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TEXAS PATRIOTS PAC Promoting Liberty in Texas since 2009 After researching each race, we are pleased to make the following recommendations ( ) / ( ) endorsements for the Tuesday, March 1, 2016 Republican Primary Election STATE LAW PERMITS YOU TO TAKE THIS VOTER GUIDE WITH YOU TO VOTE President Ben Carson Ted Cruz Rand Paul Carly Fiorina John R. Kasich Lindsey Graham Mike Huckabee Marco Rubio Elizabeth Gray Rick Santorum Donald J. Trump Uncommitted Chris Christie Jeb Bush Railroad Commissioner President: Let’s bring Texas-style constitutional conservatism to the rest of the Union. Doug Jeffrey Lance N. Christian Railroad Commissioner: In the Texas House, Wayne Christian had one of the most Wayne Christian conservative voting records. Having served as vice-chair of the House committee Gary Gates which oversees the Railroad Commission, he is the most qualified candidate in this race. All other candidates have never held elected office. His main challenger, Gary John Greytok Gates, is a wealthy perennial candidate with no relevant experience. Weston Martinez Ron Hale Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3: Michael Massengale is a constitutionalist in the mold of his friend, Ted Cruz, with more appellate experience than incumbent Debra Justice, Supreme Court, Place 3 Lehrmann, who regularly votes against the conservative opinions of the Court. Michael Massengale Debra Lehrmann Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5: Paul Green is a respected, proven, conservative jurist with 21 years of appellate experience. Rick Green is a great conservative Justice, Supreme Court, Place 5 activist, with no judicial experience. The Supreme Court needs experienced appellate judges capable of thoughtfully resolving the large amount of cases the Court Paul Green addresses. Rick Green Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9: Eva Guzman is a respected, proven conservative Justice, Supreme Court, Place 9 jurist with 14 years of appellate experience. Joe Pool is a perennial candidate with Joe Pool no judicial experience who last ran against conservative Jeff Brown with financial Eva Guzman support of Democrat trial lawyers. Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2 Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 2: The CCA only hears criminal cases. Mary Lou Keel is a staunch conservative who has served for 21 years as a felony trial Mary Lou Keel court judge. Prior to becoming a judge, she represented the state on the appeal of Ray Wheless 279 cases. She is the only candidate with significant death penalty experience, which Chris Oldner is critical for a judge on the CCA. Her opponents have respectively 7 and 13 years of judicial experience in courts of general jurisdiction which are not dedicated to crimi- Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5 nal cases. Neither has significant death penalty or criminal appeals experience. Scott Walker Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 5: Sid Harle is one of the most respect- Sid Harle ed conservative judges in Texas, known for his fairness and vast experience. The Brent Webster other candidates are simply unqualified to serve on the state’s criminal court of last Steve Smith resort. Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6 Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 6: Michael Keasler is a respected, conservative jurist with 17 years of appellate experience. He authored the opinion in the Richard Davis Medellin v. Texas case, which Ted Cruz then argued before the Supreme Court and Michael E. Keasler won. This case ruled that our state’s law cannot be overruled by the World Court’s international law opinion. Richard Davis is a former prosecutor and perennial candidate with no judicial experience. Please visit our website for a full explanation of our recommendations. www.TexasPatriotsPAC.com Constitutionally limited government - Fiscal responsibility - Free markets.

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