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Contact: Louis Irwin, 915-497-7267, lou@lirwin.org

Webpage: www.lirwin.org

IRWIN IGNORED, SLIGHTED BY MISINFORMATION IN HD78 PRIMARY

Louis Irwin, Democratic candidate for Texas House district 78, expressed confidence today that he will win his primary race against Joseph Moody, “despite a systematic pattern of misinformation” which has plagued his campaign.

Irwin claims he has missed forum announcements, voters’ guides, and endorsement opportunities because of an incorrect phone number disseminated originally by the Newspaper Tree, an online news outlet it El Paso, which claims it got the number from El Paso Democratic Party headquarters. The phone number for Irwin listed on the local party web page is correct, however.

Irwin’s home number is also publicly listed in the El Paso phone book.

“Furthermore,” according to Irwin, “my web page with contact information has been posted since December, and a simple google search of my name returns hundreds of entries.”

Irwin is also unhappy about the endorsement of his opponent by the El Paso Times, “without the courtesy of an interview.”

“Of course I respect the freedom of the press to endorse any candidate, but to do so without being interviewed seems lazy, at best. If my opponent was interviewed though I wasn’t, it raises a question of fairness. If my opponent wasn’t interviewed but was endorsed anyway, that’s even more troubling.”

While Joseph Moody is the son of a prominent local judge, Irwin rejects the notion that either Moody is responsible for the slights. “I assume they are honest mistakes, but it does make you a little paranoid when it goes on week after week.”

For the only complete coverage of the State Representative # 78 race, including interviews, Irwin's Press Release and WestsideReader.com and Upper ValleyBeacon.com's endorsements District # 78

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