In news coverage of the newly announced Republican Primary challenge in Texas House District 84, KCBD television asked challenger and former state representative Jim Landtroop “if he planned to support Speaker Straus if elected.”
“Some people go down there and get concessions to get things personally whether that be assignments or committees or whatever,” he said. “I’m not going to be held accountable for the speaker. I want to be accountable to the people of this district.”
KCBD asked Rep. John Frullo, the incumbent, the same question.
“We’re the shining star of the other 50 states. People are moving here every day, a thousand to 1,200 people a day are moving to Texas because of the opportunities we provide, what we have done with this,” Frullo said. “That’s happened under the leadership of speaker Straus and I think we’re crazy to separate those, so I’m excited to support the speaker, I’m excited to be a part of the team and I’m excited to be one of the people that is working to make Texas the great state that it is.”
Jim Landtroop
Frullo was taken under the Speaker’s wing the night he won the primary run-off election and as a freshman enjoyed plum committee assignments rising very fast to chairman of the House insurance committee while scoring abysmally in conservative legislative scorecards.
Those who are politically active in Texas will likely see this race as a proxy for Speaker of the House. And in many ways it is, with Frullo enthusiastically tying himself to the self-described “moderate” Joe Straus and Jim Landtroop having been a specific redistricting target and victim of that same “moderate” Speaker. The rest of the voters won’t care.
HD84 GOP race a proxy on Speaker Straus, will voters care?
Rep. John Frullo
In news coverage of the newly announced Republican Primary challenge in Texas House District 84, KCBD television asked challenger and former state representative Jim Landtroop “if he planned to support Speaker Straus if elected.”
“Some people go down there and get concessions to get things personally whether that be assignments or committees or whatever,” he said. “I’m not going to be held accountable for the speaker. I want to be accountable to the people of this district.”
KCBD asked Rep. John Frullo, the incumbent, the same question.
“We’re the shining star of the other 50 states. People are moving here every day, a thousand to 1,200 people a day are moving to Texas because of the opportunities we provide, what we have done with this,” Frullo said. “That’s happened under the leadership of speaker Straus and I think we’re crazy to separate those, so I’m excited to support the speaker, I’m excited to be a part of the team and I’m excited to be one of the people that is working to make Texas the great state that it is.”
Jim Landtroop
Frullo was taken under the Speaker’s wing the night he won the primary run-off election and as a freshman enjoyed plum committee assignments rising very fast to chairman of the House insurance committee while scoring abysmally in conservative legislative scorecards.
Those who are politically active in Texas will likely see this race as a proxy for Speaker of the House. And in many ways it is, with Frullo enthusiastically tying himself to the self-described “moderate” Joe Straus and Jim Landtroop having been a specific redistricting target and victim of that same “moderate” Speaker. The rest of the voters won’t care.