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June 09, 2005
Martha Wong and Al Edwards draw Democratic challengers
From the Texas Democrats Yahoo group listserv, moderated by Carl Whitmarsh:
Ellen Cohen, President and CEO of the Houston Area Women's Center,will be a candidate for the Democratic nomination for State Representative, District 134, in 2006. This is the seat held by Republican Martha Wong which includes large parts of Montrose and the highest number of pro-choice women in the state. Good news.
The board of the women's center voted to give Ms. Cohen a leave of absence from her duties from January 1 thru November 2006.
Young Black Businessman Boris Miles will be a candidate for the Democratic Nomination for State Representative, District 146, versus longtime incumbent Al Edwards. This will be Miles' first foray into the electoral fray and it will be a tough one indeed as he will be going up against 26 year incumbent Edwards, also a member of the Democratic National Committee and a member of GOP Speaker Tom Craddick's team. Look for other candidates in this primary race in an overwhelmingly Democratic district.
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Just a slight correction. The listserv in question is TexasDemocrat2@yahoogroups.com, the largest and most active in Texas dealing with Democratic politics. Also, you will note that PinkDome got their info from a TexasDemocrat2 post.
Posted by: Carl Whitmarsh at June 9, 2005 10:32 PM
Actually there's a second one, Carl; Mr. Miles' first name is spelled Borris, according to Charles Kuffner.
Posted by: PDiddie at June 12, 2005 06:16 AM