12.03.07
Rick Noriega Makes It Official
Rick Noriega calling his run for the US Senate “..a mission to reclaim our United States Senate seat”, ends his exploratory phase and makes his bid to unseat Bush’s rubber stamp John Cornyn.
We enter this campaign under no illusions. Few people today, if asked, recognize the name Rick Noriega. But when you go beyond the superficial questions, you’ll find that millions share what our campaign stands for. This campaign is not about making my name a household name. It’s not about a Democrat versus a Republican. It’s not about two people, Rick Noriega versus John Cornyn. As we prepare to spend the next 11 months traveling this state, we plan to talk about who this campaign is really for. This campaign is for the moms, dads, and grandparents who are caring for the children of troops who have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan over and over again. It’s for our veterans who have served our country, but return home and carry on without adequate medical care, or health insurance for their children. And it’s for the countless Texas families who work hard, yet find that health insurance, and college, and housing remain just out of reach.
For them, we can no longer call this an Exploratory Campaign. This is a mission to reclaim our United States Senate seat. This is a mission to restore true Texas values. There will be those who sit back and judge from the sidelines. But week-by-week, month-by-month, they will be outnumbered by the regular Texans who are ready to reclaim America’s global standing, Texas’ true values, and the United States Senate seat that belongs not to the politicians, but to the people.
Full press release here.