It's official: Lampson will challenge DeLay

[Freddie Stubbs]

4-term House member was hurt by redistricting

By KRISTEN MACK
Copyright 2005 Houston Chronicle

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Nick Lampson filed papers with the Federal Election Commission Tuesday to challenge House Majority Leader Tom DeLay, R-Sugar Land, in next year's election.

He has scheduled a Washington fund-raiser Thursday, turning an unrelated trip into a campaign kickoff.

"It truly got ahead of me," said Lampson, of Beaumont. "I wasn't ready for it to break in the way it broke. But I certainly feel like I'm the one that is far and away prepared to move forward."

Sugar Land lawyer Richard Morrison, a Democrat who lost to DeLay in November, said Monday he wouldn't try for a rematch against DeLay in the 22nd Congressional District.

more: http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/politics/3155247

[BOSSHOG]

1. He'll get a few bucks from this Mississippi liberal

Do you have a website for him? Maybe if we are lucky, he'll end up running unopposed with delay keeping up with the election from behind bars.

[Freddie Stubbs]

2. http://www.lampson.com

[Pacifist Patriot]

3. Money will come from Florida too.

[Freddie Stubbs]

5. I think that its safe to say

That money will be comeing from a lot of places. ;)

[Bouncy Ball]

4. Well he's getting money from me, too

and I'm not in his district.

Somehow I have a feeling money will be flowing in to Lampson from ALL over the country.

Email every Democrat you know about this, people.

[merci_me]

6. First thing I did today

was pull out my "Nick" button and put it in my purse. While I was there, the second thing I did was get out my credit card and go to:

www.lampson.com

and send him a thank you and made my first donation for Lampson in the 22nd.

Mary

[sonias]

7. Lampson in the 22nd!

It would just be so sweet to have Lampson beat DeLay. One of the Congressmen that Tom DeLay redistricted out of the House come back and bite the head off the bug.

Go Nick Go!

Sonia

[muse]

8. Two questions: where do I send my check and

how do I get a Lampson for 22 t-shirt?

I'm in TX-22. :)

[PDittie]

10. See Freddie above or click here:

http://www.lampson.com/

[muse]

11. Thanks

I saw that, but I want to see a Lampson for District 22 site, not the info from his "old" site. Know what I mean? It will happen soon!

[Lithos]

9. Nice

While I liked Morrison, I think there is an edge with a former Rep stepping in.

Let's go!

L-