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Our Sofa is back. One of our neighbors thought it had been abandoned and picked it up. All is back to normal now at the Isaac household. Check News 8 Austin later today for more on the story.
Carrie, Jason and family were out shooting a video for the campaign website today. They turned their back for just a few minutes and the famous sofa in their family photo was taken! Watch this short video plea from the Isaacs asking for the quick return of their family couch. We hope you’ll get a kick out of it.
UPDATE: The sofa has been returned! A nice neighbor of the Isaac’s was just helping keep their neighborhood in top shape, saw the sofa, thought it was abandoned and picked it up. All is back to normal in the Isaac household.
You have no doubt heard the buzz all over HD45 about Jason Isaac and his campaign for State Representative. I can tell you first-hand that the hype has substance: Jason Isaac is an outstanding candidate who will win this election and give us the representation in Austin that we deserve!
Today, we are pleased to announce “Unidos Con Isaac,” a coalition of Latino supporters of Jason Isaac for State Representative. Our community is proud to stand with Jason.
Jason Isaac personifies what is means to be an American and a Texan. He has had to work hard all his life. He worked his way through college. He started his own business. And he is bringing that same work ethic with him on the campaign trail. Jason believes like we do: it’s time to get back to work for Texas.
Jason and his wife Carrie share our core principles: family comes first. They are the parents of two precious little boys and the chances are pretty good you have seen the whole family out on the campaign trail talking to voters about the issues important to us.
Jason Isaac will not forget us when he gets to Austin. He cares about all Texans from all walks of life. And he builds consensus among those with competing interests. Jason understands the value of a hard-earned dollar and will fight those in Austin and Washington who keep overspending our tax dollars. Jason understands what most politicians have forgotten: it is our money they are spending, not theirs.
The people of Hays, Caldwell and Blanco counties will finally have a real choice in who represents us in the Texas House. For far too long, our options have been limited to an Austin-funded Representative who puts his own interests above ours. We pledge to put in the hours needed to bring about a new day in Central Texas: it’s time to make a change and get back to work!
What can you do to help send Jason to the Texas House? Click as many as you’d like:
We stand “United with Jason” as he seeks to represent us in the Texas House of Representatives.
Join us! Let’s get to work!
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If you can’t jog it, drive it! The Isaac family, along with some friends, hit the streets early Saturday morning to spread the word about Jason’s campaign for State Representative.
The term “blockwalking” isn’t very accurate in HD45 as many of the houses are spread out a good ways. So Jason and his family kill two birds with one stone: they get in their campaigning and exercise all at the same time. Take a quick minute and watch the first episode of IsaacTV: Block-Jogging.
We hope you enjoy it and keep checking back for more episodes. And please click “ShareThis” and share this with your friends on Facebook, Twitter, text or email. Thanks!
Where does your contribution to Rose go? Into his gas tank.
Democrat State Representative Patrick Rose has found a way to make ends meet during this tough economy – by dipping into his campaign bank account.
Beginning in March of 2005, Representative Rose evidently got tired of paying for his own gasoline in his 2003 Ford F-150 and began charging it to his campaign. Since that day, Rose has billed his campaign approximately 322 times totaling $21,340.90 for gasoline and $15,422.67 for maintenance of his personal vehicle, a total of $36,763.57.
Rose has been passing these charges along to his campaign for approximately 65 months (or approximately 273 weeks). Typically, a pick-up truck needs to be filled up weekly. Simple math shows that Rose may not have paid for a single tank of gas since February 2005.
Some highlights from Rose’s campaign finance report:
“While families and small businesses have been struggling to make ends meet, cutting back, carpooling and brown-bagging it, their state representative has been abusing the trust of his donors and constituents,” said Jason Isaac, the Republican challenging Rose in the November election.
Legitimate and occasional business expenses are common in any business or campaign. But Representative Rose’s spending is a clear abuse of his campaign funds. Donors contribute to a candidate to help them win an election or conduct officeholder business without expensing it to the taxpayers. Putting his donors on the hook for tens of thousands of dollars worth of food, flowers, gifts and gasoline shows Rose’s complete lack of respect for his donors.
“The people of Texas are simply fed up with politicians gaming the system for their own personal benefit and Patrick Rose is no different. He should personally repay his campaign for these abuses immediately and find room in his personal budget to pay his own bills like everyone else,” concluded Isaac.
*This total does not include flowers and gifts for funerals and memorials.
Jason Isaac, Republican candidate for State Representative in Texas House District 45, has raised over $169,000 in his campaign to unseat incumbent Democrat Patrick Rose. For this reporting period, Isaac’s fundraising total surpasses the total amount raised in the same reporting period by the past three Republican candidates combined.
Isaac’s fundraising success comes from a variety of sources, including hundreds of small-dollar donations and several large individual contributions. During the final hours of the reporting period, the campaign leveraged multiple new media channels to solicit donors, including aggressive Twitter posts, Facebook updates, and email. In the final few hours, the campaign raised over $7,000 dollars via new media alone.
“The support my campaign for State Representative has received this early is simply overwhelming. The people of Hays, Caldwell, and Blanco counties have had enough of self-serving politicians and are ready for new leadership. They are ready to join me in getting back to work for real conservative solutions, not the inexperienced philosophies of the Democrat incumbent,” said Jason Isaac.
This next legislative session, Texas is facing a multi-billion dollar budget deficit. Solving these problems will require real-world, hands-on business experience and fiscal responsibility. Incumbent Democrat Patrick Rose’s disappointing record demonstrates that he is not cut out to handle the looming budget challenges. He has received failing grades from the leading business and fiscal organizations in the state including:
Texas Association of Business (61% avg.)
Americans for Prosperity (57% ’07)
Heritage Alliance (36% avg.)
National Federation of Independent Business (69% avg.)
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (44% avg.)
“Texans can no longer afford the Washington-style spending tactics of the incumbent Democrat,” said Isaac.
Texas law allows contributions in any amount, but only from individuals.
Jason A. Isaac Announces Campaign For Texas House, District 45
Pledges to bring conservative leadership and fiscal responsibility back to Austin.
For Immediate Release Contact: Jason Isaac
January 10, 2010 (512) 850-5524
Dripping Springs, TX –Republican businessman and fourth generation Texan, Jason A. Isaac, formally announced his candidacy for the Texas House of Representatives, District 45. Jason Isaac is a local businessman, non-profit and community leader, husband and father of two boys in Dripping Springs, Texas. House District 45 consists of Blanco, Hays and Caldwell counties.
“As I have been traveling across the District, it is clear that many people strongly believe that our values are not currently being represented in Austin. As our state governments’ revenues continue to fall and our dependence on an overreaching federal government grows, our state needs strong leadership to ensure that we maintain our fiscally conservative values,” Isaac said.
“Texas faces many challenges and we need strong conservative leadership that District 45 currently lacks. I am ready to take on this challenge, and look forward to sharing my vision for economic development, bringing new jobs to our community, providing adequate transportation options for our community and protecting our land and water. We can accomplish all of these goals and remain fiscally responsible,” he added.
“As a small business owner, Jason understands the challenges of servicing and finding new clients, providing jobs, and making payroll. This is experience I wish more of our elected officials had and understood,” said Paul Albini of Expedition LLC of Dripping Springs.
“Our community needs real leadership in Austin, and Jason will be a valuable voice and advocate that truly represents the conservative values of our area,” Albini continued.
Jason A. Isaac officially filed on December 31, 2009. To learn more about Jason and his candidacy, you can visit his website at www.jasonisaac.com or on his twitter feed at www.twitter.com/jasonisaac
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