Politics DeLay’s Comeuppance?
The write-in candidate who will replace disgraced Sugar Land Republican Tom DeLay on this year’s ballot? No, not Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace, the candidate my dad (who lives in DeLay’s district) really, really wanted to win. The honor goes instead to a doctor with a long, hard-to-remember, harder-to-spell name: Shelley Sekula-Gibbs., a dermatologist serving her third term on the Sugar Land city council.
Even better: Wallace has already filed as a write-in candidate, and has indicated he won’t take his name off the ballot.
Will voter errors plus a divided Republican field equal victory for Nick Lampson, a conservative D trying for a historic win in this overwhelmingly Republican district? I sure hope so. Meanwhile, keep those contributions to the Fort Bend Democrats coming. Here’s my sign, which now lives right around the corner from my parents’ house.
Maybe I'm dumb, but how does one remove one's name from the ballot after filing as a write-in candidate? Doesn't the "write-in" part mean his name isn't on the ballot?
Anyway, sounds like good news.