Ciro Rodriguez & his brother Commissioner Chico Rodriguez (photo)
Statement by Ciro D. Rodriguez on December 12th Election Date.
"The Republican Governor Rick Perry and the Republican Secretary of State Roger Williams did a disservice to the voters of 23rd Congressional District today by setting the run-off election for December 12th.
This is yet another coordinated Republican scheme to manipulate the electoral process in order to limit voter participation.
This will not deter nor distract me. I will continue to highlight Henry Bonilla's record of failures on issues that matter to the voters of this District. Voters should know that Henry Bonilla failed to support our troops when he voted against a $1,500 bonus to those currently serving in Iraq and Afghanistan .
Voters should also know that Henry Bonilla failed to support our veterans when he voted to slash billions from their healthcare, and that when it came to providing affordable prescription drug coverage to our nation's seniors, Henry Bonilla sided with the drug companies who have given him over $260,000 in campaign contributions.
The people of Congressional District 23 are ready for a new direction and I am asking for their support on Tuesday, December 12th."
Waiting until the last minute to announce the setting of the special runoff election election for the 23d Congressional District race to Dec. 12 was just one more example of the disservice Texans can expect from four more years of Rick Perry. I believe that Henry Bonilla was already informed by the governor about the setting of the exact date for the runoff long before the official announcement so that he could take advantage of the extra time to revise his campaign propaganda in advance to reflect the runoff date. Just another unethical Republican dirty trick!
ReplyDeleteCiro Rodriguez - Rated 100% by the NEA, indicating pro-public education votes.
ReplyDeleteHenry Bonilla – Rated 33% by the NEA, indicating anti-public education votes.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted NO on allowing vouchers in DC schools.
Henry Bonilla - Voted YES on allowing vouchers in DC schools.
Ciro Rodriguez - Opposes requiring school prayer.
Henry Bonilla – Supports a Constitutional Amendment for school prayer.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 100% by APHA, indicating a pro-public health record.
Henry Bonilla – Rated 11% by APHA, indicating an anti-public health voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs.
Henry Bonilla - Voted NO on allowing reimportation of prescription drugs.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted NO on forbidding expanded stem cell research.
Henry Bonilla – Voted YES on forbidding expanded stem cell research.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted NO on federal funding for health providers who refuse to inform women about reproductive health options.
Henry Bonilla - Voted YES on federal funding for health providers who refuse to inform women about reproductive health options.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted NO on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad.
Henry Bonilla – Voted YES on banning Family Planning funding in US aid abroad.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 100% by NARAL, indicating a pro-choice voting record.
Henry Bonilla - Rated 0% by NARAL, indicating a pro-life voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 100% by the ARA, indicating a pro-senior voting record.
Henry Bonilla - Rated 0% by the ARA, indicating an anti-senior voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox.
Henry Bonilla - Voted NO on strengthening the Social Security Lockbox.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 100% by the AFL-CIO, indicating a pro-labor voting record.
Henry Bonilla - Rated 7% by the AFL-CIO, indicating an anti-union voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 89% by SANE, indicating a pro-peace voting record.
Henry Bonilla - Rated 11% by SANE, indicating a pro-military voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Rated 79% by the ACLU, indicating a pro-civil rights voting record.
Henry Bonilla - Rated 7% by the ACLU, indicating an anti-civil rights voting record.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol.
Henry Bonilla - Voted NO on starting implementation of Kyoto Protocol.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR.
Henry Bonilla – Voted NO on prohibiting oil drilling & development in ANWR.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted NO on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects.
Henry Bonilla - Voted YES on speeding up approval of forest thinning projects (Rated 0% by the LCV, indicating anti-environment votes.).
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on banning soft money and issue ads.
Henry Bonilla – Voted NO on banning soft money and issue ads.
Ciro Rodriguez - Voted YES on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions.
Henry Bonilla - Voted NO on campaign finance reform banning soft-money contributions (Voted YES on restricting independent grassroots political committees).
Has there ever been an election in a Democratic leaning district where the choice is so clear and yet the race is so close?
For more information, see Ciro on the issues and Henry on the issues.