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November 9, 2012 Politics-2012 No Comments

Here’s all the glowing coverage a freshman State Rep gets upon winning his first November election:

» Chron: Republican Davis appears to win hard-fought state House race

Likewise, Democrat Gene Wu was well ahead in the race to succeed the retiring Scott Hochberg in District 137. Wu, a former Harris County assistant district attorney, was comfortably ahead of M.J. Khan, a former Houston city council member.

The early draft had Gene covered with one solitary sentence.

» TX Tribune: Get to Know the Newest Texas Lawmakers

Amid a clip of Gene’s bio page online, there’s this peculiarity …

He was endorsed by various Democratic legislators involved in criminal justice policy, including Sens. Rodney Ellis and John Whitmire.

Also, he was endorsed by various Democratic legislators involved in … Harris County.

Ah well. They’ve got two years to get to know him better.

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