First Michael Williams announced he was dropping out of the Senate race to run for the newly created House District 33. Then, a few weeks after that, Roger Williams announces he’s doing the same, setting up a Williams vs. Williams showdown for House District 33. Yesterday, Michael Williams announced he was switching races to District 25, currently held by Lloyd Doggett, but which has been redistricted to be a mostly rural/suburban district running from just south of Ft. Worth all the way down to incorporate parts of Travis and Hayes counties.
Here’s an interactive map of the new Texas congressional districts for 2012.
Not sure how I feel about the switch. Certainly both Williamses struck me as conservative enough to represent Texas, and there would be lots of benefits to having another bright, articulate black conservative in the House. But I’m not wild about carpetbagger bids; no one should move to a new district just to get elected (legislators specifically gerrymandered out of their old districts just to get rid of them excepted).
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Please, God, anyone but Doggett.
[…] 17th. Then, a week later, Roger Williams did the same. Then at the end of July, Michael Williams switched from the District 33 race to the District 25 race. Now, in the wake of the redistricting decision, ensuring that 33 is going to be a “minority […]