Posted by
gregmc on Friday, October 20, 2006 6:11:54 PM
I wanted to consolidate a list of promising conservative candidates for the US House of Representatives & Senate but someone beat me to it. I am over at Right Roots as I type this checking out Van Taylor (house seat) here in Texas:
Van Taylor (TX-17)
Van Taylor is a Harvard Grad who fought with the 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company in Iraq. As a Captain, Van led missions behind enemy lines for the 4500 Marine Task Force Tarawa, including the leadership of the Task Force's first platoon to enter Iraq before the start of the main invasion. While in Iraq, Van was awarded the Navy Commendation Medal for Valor, the Combat Action Ribbon, and the Presidential Unit Citation.
Now that he is out of the military, he has turned his attention to defeating Democratic incumbent Chet Edwards who is, believe it or not, holding a seat in a district that went 70-30 for George Bush over John Kerry in 2004. If Van gets enough support, he can bring that seat back in the Republican column where it belongs.
You have the opportunity to give anywhere from $10 up to the $2100 maximum limit. If you are rather new to this whole political thing like me and don’t know where to go, check this site out.
Right Roots
There are some good links to other conservative sites you may not have known about too.
I am personally going to do some looking around elsewhere but this seems legit and solid to me, I will probably be back to give since I have as of yet to find anything better.