Speaker Dade Phelan has been targeted by his party’s right wing and finished the March primary in second place to challenger David Covey.
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, addresses a campaign rally at Jack Brooks Regional Airport, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024. With early vote results posted in the three-county Southeast Texas district, Phelan was leading Covey 53% to 47%, according to the unofficial election results.Voters across Texas cast ballots on May 28 in runoff elections. The runoffs are are low-turnout elections that determine who will be in the November general election and, in some cases, who will take office.
On Tuesday, Paxton and Covey appeared outside of a polling place at the Raymond Gould Community Center in Orange County to speak to volunteers and conduct a brief interview with right-wing media.Covey, a former chair of the Orange County GOP who is making his first run at elected office, told The Dallas Morning News his first-place showing in the March primary – 46% to Phelan’s 43% – indicated people in the district are ready for a change.
Phelan also was criticized for continuing the tradition of appointing Democrats to lead House committees and was blamed for the demise of some GOP priorities in the House, including Gov. Greg Abbott’s call for a “school choice” plan to use public money to pay private-school costs for some Texans, Former President Donald Trump labeled Phelan as an “Absolute Embarrassment,” while. Paxton made Phelan a top target for his impeachment support.Another noteworthy supporter was Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who endorsed Covey, appeared in TV ads and attended Covey’s election night party in March. At the GOP state convention last week, Patrick said he wanted a “conservative Republican” to lead the House.
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