Many Republicans want to run against Lampson for DeLay seat

Houston Chronicle:

State Rep. Robert Talton is giving up his seat to run in the increasingly crowded Republican primary for the 22nd Congressional District, as the GOP sets its sights on reclaiming the seat vacated by former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay.

Talton, of Pasadena, sent paperwork Monday to the Federal Election Commission and said he will make a formal announcement after Labor Day.

His declaration pre-empts the official entry of former Houston City Councilwoman Shelley Sekula Gibbs into the District 22 race. She is opening her Clear Lake-area campaign headquarters today and announcing Clymer Wright, Houston term-limits activist and former Texas Finance Chairman for Ronald Reagan, as her campaign chairman.

Practically speaking, Sekula Gibbs has not stopped running after winning last fall's special election to fill the remaining two months of DeLay's term. She fell short, however, in her write-in candidacy against Rep. Nick Lampson, D-Stafford, for the full term.

Lampson, a Democratic Party darling who is unlikely to face opposition in the primary, has $441,000 in the bank.

Sekula Gibbs, in contrast, has more than $180,000 in her campaign account. But that puts her ahead of the GOP pack in fundraising.

Other Republicans eyeing the seat include Pasadena Mayor John Manlove; family court Judge James Squier; Pete Olson, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn's former chief of staff; and former Sugar Land Mayor Dean Hrbacek, who has formed an exploratory committee.

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This gives some idea of how vulnerable Lampson is and his votes against winning the war and for health care for illegal aliens have made him a juicy target. Sekula Gibbs did not help herself during her brief tenure in the house after winning the special election, though she probably still has some funding and name recognition advantages. I am not that familiar with many of the other candidates, but Hrbacek and Olson stand a chance of breaking out of the pack. The winner should be favored in the general election.

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