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  • New Texas State Senator {Kel Seliger} Will Be Back Up at Bat Again Soon {March 9}

    02/19/2004 5:56:30 AM PST · by Theodore R. · 1 replies · 277+ views
    Austin, TX, American-Statesman ^ | 02-19-03 | McNeely, Dave
    New state senator will be back up at bat again soon Thursday, February 19, 2004 Democrat Paul Sadler made up a lot of distance in Tuesday's runoff election in Senate District 1 in Northeast Texas, but he couldn't overcome former Tyler Mayor Kevin Eltife's huge lead in Tyler and Longview. With about 51.9 percent of the votes, Eltife won the remaining three years of the four-year term of former Sen. Bill Ratliff, R-Mount Pleasant. He quit in January. In the West Texas runoff, former Amarillo Mayor Kel Seliger's lead in the northern end of Senate District 31 more than offset...