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.”

October 17, 2006
NRCC Pulls the Plug on the Taylor Campaign
After conducting its own poll, NRCC pulls ad buy in support of Taylor

Waco – In a devastating blow to the Van Taylor campaign, the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has canceled its planned television ad buy of over $1.5 million after conducting a poll in TX-17. The news followed on the heels of the Taylor campaign’s October Quarterly Federal Elections Commission (FEC) report which showed just $102,495 cash-on-hand as of Sept. 30th, while Congressman Chet Edwards’ campaign had an 11:1 cash-on-hand advantage, with $1.14 million in the bank.

October 16, 2006
Edwards Reports Huge 11-to-1 Cash Advantage Over Taylor
Taylor has to loan his campaign $100,000

Waco – Congressman Chet Edwards’ campaign filed its October Quarterly Federal Elections Commission (FEC) reported Sunday, reporting $1.145 million cash-on-hand as of Sept. 30th. Meanwhile, the Van Taylor campaign reported just $102,495 cash-on-hand, despite a $100,000 loan from Taylor to his campaign.

October 12, 2006
Poll: Edwards has Commanding 21-point Lead over Taylor
With just 26 days to go, Edwards’ momentum surging as
major newspaper endorsements roll in

Waco – Entering the final stretch of the race for Congress in Texas’ 17th Congressional District, Congressman Chet Edwards leads opponent Van Taylor by a commanding margin of 21 points. The poll of 400 likely voters shows Edwards at 54% and Taylor at 33% with 12% undecided. The poll was conducted October 9-10 by the respected Washington, DC polling firm of Bennett, Petts and Blumenthal and has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.9%.

VOTER ALERT: AARP Warns TX GOP, Van Taylor to Stop False Mailings

A direct mail piece sent to voters in the 17th District falsely attacks Chet Edwards on Social Security, claiming:

…on a recently released candidate survey, Democrat Chet Edward (sic) stated he supports “benefit formula changes” and “indexing the age of full benefits” for Social Security.