December 15, 2017      7:07 PM

GOP Primary challenge to Sen. Huffman could set tone for Houston-area legislative races

Huffman vs Tassin primary looks like a Patrick-Straus proxy war; seasoned observers say “The 1970s Texas Democrats might remind them that constant in-fighting, pursuing personal vendettas, and engaging in scorched earth primaries is the pathway to defeat and generational irrelevance”

Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Chair Joan Huffman, R-Houston, who represents Senate District 17, already had a high pressure session overseeing hearings on the “bathroom bill,” a “sanctuary cities” ban and other hot button issues. She now faces a busy election season as well in the district including parts of Brazoria, Fort Bend and Harris Counties.

Huffman, who is running for a third term, faces both a primary and general election campaign.

The district is considered safely Republican, but the national environment has energized Democrats perhaps as much as the legislative session fired up Republicans who strongly support public education.

Those are the two camps Chair Huffman faces this cycle – perhaps more so than in any previous election.

By James Russell

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