Here’s a letter from Democratic precinct chairs, a comparison from Reuben Leslie (a 20+ year Democratic Precinct and and party activist), and a fundraising report — all very instructive, in our view, on why Andy Brown should not be our next Travis County Judge:
FROM REUBEN LESLIE, Democratic Precinct Chair #259:
Sarah’s record
- 14 years of public service experience, 6 years as County Commissioner for Precinct 2 and 8 years as a prosecutor and civil attorney in the Travis County Attorney’s Office.
- Leadership roles in regional intergovernmental bodies. Adjunct professor at the UT LBJ School. Named outstanding elected public official by the American Society for Public Administration in 2013.
- A true progressive good-government-practicing and liberal democrat with the ideas, passion and skills to engage all stakeholders and work out solutions in the public interest.
- She is the daughter of Bob Eckhardt who was my Congressman when I was a student at Rice University in Houston.
- Sarah, like her father, is one of those amazing public servants who take on the most difficult work and make it look not only easy but also a lot of fun. She was recognized early this year by the American Society for Public Adminstration for epitomizing ASPA’s principles, which are (in reverse order of importance):
Advance Professional Excellence; Promote Ethical Organizations; Demonstrate personal integrity; Fully Inform and Advise; Strengthen social equity; Promote democratic participation; Uphold the Constitution and the Law; and Finally, the most important principle, not only for public administrators but for elected officials and citizens too, is Advance the Public Interest: promote the interests of the public and put service to the public above service to oneself. I know of no one else who better epitomizes these values, especially putting the public interest first.
Andy Brown’s record
- No elected public office experience.
- Record of ineptitude, resulting in unprecedented dissension and dysfunction during his 2 and a half terms, in conducting party business meetings in compliance with the law, something a county judge must do well.
- Outrageous record of putting donors’ and his own personal interests above democratic process and community interests.
- Dishonesty and delay disclosing party finance information to the governing body of the party.
- Deliberate sabotage of democratic reform efforts. Failure to follow through on commitments and basic unfairness in committee appointments. Exclusionary cronyism, bullying, and bossism in running the party.
| Travis County Democratic Party Fundraising Reports | |||
| TCDP | Cash on Hand | Spend | Contribs |
| Nov-10 | $130,113.00 | $104,612.00 | $75,392.00 |
| Dec-10 | $59,770.00 | $98,919.00 | $24,907.00 |
| Jan-11 | $45,307.00 | $22,436.00 | $7,710.00 |
| Feb-11 | $33,544.00 | $25,377.00 | $6,674.00 |
| Mar-11 | $36,557.00 | $19,645.00 | $22,299.00 |
| Jan-12 | $57,812.00 | $12,984.00 | $52,754.00 |
| Feb-12 | $106,666.00 | $54,378.00 | $66,702.00 |
| Mar-12 | $120,304.00 | $12,805.00 | $9,602.00 |
| Apr-12 | $114,346.00 | $13,816.00 | $7,298.00 |
| May-12 | $114,914.00 | $21,611.00 | $16,220.00 |
| Jun-12 | $127,322.00 | $24,921.00 | $27,755.00 |
| Jul-12 | $114,466.00 | $21,417.00 | $11,260.00 |
| Aug-12 | $114,549.00 | $21,212.00 | $17,912.00 |
| Sep-12 | $94,370.00 | $38,881.00 | $22,293.00 |
| Oct-12 | $127,163.00 | $46,910.00 | $80,679.00 |
| Nov-12 | $122,352.00 | $91,599.00 | $84,525.00 |
| Dec-12 | $45,052.00 | $122,900.00 | $48,658.00 |
| Jan-13 | $30,349.00 | $25,453.00 | $8,500.00 |
| Feb-13 | $25,271.00 | $8,615.00 | $8,778.00 |
| Mar-13 | $29,135.00 | $8,273.00 | $12,023.00 |
| Apr-13 | $23,858 | $9,385 | $3,530 |
| May-13 | $14,870 | $9,797 | $6,337 |
| Jun-13 | $25,086 | $10,500 | $20,260 |
| Raised for TCDP Thru June 2013 | $30,668.00 | ||
| Raised for Andy Brown thru June 2013 | $178,413.00 | ||
| TCDP Spend 2012 | $495,903.00 | ||
| TCDP Raise 2012 | $401,404.00 | ||
