Aaron Peña to retire, says court-drawn map makes his district unwinnable

[douglas9]

State Rep. Aaron Peña will retire at the end of this term rather than seek re-election under interim political maps for the Texas House of Representatives that stripped him of a district offering the best opportunity for a Republican candidate to win office in Hidalgo County.

Peña, R-Edinburg, said he will not seek a sixth term in office in a court-drawn district he deemed unwinnable for any Republican candidate, nor will he move to a conservative-friendly district to vie for votes from the constituents of state Rep. Veronica Gonzales, D-McAllen.

Instead, Peña’s campaign to become the first Hidalgo County Republican elected to the state Legislature since Reconstruction has ended prematurely with the release of a statement saying he “accomplished as much as we set out to do when I ran for this office in 2002.”

http://www.themonitor.com/news/aaron-56832-makes-state.html

[hobbit709]

1. Teach him to jump parties.

A little music for a traitor.
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[sonias]

2. ruh roh!

Poor little Pena - he's been thrown out of the House.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

Cry me a river - the size of the Rio Grande!
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[Melissa G]

3. Good riddance to bad rubbish. n/t