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The Race for Seventeen (Part 2)...
In many ways it is easier to be well informed about national political candidates than it is local candidates, and that is especially true of some Texas State House of Representative candidates. How the electorate judges candidates is many times based off of their records in public offices. Many times candidates that are campaigning for state offices have served at the local level, such as city council or as mayor. This type of political hierarchy is not uncommon, as candidates will move up from local to state and many times national public office. However, in the 17th State House District of Texas none of the candidates running have ever held a position as an elected official in public office. Then the process of determining the most qualified candidates and the candidate that best suites each voter’s preferences and ideals becomes more complicated. When a state house race is in a largely rural portion of the state, the exposure to the candidates becomes limited. However, many times voters may have an opportunity to meet the candidates face to face, and word of mouth becomes very important.
So who are the candidates campaigning for the State House Representative in District 17?
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