Folly brings joy to one who has no sense, but whoever has understanding keeps a straight course. Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed.
Proverbs 15:21-22
Early voting is underway for the 2022 Texas Primary and will run to February 25. The primary election date is March 1.
Below is a brief summary of voting guides from sources we have found reliable in the past. Of course, there are different opinions on some of these races and no single voter guide has a monopoly on the truth. Thus, the guides listed below and recommendations therein are not endorsements by the Wilco Patriot Caller. Be sure and do your own research on offices, candidates and races!
True Texas Project, Williamson County Chapter
Here is a link to the online version of the above.
Williamson County Conservative Grassroots Leaders
Texans for Vaccine Choice
Defeating Covidstan is a foundational principle for the Wilco Patriot Caller. Texans for Vaccine Choice has done yeoman’s work on this front, including putting to candidates the following pledge:
“I pledge to the citizens of the State of Texas that I will vigorously work to prohibit all vaccine mandates in Texas, including those imposed by both public and private businesses, and I support a special session to do so immediately.”
Seems pretty unambiguous to us. Below is a screen capture of their voter guide, which includes some Wilco candidates.
Click here for a PDF version of the above.
Young Conservatives of Texas Legislative Rankings
Not exactly a voters guide, but it is useful for comparing incumbents’ talking points to their actual voting records: YCT Legislative Ratings.
Texas Ethics Commission Campaign Finance Search
The next best thing to evaluate a candidate besides their actual voting record is research and evaluate their donors and expenditures. The Texas Ethics Commission administrates campaign finance reporting per state law and makes candidate financial reports available for searching at this link: Search Campaign Finance Reports.
To search for a given candidate:
Click the link above
Click the “By Filer Name” option
Enter the candidates first and last name.
Optionally, specify the filer type
Click search
You can view reports in PDF or Excel format. You might be surprised what you find buried in some of these reports.
Williamson County Campaign Finance Reports
The County version of the Texas Ethics Commission described above: Wilco Campaign Finance portal.
Texas Scorecard Decision Texas Page
This page lists an ongoing thread of content for statewide and some local races. We find the campaign finances portal on this page particularly helpful.
Voting Guide to Avoid
Texas Alliance for Life: Swampy, squishy “Big Baby” that thwarts real pro-life reform (ie outlawing abortion, defying the federal courts) in favor of half-stepping measures and pro-judicial talking points that are so loved by the Texas GOP establishment. They also seem to have a “pay for play” scheme going on with their primary '“endorsements”.