Maldonado vs. Daniel

Searching through local news pages, I came across an article entitled "Williamson County state house race could shift political power" under KVUE's news section. This shift mentioned would be from the usually Republican Williamson County to possibly turning Democratic. The Democrats need to take five more seats around the state in order for this to be accomplished. Diana Maldonado represents the Democratic party, with Republican Bryan Daniel running against her in order to replace Rep. Mike Krusee in the Texas House. Both have completely different priorities on important issues: Maldonado sees public education as number one, Daniel is worried about property taxes. If basing the race on the financial reports, one might think that Maldonado has full advantage over Daniel seeing as he's approximately $259,000 behind the Democratic campaign. However, the reports aren't necessary indicative of upcoming outcomes seeing as House District 52 has been known for choosing Republican candidates. The article quotes Maldonado as saying that "Democrats in Williamson County do remain the underdogs" but the volunteers at the Williamson County Democratic Headquarters are dedicated in gaining support and helping other democrats and undecided voters. I found this article very informative because I learned more about the seats of the Texas House and what steps must be made for a political change to possibly occur within our community. Moreover, the information found in the writing is very easy to understand and straightforward which was enjoyable! Definitely worth a look in my opinion.


Hu, Elise. "Williamson County state house race could shift political power." 10 Oct 2008 10 Oct 2008