By Juan Montoya
With only a few days left before Tuesday's primary elections, at least one of the Republican candidates for the new Congressional District 34 is having serious identity problems.
Jessia (Puente?) Bradshaw, in a quarter-page ad that appeared in the local daily states unequivocally that "I do not lie," then goes on to tell some whoppers.
In the website "Texans for Jessica," paid for by her campaign committee "Friends of Liberty For Jessica, "her biographical sketch plainly says: "Born in Matamoros, Mexico, Jessica grew up in Brownsville, Texas with her mother and two sisters."
Compare that with her ad today under the headline that states that: "Leaders Lead, not Mislead."
"I am a Brownsville native and currently live in Brownsville."
What are we to believe, that she is Brownsville native or that she was born in Matamoros as her campaign committee (and Jessica herself) attests?
Could it possibly be that Ms. Bradshaw is ashamed to admit she was born in Matamoros from Mexican parents? Or perhaps she sees her Mexican heritage as a liability in winning votes and wants to hide it from her fellow Republicans?
It's obvious that she is handling her own campaign's media offerings. A good public relations person would have had her embrace her heritage and point out the greateness of this county in becoming the melting pot for the best and the brightest from all over the world, Matamoros included. What's wrong with that? Why lie?
She then goes to state that "Robinson," one of the names that she used before her marriage to Jonathan Bradshaw, was her "maiden name."
Now, we were all under the impression that her maiden name was "Puente," or so her campaign had led us to believe. In fact, she uses the "Puente Bradshaw" moniker on her campaign logo and her literature.
So which is it, then?
Perhaps Ms. Bradshaw's confusion also extends to her charges that her campaign opponent (Adela) Garza is "running for congress on a campaign full of misinformation and deceit..she has misled voters about me."
She, of course, would never do that herself. Right? We all remember some transcripts from a Bradshaw conversation with some supporters where she was recorded saying this about Adela:
"I really believe that this candidate all the lies that she's making up. She's overstating her influence. You know like, oh I have connections here, I have connections there...so she has some people thinking that that's the case and I'm telling you right now, it's not true. As a matter of fact she has some very shady business going on where she used some of her influence locally to fire some very good people from some very good positions where they would have helped a lot of minorities...
That's not "misinformation and deceit?"
Now we have found out as a result of the ad that the reason she was registered to vote both in Travis and Cameron counties was because "Travis County did not cancel my registration as expected."
A certain Jessica Robinson (d.o.b. 5-1-74) has two VUIDs:
One in Cameron - 1181585157 registered at 44 Calle Duquesa and
One in Travis - 1131347027 registered at 12500 Uvalde Creek Dr.
And a certain Johnathan Samuel Bradshaw (d.o.b. 5-23-70) also has two VUIDs:
One in Cameron - 1181585135 registered at 44 Calle Duquesa and
One in Travis - 1131411560 registered at 12500 Uvalde Creek Dr.
But she saves the best for last, according to her ad in the paper.
She is obviously ignorant of the fact that a majority of local residents elected the majority on the Texas Southmost College board of trustees based on their platform separating the community college mission from the UT System. She says that as a result of Garza's "vote on the UTB-TSC partnership, severely weakened both institutions resulting in 600+ lost jobs in Brownsville and the Valley."
Doesn't she realize that it was the UT Regents in Austin who cast the separation vote first before the TSC trustees even considered the matter?
The rest of her charges against Garza also ring hollow. Let's take one by one of her "bullets."
That Garza "crippled" the Los Fresnos CISD as a trustee by firing a proven superintendent and replacing him with her personal friend as a favor."
Now, we were under the impression that it takes a majority of a seven-member board of trustees to make any decision, let alone one as important as replacing a superintendent. Did Garza's vote nullify the other six? That statement indicates Bradshaw's complete lack of knowledge of serving on any public board. In fact, she never has. We'll ascribe that statement to ignorance of board dynamics. The last we heard, the Los Fresnos CISD is alive and well.
She states that Garza worked for "Congressman (Blake) Farenthold, her son-in-law's employee," for less than one year" and never handled legislation as she claims."
Farenthold, as the elected official, is of course the person entrusted to handle legislation. As far as we know, Garza, in her role as field director in the southern end of the district handles the groundwork which is the foundation for any legislation. That means that Garza, in her capacity and purview, can "handle" legislation.
And what does her son-in-law being employed by the congressman have to do with anything? We know David and you don't want to have him as an opponent in a political race. We're sure Ms. Bradshaw will attest to his effectiveness, therefore the slur.
As far as who's supporting Garza, well, that is up to each individual. If State Rep. Jose Aliseda, a former popular Bee County Judge, endorsed her over Bradshaw, that is his prerogative. In fact, Aliseda had this to say about her:
"Yes, I have endorsed Adela. I did several months ago. I thought she was the best of the three candidates running, mainly because I believe she is the most qualified, she is a conservative, she has been a Republican for a long time, she is currently serving on the College Board of Trustees in the Valley, and we need people that are experienced and that know how to move around in government, and I think she is the one. The other two candidates don't have her experience and qualifications, so that's why I endorsed her..."
The interviewer (Bob Price, of Texas GOP Vote) then compared Garza with Bradshaw's approach to representative
government:
"Contrast that with one of her opponents(Jessica) , who spent almost the entire evening sitting at her table with her campaign team and hardly speaking with anyone. She then ducked out early, whereas Garza was one of the last to leave and then went on to have more discussions with local leaders about district issues. That is what representation is about."
With only a few days left before Tuesday's primary elections, at least one of the Republican candidates for the new Congressional District 34 is having serious identity problems.
Jessia (Puente?) Bradshaw, in a quarter-page ad that appeared in the local daily states unequivocally that "I do not lie," then goes on to tell some whoppers.
In the website "Texans for Jessica," paid for by her campaign committee "Friends of Liberty For Jessica, "her biographical sketch plainly says: "Born in Matamoros, Mexico, Jessica grew up in Brownsville, Texas with her mother and two sisters."
Compare that with her ad today under the headline that states that: "Leaders Lead, not Mislead."
"I am a Brownsville native and currently live in Brownsville."
What are we to believe, that she is Brownsville native or that she was born in Matamoros as her campaign committee (and Jessica herself) attests?
Could it possibly be that Ms. Bradshaw is ashamed to admit she was born in Matamoros from Mexican parents? Or perhaps she sees her Mexican heritage as a liability in winning votes and wants to hide it from her fellow Republicans?
It's obvious that she is handling her own campaign's media offerings. A good public relations person would have had her embrace her heritage and point out the greateness of this county in becoming the melting pot for the best and the brightest from all over the world, Matamoros included. What's wrong with that? Why lie?
She then goes to state that "Robinson," one of the names that she used before her marriage to Jonathan Bradshaw, was her "maiden name."
Now, we were all under the impression that her maiden name was "Puente," or so her campaign had led us to believe. In fact, she uses the "Puente Bradshaw" moniker on her campaign logo and her literature.
So which is it, then?
Perhaps Ms. Bradshaw's confusion also extends to her charges that her campaign opponent (Adela) Garza is "running for congress on a campaign full of misinformation and deceit..she has misled voters about me."
She, of course, would never do that herself. Right? We all remember some transcripts from a Bradshaw conversation with some supporters where she was recorded saying this about Adela:
"I really believe that this candidate all the lies that she's making up. She's overstating her influence. You know like, oh I have connections here, I have connections there...so she has some people thinking that that's the case and I'm telling you right now, it's not true. As a matter of fact she has some very shady business going on where she used some of her influence locally to fire some very good people from some very good positions where they would have helped a lot of minorities...
That's not "misinformation and deceit?"
Now we have found out as a result of the ad that the reason she was registered to vote both in Travis and Cameron counties was because "Travis County did not cancel my registration as expected."
A certain Jessica Robinson (d.o.b. 5-1-74) has two VUIDs:
One in Cameron - 1181585157 registered at 44 Calle Duquesa and
One in Travis - 1131347027 registered at 12500 Uvalde Creek Dr.
And a certain Johnathan Samuel Bradshaw (d.o.b. 5-23-70) also has two VUIDs:
One in Cameron - 1181585135 registered at 44 Calle Duquesa and
One in Travis - 1131411560 registered at 12500 Uvalde Creek Dr.
But she saves the best for last, according to her ad in the paper.
She is obviously ignorant of the fact that a majority of local residents elected the majority on the Texas Southmost College board of trustees based on their platform separating the community college mission from the UT System. She says that as a result of Garza's "vote on the UTB-TSC partnership, severely weakened both institutions resulting in 600+ lost jobs in Brownsville and the Valley."
Doesn't she realize that it was the UT Regents in Austin who cast the separation vote first before the TSC trustees even considered the matter?
The rest of her charges against Garza also ring hollow. Let's take one by one of her "bullets."
That Garza "crippled" the Los Fresnos CISD as a trustee by firing a proven superintendent and replacing him with her personal friend as a favor."
Now, we were under the impression that it takes a majority of a seven-member board of trustees to make any decision, let alone one as important as replacing a superintendent. Did Garza's vote nullify the other six? That statement indicates Bradshaw's complete lack of knowledge of serving on any public board. In fact, she never has. We'll ascribe that statement to ignorance of board dynamics. The last we heard, the Los Fresnos CISD is alive and well.
She states that Garza worked for "Congressman (Blake) Farenthold, her son-in-law's employee," for less than one year" and never handled legislation as she claims."
Farenthold, as the elected official, is of course the person entrusted to handle legislation. As far as we know, Garza, in her role as field director in the southern end of the district handles the groundwork which is the foundation for any legislation. That means that Garza, in her capacity and purview, can "handle" legislation.
And what does her son-in-law being employed by the congressman have to do with anything? We know David and you don't want to have him as an opponent in a political race. We're sure Ms. Bradshaw will attest to his effectiveness, therefore the slur.
As far as who's supporting Garza, well, that is up to each individual. If State Rep. Jose Aliseda, a former popular Bee County Judge, endorsed her over Bradshaw, that is his prerogative. In fact, Aliseda had this to say about her:
"Yes, I have endorsed Adela. I did several months ago. I thought she was the best of the three candidates running, mainly because I believe she is the most qualified, she is a conservative, she has been a Republican for a long time, she is currently serving on the College Board of Trustees in the Valley, and we need people that are experienced and that know how to move around in government, and I think she is the one. The other two candidates don't have her experience and qualifications, so that's why I endorsed her..."
The interviewer (Bob Price, of Texas GOP Vote) then compared Garza with Bradshaw's approach to representative
government:"Contrast that with one of her opponents(Jessica) , who spent almost the entire evening sitting at her table with her campaign team and hardly speaking with anyone. She then ducked out early, whereas Garza was one of the last to leave and then went on to have more discussions with local leaders about district issues. That is what representation is about."
If anything, Ms. Bradshaw's ad is instructive in that her charges against Garza and her denials of her own heritage indicate a very insecure personality who wouldn't think twice of selling her own folks down the river to attain a desired political post.
21 comments:
The Travis Central Appraisal District Records indicate the Bradshaws purchased the residence at 12500 Uvalde Creek, Travis County in 2004, and they claim it as their homestead. Are they also claiming the Cameron County property as their homestead? If so, they're breaking the law. Travis County will know they do not reside at this address and remove the homestead exemption so they can pay their fair share of real estate taxes. Yep! She is a Republican!
Jessica Puente Brandshaw is one of many who "may have been born in Matamoros" but grew up here in Brownsville. Why should we protect illegals more than this article respects her. UTB will likely become the primary "illegals" campus of UT System in the future, as BISD is for publc education. We might as well have trustees from Matamoros....we have so many of their students. It is amazing how the "La Jaiba" bucket game is played out down here. We tend to create crisis where there is none....based on gossip.
Jessica Robinson is a coconut, brown on the outside and white on the inside who only embraced her Hispanic heritage when she decided to run for office. So if Robinson is her maiden name where did the Puente name come from?
Both she and her husband have two voter registrations each, that’s great! You know how the saying goes “Vote early, Vote often!”. Who did they vote for in Travis County?
Jessica is just a little girl with no experience that memorized the amendments of the constitution. All you need is a pocket reference of the constitution and you have the same preparation and experience as she has.
Experience matter that is why there is a minimum age you have to be to run for congress, senate and the presidency. Although the minimum age required to run for congress is 25 what has Robinson done that qualifies as experience? What boards has she served on? Robinson only knows how to do what she is told. She cannot stick with a career for more than two minutes. How effective will she be representing us? I am voting for Adela Garza because at least she has proven that she is not afraid to stand up for what she believes in. She is for the people! Thanks to her for saving our community college!
Republicans should just vote in the Democrat primary this year. That is where this Congressional race will be decided.
Sorry, but this Blog needs to put "Political Ad Paid for by Ms. Garza" at the bottom. The same can be said about TexasGOPVote.
CAMERON COUNTY:
12,013 voted in Democrat primary
2,390 voted in the Republican primary
Republicans, don't waste your votes!! 83% of Cameron County has already voted as a Democrat. Cast your conservative vote where it counts! Vote in the Democrat primary!
@May 25, 2012 4:33 PM
It's a blog not the Wall Street Journal.
DEFINITION: blog/blôg/
Noun: A Web site on which an individual or group of users record OPINIONS, information, etc. on a regular basis.
Jessica Robinson, Puente whatever is crazy I saw her screaming at a voter today at the poll. She has gone mad! Austin recoge a tu gente.
She attracts all the locos like her, Roman, James, Tad, Adrian Baboza, Elizabeth Dierlam, etc. etc. etc.
Sorry Roman but Adela hasn't paid Montoya a dime. So why does Jessi have TWO voter IDs?
Jessica and her lowly minions are fucked.
Anon 4:33, that's cute! I guess some people just can't take the heat.... Jessica puts out an attack ad that falls flat and immediately her supporters have to find something to blame it on.
How sad of Jessica to claim that Aliseda and Garza are related in her new ad! The same one that she says she doesnt lie in... Jessica Puente Bradshaw, the gift that just keeps on giving!
ADELA GARZA HAS MY, AND MY FAMILY'S VOTE.
Mr. Montoya, you point out that experience is important but it seems that Mrs. Adela Garza does not
have an idea on how global, national, state affects our local community. As I have watched the March 2012 Republican Congressional Forum, Mrs. Garza's response to Obamacare question was that "no, one understands the bill" without any further support that would reveal having read the bill.
This was not the only vague answer, but most of her answers were too short or did not have any support. Mrs. Garza may have leadership experience but it seems she does not have a knowledge on the current issues affecting all level of our country.
If you base candidates based on experience, then she may not have the experience to be able to tackle local issues at a national level.
Hey Rene Oliveira had a home in Austin he bought with some woman years back, I believe he had a homestead on it as well as one in Brownsville, seems it fits all who want to be a politician!
Voting in the Democrats primary. Neither of these candidates impress
I was born in Matamoros. I refer to myself as being "from Brownsville". It's not because I don't love Mexico, or Matamoros..it's just because I live here... and I've been here pretty much all of my life. Saying that Puente, or Robinson, or whatever her name is is denying her roots is silly.
Those of you throwing around phrases like coconut are ignorant assholes. Puente was her birth parents' name, she was adooted by people with the last name Robinson. She married a man with the last name Bradshaw. If you are too fuckingstupid to figure out where she got what name and why go and find out instead of being scandalized little dumb shits on a forum. Sheep. Try to think for yourselves.
By the language in the post of may 29, 12:21 Maria Flores was up late, Oh it was election night and she was waiting for results of election. What a bitter, dumb woman she is but then again that is who Jessica attracts. Ugly ugly people inside and out. She was easily impressed by Jessica who has been a US citizen for very short time. Maria you are so dumb, you wrote
"Adela's formative years were in Mexico" Well Maria hate to break it to you but so did Jessica hello!
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