Posted on Mon, Apr. 19, 2004
Texas Democrats unite to defend House seats from GOP onslaught
BY MARIA RECIO
Knight Ridder Newspapers
FORT WORTH, Texas - (KRT) - Five Texas Democrats targeted for employment extinction by House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Texas, are banding together in a high-stakes mission to keep their jobs.
The five - U.S. Reps. Martin Frost of Arlington, Charles Stenholm of Abilene, Chet Edwards of Waco, Max Sandlin of Marshall and Nick Lampson of Beaumont - are embarking on a series of joint fund-raisers that began Monday in New York.
The Democratic Party has made saving the targeted Texans a top priority nationwide and is helping in every way it can. Party leaders even successfully pushed millions for the five Texans' pet projects in the transportation bill being hammered out in Congress.
To keep themselves competitive in districts redrawn by Republicans to favor GOP candidates, the targeted Democrats are focusing heavily on raising money for their campaigns. According to the latest filings with the Federal Election Commission, as of March 31, Frost had $1.18 million cash on hand; Edwards had more than $800,000; Stenholm had nearly $600,000; Sandlin had about $375,000; and Lampson had $490,000.
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