the lines slightly, but from '67 to 1992 the district pretty much was a Laredo-San Antonio district. During that time the Hispanic population increased and Kazen was ousted by fellow Democrat Albert Bustamante in 1984, who would hold that seat until he was beaten by Republican Henry Bonilla in 1992.
In 1992, it stretched out west and then became an El Paso-Laredo-San Antonio district. In 2003, the district was again an El Paso-Laredo-San Antonio district, but also less so at the same time. Webb County (Laredo) was split between two districts. Most of El Paso went to the 16th District. San Antonio now had 4 congressional districts. After some mid-decade redistricting and some lawsuits, the districts changed and in 2006, Bonilla was beaten by Democrat Ciro Rodriguez. In 2010, Rodriguez was beaten by the current occupant, Republican Quico Canseco.
The current district is an El Paso-San Antonio district with no Laredo anymore. The federal courts pretty much kept an El Paso-San Antonio district.
So who are our two candidates we have left?
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