Kinky campaign plans Saturday event

TEXAS ROUNDUP UPDATE:
Friedman campaign reaches Galveston county goal
By Scott E. WilliamsThe Daily News
Published April 20, 2006
Galveston County, Friedman met his goal of 1,600 signatures, county campaign director Doc Pepper announced Wednesday.As of Wednesday, petitioners in Galveston County had gathered 1,839 signatures, but Pepper said that did not mean they would be resting....more

Strayhorn corrals volunteers in El Passo
At least 130 join Strayhorn's hunt
Independent wants to 'shake up Texas'
Ramon Bracamontes
El Paso Times
Thursday, April 20, 2006
Vowing to shake up Texas, state Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn made a campaign stop Wednesday in El Paso to talk about education and economics, while at the same time gathering signatures for her election petition.... more> Ellis County wants to put Kinky over the top By '>http://www.borderlandnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060420/NEWS/604200307">more>


Ellis County wants to put Kinky over the top
By NEAL WHITE
Daily Light Editor
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Will Ellis County put Kinky over the top?That’s the question supporters are hoping to answer Saturday during a major petition drive planned for the Kinky Friedman for Governor campaign.Running as an independent candidate for Texas governor, Friedman is required to obtain more than 45,540 signatures of registered voters before his name can appear on the November ballot. To further complicate matters, only registered voters who did not vote in the Republican or Democratic primaries and/or run-off elections (which is roughly 80 percent of Ellis County registered voters) are eligible to sign the petition.“It’s not easy for an independent, that’s for sure,” said Jerry Coleman, one of the volunteers working on Friedman’s campaign in Ellis County.Friedman’s Ellis County supporters will be holding a petition rally from 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. Saturday at the entrance of Scarborough Faire in Waxahachie....

...We’d like to have a big turnout,” he added, noting the signature effort is going well statewide. “Of course, we’d like Ellis County to put him over the top.”For more information on the Ellis County Kinky Friedman for Governor campaign, contact Jerry Coleman at (972) 938-0563 or visit the Web site at www.kinkyfriedman.com.