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A crowded field
23 candidates file Congressional District 6 special election
JAMES RUSSELL | Contributing Writer
Twenty-three candidates have filed to run for Congressional District 6, a purplish district that includes southeast Tarrant County, as well as Ellis and Navarro counties. The seat opened up after former Congressman Ron Wright of Arlington passed away suddenly on Feb. 7 from COVID-19. Wright, known as much for his bow tie as he was his hardcore conservative views, including opposition to LGBTQ rights, had also been battling cancer. He has just begun his second term when he died.
Of the 23 candidates, 11 are Republicans, 10 are Democrats, one is Libertarian, and one is Independent.
<figcaption> People wait in line to vote at Carrollton Public Library on the first day of early voting in Carrollton on Oct. 13, 2020. <cite>Credit: Montinique Monroe for The Texas Tribune</cite>
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Faithless RNC Elector Chris Suprun Is Tied to Progressives
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Faithless Texas elector Christopher Suprun, is leading the charge to get 37 electors to violate their pledges and not vote Trump. It seems likely that he has always been a never Trumper. In addition he is tied to leftist and once self-communist Van Jones through VanJones’ PR firm.
In an interview with The Daily Caller, he said he decided to vote against Donald Trump because of his tweets, especially a tweet insulting SNL, the comedy show that mocks Trump continuously. He also told The Daily Caller that what pushed him over the edge was Mike Pence!