Phil King for the People

District 61 State Representative Phil King will hold a fund raiser in Decatur on November 28 along with Legally Blonde Chairman of the Railroad Commission Elizabeth Ames Jones. The King campaign people said “host committee opportunities will be available for $250, $500, or $1000 per couple.” Ms Ames Jones’ contributor list is an interesting collection of oil companies and “self employed” people making heavy contributions. King’s report is suspiciously similar. I wonder what percentage of King’s constituents can afford $250 or more per couple for a meal that is already paid for by Ms Ames Jones?

These are the people who meet on the golf course or at high dollar events like this one and discuss ways to keep the money coming to them. They are a small percentage of the population and they have no regard for the rest of us. Do you for one minute think that when they discuss things in the back room they give any thought to your utility bills or insurance costs?

The good life we have enjoyed for so many years is disappearing into the pockets of a few. We have to find candidates for office that are outside this club and who have the ethical stamina to resist the temptation. If Phil King is taking money from oil and gas people and utility providers he can’t be expected to protect our environment and our utility cost as he should.