In other hot debate action, Gene Seaman is still complaining about that truthful ad that’s being run against him.
State Rep. Gene Seaman told a crowd of 200 Rockport-Fulton Area Chamber of Commerce members that a series of ads paid for by supporters of his opponent are hurting his family.
“Shame on the people who run those kinds of ads,” he said, his voice cracking.
Juan Garcia, the Democrat trying to unseat Seaman, also addressed advertising against him, which paints him as a “liberal” and a lawyer trying to repeal tort reform.
Garcia defended his law practice saying that he is not the kind of lawyer who files frivolous lawsuits; he is a defense lawyer who fights them. His focus would lie in reducing property taxes, promoting stronger ethics and making sure that the votes legislators make are recorded, he added.
Garcia also said ads paid for by his campaign, rather than those paid for by pro-Garcia lawyer Mikal Watts, have focused on issues, not personalities.
Watts’ ads criticize Seaman for using campaign funds to pay rent on an Austin condo owned by Seaman’s wife, Ellen, and for dual homestead/over-65 exemptions granted on the condo when the couple’s primary residence is in Corpus Christi.
Poor Gene. Here’s the ad again, so you can judge for yourself whether it’s in bounds or not. Remember that none of the facts are in dispute, just how one might interpret them.
As South Texas Chisme reminds us, Seaman’s first response to this story was to blame the whole thing on his wife. What a stand-up guy. PinkDome has more.