The Rowlett Tea Party proudly endorses Joe Driver for the Texas House of Representatives, District 113. We this endorsement very carefully, considering the recent allegation levied against Mr. Driver over his campaign finances, but ultimately, we believe he will represent the interests of Rowlett far better than his opponent.
The 2011 legislative session is vitally important for Rowlett and Garland as it is likely that a two new Congressional seats will be formed in North Texas. Rowlett will have a unique opportunity to be represented by a single representative in Washington, potentially a representative that is more familiar with the unique needs, concerns and interests of our city, rather than three Congressmen, each with only marginal interest in our city. Redistricting is a very important and very difficult process for a freshman representative to navigate successfully, so on this point Mr. Driver's experience will be invaluable.
Also in this session, the Texas legislature will have to take on mandates from Washington to create the necessary infrastructure to support health care reform legislation. We believe that Mr. Driver will be better positioned to help Texas stand up to the federal government's mandates to protect the freedoms of all Texans from an overreaching federal government.
The Rowlett Tea Party includes members and board members familiar with campaign finance law and after thoroughly reviewing the campaign finance irregularities Mr. Driver has been accused of, we have concluded that Mr. Driver's only sin was little more than a bookkeeping error and that he did not "double dip" from state monies, as his opponent and the Dallas Morning News has falsely accused him.
Finally, Mr. Driver is largely in agreement with our core principles both in his rhetoric and his voting record. Ms. Dorris is clearly not.
