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Conservative Grassroots Leaders United for a Strong Texas

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT:

Jim

and Robin Lennon March 10, 2014 832-233-4950

Coalition of Conservative Organizations Promise Aggressive Ground Campaign to Turn out Voters for Run-off Victory ACROSS TEXAS

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Energized from big wins across the state in the March 4

Republican Primary, a grassroots coalition of pro-family, pro-liberty conservative organizations and TEA party groups declared their intention to fight hard to deliver victories in the May run-off elections.

“The March 4

Republican Primary was monumental for the conservative cause. Voters sent a clear signal to the Austin political class

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JoAnn Fleming

, Executive Director of Grassroots America and two-

term chairman of the Texas Legislature’s TEA Party Caucus

Advisory Committee.

She added, “

Now, we are firmly committed and fully prepared to take an aggressive ground campaign into voting precincts across this state to turn out the vote to elect our constitutional conservative candidates

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Jim and Robin Lennon of the Kingwood TEA Party

noted that the overwhelming support of TEA Party conservatives Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton in Harris County will grow if David Dewhurst and Dan Branch revert to negative campaigning.

“Look what happened the last

two weeks of the primary, when Dan Patrick was under massive attack from negative ads. He went from trailing David Dewhurst to solidly defeating him. David Dewhurst is a true gentleman that has always done his best for Texas and we respectfully request that he step-aside or avoid repeating his negative campaigning tactics

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The coalition’s candidates enter the run

-off season with strong leads:

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Lt. Governor - Dan Patrick garnered 41% of the vote compared to

David Dewhurst’s

28%;

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Attorney General - Ken Paxton came within 6 pts. of winning the Texas Attorney General race outright;

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Railroad Commissioner - Wayne Christian is the 12-point front-runner against Ryan Sitton;

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Agriculture Commissioner - Sid Miller has a 14-point lead on Tommy Merritt. Previously joining forces to propel Ted Cruz to the US Senate, this coalition plans a strong run-off offensive to elect their candidates to statewide office.

Members of the coalition include:

JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director, Grassroots America

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We the People PAC

Chairman, Texas Legislature’s TEA Party Caucus Advisory Committee*

Robin Lennon

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Kingwood TEA Party, Co-Founder/President* Jim Lennon

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Kingwood TEA Party, Co-Founder* Dr. Julie Turner

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Texas Patriots PAC, President* Kyle Scott

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Spring TEA Party, President* Julie McCarty

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NE Tarrant TEA Party, President* Fred McCarty

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NE Tarrant TEA Party PAC, Co-founder/Treasurer* Bill Hussey

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Llano Tea Party, Founder* Michael Berryman Smith

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Tarrant County Grassroots Leader & Conservative Nation Media, Founder* Michael & Brandy Dougan

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Dallas County Grassroots Leaders Pamela & Tibor Prince

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Dallas County Grassroots Leaders Morgan McComb

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Dallas County Grassroots Leader Marc Moffitt

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Denton County Grassroots Leader Maggie Wright

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Texas Patriots TEA Party, Past-President* Michael Openshaw

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North Texas TEA Party, Co-founder* Jeff Morris

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Young Conservatives of Texas, State Chairman* Michael Kinzie

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TEA Party 911, Founder* Connie Curry

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Lubbock County Grassroots Leader Jeff Judson

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San Antonio Tea Party, Senior Vice-President and Director* Toni & Tom Fabry

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Frisco TEA Party, Chairman* Charles Lingerfelt

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Dallas County Grassroots Leader John Tweedell

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TEA Team Texas, Founder* Anne Newman

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Boerne Tea Party, President* Brad T. Underwood

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The Surge, Co-founder* Carol Ann Preston

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Denton County Grassroots Leader & Carrollton Conservative Republican Club, Co-founder and Past-President* Derek Baker

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Collin County Conservative Republicans, President*