Author of Concealed Handgun Law backs local Austin leader
Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas We need folks in the Legislature whove run a business managed a payroll and know you cant spend more money than you make. Paul Workman has done just that. Paul is also a
U. S. Army veteran and
Im voting for Paul Workman" said Texas Land Commissioner Jerry Patterson earlier today while endorsing Workman for re-election in Texas House District 47.
Commissioner Patterson is also a U. S. Marine Vietnam veteran who from 1993 to 1999 served as state senator for District 11 including Harris Galveston and Brazoria counties.
Jerry Patterson is a no-nonsense leader who I have worked with on private property rights and advancing 10th Amendment rights for all Texans" Representative Workman said.
Jerry is not just a great Land Commissioner for Texas hes a constituent and having his vote is quite an honor."
In November 2002 Commissioner Patterson was elected as the 27th Texas Land Commissioner. He was re-elected to a third term in 2010.
While in the Legislature Commissioner Patterson authored Texas historic concealed handgun law a constitutional amendment permitting home equity lending in Texas the Texas coastal management plan and the creation of the Texas State Veterans Home Program.
Workman has a solid conservative record in the Texas Legislature said Patterson co-sponsoring Texas new Voter ID law to ensure the
integrity of our elections.
Workman voted to ensure proof of citizenship is required to obtain a Texas drivers license and supporteda doubling in funding for border security operations in Texas enabling the DPS to hire more manpower purchase new air surveillance equipment as well as high-speed watercraft to patrol our border with Mexico.
Early voting begins Monday May 14 and continues through Friday May 25. A voter in House District 47 can cast their early vote" at any early-voting polling place within Travis County.
Election Day is Tuesday May 29.
