Lawyer In New Braunfels Election Contest A State Employee

Republican state lawmaker Nathan Macias of Bulverde lost his primary election last month to former New Braunfels mayor Doug Miller by the narrowest margin — a mere 17 votes after the recount. Macias, elected to his first term in 2006 in a campaign bankrolled by voucher advocate Dr. James Leininger, is now suing to force a new election.

His lawyer? None other than James Trainor (see attached documents), better known as Trey in his taxpayer-funded day job as chief clerk at the House Regulated Industries Committee chaired by Phil King (R-Weatherford), a top lieutenant to Speaker Tom Craddick. Trainor’s boss has often been accused of using his state office for private gain — free Super Bowl tickets, for example.

Posted on April 3, 2008 – 7:39 am by APR

  1. 3 Responses to “Lawyer In New Braunfels Election Contest A State Employee”

  2. Maybe the Republicans who are so exercised about blogs will get just as exercised about their own public employees doing legal work on the side for political candidates. Yeah, right.

    By El Jefe on Apr 3, 2008

  3. Kelly,

    Thanks for this update. It is very informative.

    By Hey thanks on Apr 3, 2008

  4. A more relevant detail is that Mr. Trainor was previously General Counsel to former Secretary of State Roger Williams and is familiar with the Texas election code.

    By Lefty on Apr 7, 2008

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