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Pratt endorses Ronnie Keister for Tax Assessor

Listener: Pratt on Texas
Category: General
Date: 20 Feb 2008
Time: 17:08:06 -0700
Remote Name: 67.135.7.49

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The race for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector will be decided in the Republican Primary election. There are three running for the title which has been most ably held by the retiring Barbara Brooks.

Only one of these candidates has bothered to contact me in any manner what so ever. And, even with that I was not satisfied issuing an endorsement without getting knowing that person’s positions. You see, the legislature set it up where this office-holder is the sole decider on whether to participate in the unethical withholding of tag renewals if civil red light camera fine had not been paid.

And although Lubbock is removing the cameras, any city in the county could install them to make money. So this issue matters. It tells us about the philosophy of the candidates. One of the candidates, a Miss Lujan, is or has been, an employee of the firm which collects red light camera money. Another is a fine employee of the Tax Assessor’s office now. Her name is Ramos.

I’ve spoken with insiders in and around the job of Tax Assessor Collector and they believe Mr. Ronnie Keister to be more than ready for the job. I spoke with Mr. Keister, the only candidate to contact me, and he says that even if the commissioners adopt a system from the state, to collect upon warrants, he will work to make sure that photo enforcement fines are not included. He opposes the use of the red light cameras.

Also Keister has participated in a GOP precinct convention before and is a Republican. I recommend you vote for Ronnie Keister for Lubbock County Tax Assessor-Collector.