Chet Edwards For Congress

October 18, 2006
11 Johnson County Mayors Endorse Edwards

Cleburne – This morning every mayor in Johnson County announced their public endorsement of Congressman Chet Edwards for re-election. The mayors of Cleburne, Burleson, Alvarado, Briar Oaks, Cross Timber, Godley, Grandview, Joshua, Keene, Rio Vista and Venus all signed a letter of endorsement at Edwards’ campaign headquarters in Cleburne.

Cleburne Mayor Ted Reynolds said, “Chet Edwards is a man of action, not promises. He said he would open the first ever congressional office here in Cleburne, and he did just that. He has been more responsive to our community and our needs than any member of Congress I’ve seen. I am endorsing Chet because I know he will continue to serve as an independent bipartisan leader who puts the health and safety of our families and children above partisan politics.”

“I am proud to stand with Chet Edwards and support him in this election because he has proven to be an effective, hard-working congressman who works on a bi-partisan basis and has the record to prove it. Put simply, Chet Edwards puts his district above partisan politics every time,” added Burleson Mayor Ken Shetter.

Since opening the first congressional office ever in Johnson County when he took office in January of 2005, Edwards has visited the county an average of once every two weeks, visiting with local community leaders, businesspeople and elected officials. Edwards’ strong record of effective work for Johnson County in the short time he has represented the area in Congress has earned him broad bipartisan support in this campaign.

“The choice in this race for Congress is clear. In the two short years Chet has represented Johnson County, he has made a lasting impression by working to reopen Ham Creek Park, improve our roads and stop our anti-drug taskforce from shutting down,” said Johnson County Commissioner R.C. McFall. “Chet has proven that he has the independence to stand up and fight for the issues that are most important to the people of Johnson County and I am proud to support him.”

“Over the past two years I have been proud to represent the people of Johnson County and I am proud of my strong working relationships with the communities here. By listening to you, learning from you and working with you, our office has worked to improve the quality of life for all the families living here. These endorsements from local elected officials are another sign of the broad bipartisan momentum behind our campaign, but more than that, thier support means a lot to me personally and I have enjoyed working with each and every one of them. I look forward to continuing to use my seniority in Congress to work with you to improve life for Johnson County families,” said Edwards.

Every mayor of every town within Johnson County announced their public support of Edwards today. Besides Reynolds and Shetter, that list includes Mayors Tom Durington of Alvarado, James Dunn of Briar Oaks, Wava McCullough of Cross Timber, David Wallis of Godley, Brandon Wright of Grandview, Merle Breitenstein of Joshua, Gary Heinrich of Keene, Russell Green of Rio Vista and Carolyn Welcher of Venus.

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