Ted Ankrum is running against an incumbent Michael McCaul (R) in the recently redistricted (by Delay thank you very much) TX 10th congressional district. McCaul recently joined several other (R)'s to vote against increasing veterans benefits. Also a big fan of ditching the Estate Tax. He's related to some Clear Channel money so this race is important for two reasons. Ted Ankrum is very qualified and has a shot at turning this district blue. Also, if we can give McCaul a run for his money, literally, this dough will be tied up in efforts to keep his own seat rather than shuffling it off to other races like Sen, Kay B. Hutchison's or Gov. Rick Perry's. He could use around a dime from everyone here- that's like 6K right! It would really help. Check this guy out.
www.tedankrum.com
Specs below.
Source: Ted's own web page
- Retired Engineer from the Federal Government "Senior Executive Service"
- Combat veteran of four tours in Vietnam. Bronze Star,Navy Commendation Medal, Purple Heart, Disabled Veteran
- Special Assistant to Head of NASA Richard Truly.
- NASA Representative to Australia with diplomatic status during the Clinton years
- Deputy Head of NASA Facilities Engineering and Environmental Compliance; where Tom Delay tried to have him removed for refusing to alter a Johnson Space Center contract so that a contributor could bid on it with equipment that would damage the ozone.
- Deputy Head of EPA Superfund program to clean up abandoned hazardous waste sites.
- Head of Conservation and Renewable Energy Commercialization programs in the Carter Administration Department of Energy.
- Chief of Quality Assurance Inspection for commercial power reactors and Director of "Report to Congress" on why so many plants were canceled after spending Billions on construction, at the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission during the Reagan Administration.
- Chief of Uranium Enrichment Commercial Operations at the US Department of Energy.
- Fifteen years of active duty and fifteen years of Reserve service in US Navy nuclear-powered ships and the SEABEES, providing combat construction for the US Marines.
- First in his family to go to College, on a scholarship from the US Navy--went from Seaman Recruit to Navy Captain.
- BS in Electrical Engineering (U of Colorado) on Navy Scholarship and MBA in Finance from Loyola on the GI Bill
WOW! We could use this gentleman in our House.
Disclaimer: I'm not involved directly with this campaign except that C10 (now) is where I grew up and my parents still live there, they asked me for help so I thought this was the place to go!