Bob Houston Press Release - Writes Himself a Check for $100K
Posted by Aaron Park on March 15, 2008 at 02:36 PM
There are some substantial connections between Houston and Robert Weygant.
When I blogged before that Weygant and Houston has some sort of connection, I did not know what it was. I have a better handle on it now and I will be laying out the motivation behind Bob Houston’s run against Kranz.
Suffice to say, Houston is looking quite suspect right about now.
Our Conservative 3-2 majority on the Placer board of supes depends on defending Bruce Kranz.
The release appears below -
Houston is Serious about Supervisor Campaign
Starts with $100,000
Meadow Vista—Businessman Bob Houston has shown his commitment to his campaign for Supervisor by putting $100,000 of his own money in the account to get things started.
“People told me that running against an incumbent is really difficult, especially when the incumbent starts with more than $80,000 in his account,” said Houston. “I decided to level the playing field right away. I am running to win.”
Houston has spent more than five decades in private business. He is running for Supervisor to provide a voice to the communities of Placer County that have been completely neglected for the past four years.
“Campaign funds are usually correlated with election outcomes,” said political observer Tom Hudson. “When the incumbent seeks re-election with fewer resources than the challenger, it usually means problems for the incumbent.”
“In 2004 Bruce Kranz outspent my campaign by nearly three to one,” said former Placer County Supervisor Rex Bloomfield. “He will not have that advantage this time. Bob Houston has just put the incumbent in serious jeopardy.”
Blogger’s note – Bloomfield is the liberal Democrat that Kranz defeated in 2004. Bloomfield hosted a fundraiser for Barbara Boxer and supports Charlie Brown for Congress. It is curious that he would weigh in on this issue as he is supporting Jennifer Montgomery...
Houston has committed to serving on the Board of Supervisors full-time without pay. He views being a Supervisor as not something he does for himself but for the people of Placer County.
Houston is a businessman that lives in Meadow View with his wife Arlene. They recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. They have three grown children and are the proud grandparents of five.
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I know nothing about Bob Houston, including how to spell his name. What bothers me is calling him a “businessman” when it appears he is a lobbyist. When an attorney opens a law practice he is rarely called anything but a lawyer, the same is true for an accountant. Let’s call a spade a spade please.
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