And The Race Is On!

As most of you know I’ve been supporting Will B. Hurd in his run to win the nomination in the Republican primary to be the party’s candidate to run for U.S. Congress in my home district. As of Tuesday, March 2nd, we are one step closer to reaching that goal. I’d like to say that he has already won the nomination, but we fell short of our goal of 51% of the primary votes cast. I’m disappointed in coming up short, but not discouraged. Will has worked hard to make the campaign a success … and in all respects it has been. After all of the ballot counting was done, he received the most votes. This from a candidate who was told to stay out of the race because he could not win. Now we begin a run-off election campaign and the race is on!

When I first met Will, he told me that he was committed to winning and that he would need the help of others to do it … including people like me and you. He always says that this campaign is not simply about him going to D.C., it is about us. He also guaranteed that he would work harder than anyone to reach our goal … and work hard he has. Will has physically been in as much of the district as one man can possibly be. He’s attended candidate forums, various functions, large meet and greet meetings, and small in-home meet and greets. He’s talked to large groups and small groups alike … from a crowd of dozens to a group of eight or ten (as he did in my home). Will has worked to earn every single vote he’s gotten and he hasn’t taken any of them for granted. I like Will and trust that he will continue to work hard … to win the run-off … and then the general election this November … and as my Congressman. I fully expect that he will become the next Congressman of the Twenty-Third District.

When Will started the campaign, he knew that he was going to be a long shot … he knew that he was going to be out-spent and less-known than the assumed front runner, Quico Canseco. Will has said, “we won’t have the most bullets, but we’re going to shoot straightest”. After the March 2nd primary, his was the shot “Hurd” around Texas and the Republican Party. Will has not had party support, he is winning with a grass roots movement and with the help and support of a first-rate staff. His Campaign manager, Barry Hammond, is just as committed to taking back Congress as anyone and is a solid conservative (I like him, too). In fact I haven’t met anyone supporting him that I haven’t liked. I’ve met more Aggies than I ever knew existed and they are determined to help send him to Congress … they know him from the time that he was their class president and they know just how capable he is. Meeting them, and Will’s parents, helped convince me that he was worth knowing and supporting.

There are just a few weeks left before early voting begins for the run-off and then the actual election. Will is still working to meet as many of you as he can and going to meet and greets. If you are interested in learning more about Will or attending/hosting a meet and greet, it is not to late … check out www.texansforhurd.com or Facebook for details or call the campaign office at (210) 957-2375.

Please consider voting for Will in the run-off. If you voted in the Republican primary, you can vote again in the run-off for Will even if you did not vote for him at the primary. If you did not vote at all in either party primary you can still vote in the run-off. I cannot stress enough how important it is to send people to Washington, D.C. that we trust. I trust Will Hurd and am convinced that he will work to help stop runaway spending and the radical changing of our country. I know that once he is in Congress, he will take a prominent role in the House of Representatives and use his skills and talents to help persuade and influence other members of Congress (in both parties) to redirect and correct the wrong actions that we have seen them take in the last few months and years.

There you have it.
Pass it along if you like or let me know if I don’t have a clue

Eddie Perez / U.S. American