james leininger

Lawyer In New Braunfels Election Contest A State Employee

Austin Political Report  Thu, 04/03/2008 - 8:39am

Republican state lawmaker Nathan Macias of Bulverde lost his primary election last month to former New Braunfels mayor Doug Miller by the narrowest margin — a mere 17 votes after the recount.

Macias, elected to his first term in 2006 in a campaign bankrolled by voucher advocate Dr. James Leininger, is now suing to force a new election.



 

DA Runoff’s Strange Bedfellows

Austin Political Report  Thu, 03/20/2008 - 1:23pm

No, we don’t mean the persistent whispers that second-place finisher Mindy Montford is not-so-secretly backed by Republicans and corporate lobbyists - Capitol Annex has that story covered pretty well.

We mean the fact that Bill Noble, main political honcho for voucher advocate Dr.

James Leininger, and Louis Malfaro, president of Education Austin and one of the main opponents of… wait for it… VOUCHERS are both supporting Montford.