National groups and donors from across Texas spend big as incumbent Dade Phelan defends a primary challenge from his right in David Covey.
National groups and donors across Texas spend big as incumbent Dade Phelan defends a challenge from his right in David Covey.
“These outsiders are desperate to steal the speakership from Southeast Texas,” Joe Evans, chairman of the Jefferson County Republican Party, says in one Phelan ad.Covey countered with strong support from out-of-state sources, including Club for Growth and its subsidiary, School Freedom Fund, which spent almost $400,000 in TV ads before the primary.
Kuempel, who opposed Abbott’s school choice push and voted for impeachment, will face Schoolcraft in the runoff. The organization supplied Covey with $225,000 in direct contributions, plus $181,619 earmarked for TV ads, campaign finance records show.
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