DENTON, Texas (AP) — A Texas lawmaker backed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott received a state Senate runoff Saturday evening towards a Dallas hair salon proprietor who was jailed for defying the governor’s coronavirus restrictions.
Republican state Rep. Drew Springer’s victory over fellow Republican Shelley Luther in a low-turnout particular election was equally a win for Abbott, who spent six figures of his personal marketing campaign {dollars} to make sure the defeat considered one of his most seen critics in his personal get together.
Luther spent two days in jail in May for conserving her salon proprietor regardless of Abbott’s shutdown orders on the time that closed nonessential companies. She turned a logo of conservative angst over COVID-19 restrictions, and almost $500,000 poured right into a donation fund arrange by conservative activists.
Springer spent almost a decade within the Texas Home representing a big and fiercely conservative district close to Dallas. He’ll fill a seat vacated by Republican Pat Fallon, who’s headed to Congress to fill a U.S. Home seat in January.
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