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Texas: C.o. Bradford

November 3, 2009 - 11:09 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

The shockers of the Houston elections

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

Roy Morales gets over 20% of the vote. That is a shocker. The man is clueless. Absolutely clueless and yet 20% of the voters want him as Mayor. Clue-frickin-less.

Peter Brown is in third place. After spending $3.2 Million of his wife's money, he is going to have a very long long Christmas season coming in 3rd place. How can you lose after spending $3.2 Million? Or come in 3rd. Kudus to the voters of Houston.

Gene Locke. Coming in 2nd place. That is a shocker to Peter Brown. So far he looks to be in a run off with Annise Parker. Everyone expected him to peak at 3rd. Maybe he will just peak at 2nd.

C.O. Bradford. I just don't get it. With all of his baggage with the crime lab, the voters of Houston put him back in office. Shocking. Just frickin shocking.

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October 15, 2009 - 03:56 am
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Ethics complaint filed against C.O. Bradford

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

An ethics complaint has been filed with the Texas Ethics Commission against Candidate for Houston City Council At Large Position 4, C.O. Bradford. As stated in a previous post, because of the new rules adopted by the Texas Legislature to protect the members of the Legislature, if this complaint is dismissed the complainant could be liable for Bradford's legal fees.

Even without this rule, there has been little if any enforcement of ethics laws during the last 30 days of a campaign. Candidates could falsify their reports, accept illegal donations, or do just about anything, and no one would hold them accountable. Complaints filed during this period are now subject to penalties against the person filing the complaint.

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October 9, 2009 - 05:45 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Before you write that ethics complaint......

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

There might be a few candidates worth an ethics complaint such as C.O. Bradford whose reports over the last year have clear violations of the City's ethics rules, but before you write that complaint, realized that the rules changed last legislative session. And it might cost you.

House Bill 677 by Representative Hartnett passed in 2009. It could stop an individual from filing an ethics complaint for political purposes. If after the investigation the complaint is dismissed by the TEC the person or campaign who filed it would have to pay the legal expenses of the person being filed against.

Now, before you think that you have an ironclad case against someone like C.

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October 7, 2009 - 04:55 pm
NEWS FEED: Bay Area Houston

Raising campaign cash 2009: C.O. Bradford

By johncoby@sbcglobal.net (John Coby)

If you are going to run for office, you should know and follow the law, especially if you were at one time Chief of Police of Houston, C.O. Bradford. I've read alot of campaign reports such as County Commissioner Jerry Eversole's, documenting over $160,000 in using campaign cash for personal use, but Bradford's is different. He is running for Houston City Council At Large Position 4.

Total contributions
During the past reporting period he claimed to have raised $112,945 but he includes over $71,000 in in-kind donations. These are donations of items or services which you usually charge for. Donations such as $5000 worth of phone and network installation by Andrew Burk.

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