Responses From Candidates For Texas House HD-129
The Alliance of Constitutional Patriots, a local Clear Lake area grass roots group, formally asked each of the seven
Republican candidates competing for the HD-129 seat a series of questions relating to this race.
Four of those questions
are:
1.
Do you believe in Term Limits for Texas Legislators and if elected would
you introduce a bill?
2.
Do you believe in a Recall Provision for Texas Legislators and would you
introduce that bill?
3.
What do you believe is THE most urgent issue facing HD-129 now and into
the near future?
4.
What is your opinion of Speaker Joe Straus?
Should he stay or be replaced as Speaker?
After three attempts to get his response, Mr. Jeff Larson has NOT provided the requested written response.
The responses from the
other six candidates follows:
Candidate
Question #1
Question #2
Question #3
Question #4
Sheryl Berg
Yes / ?
Yes / ?
State's Rights
No Opinion
(10th Amend.)
Brisco Cain
Yes / Yes
Yes / Yes
Flood Insurance
Replace Straus
Mary Huls
Yes / ?
Yes / ?
Debt
Replace Straus
Chuck Maricle
Yes / Yes
Yes / Yes Flood
Insurance
"Wait and see"
TX Wind Storm
Brent Perry
No
Yes / ?
Federal
-------
Encroachment
Dennis Paul
Believes in the
Open to the
Econ. growth
"We need a
election process
idea
and jobs
conservative"
NOTE: The ? in the responses above indicate the candidate supports the concept but didn't comment as to
whether they would
introduce it as legislation.
The six responders were also asked a fifth question regarding a proposed bill called the Balance of Powers Act
which would set up a committee within the Texas Legislature, made up of Democrats and Republicans, Senators
and Legislators, that could be called at a moment's notice, even when the legislature was not in session, to
effectively nullify any measure that came down from the feds and so notify the federal government that Texas
would not comply. Their responses cannot be as easily quantified as the first four questions because they were
asked if the agreed with the concept and would they introduce the model piece of legislation if elected.
Candidates Berg, Cain and Huls all said YES they do support it but not necessarily introduce it as legislation.
Candidate Maricle said Yes to the concept but not necessarily to introducing the bill. Candidate Perry is "studying it."
Candidate Paul would be
"interested in this bill and working to implement its goals."
Should Mr. Larson provide a written response, or any of the other candidates provide additional thoughts on the
Balance of Powers Act,
they will be posted.
The purpose of this effort was to provide voters additional information with regards to specific issues facing Harris
County and the Great
State of Texas.