The night District 37 State Rep. Rene Oliveira got plastered and ended up rear-ending a woman waiting for a traffic light (April 27), he had charged $183.27 to his credit card for "food for supporters at meeting discussing campaign issues."
(It must have been intoxicating conversation because after he left hes lammed into the back of a car driven by the woman who was waiting at a traffic light. You can buy a lot of "food" for $183.27.)
That's what he reported to the Texas Ethics Commission on his campaign contribution and expenditure report for the period from Feb. 25 to May 12.
He also reported he had collected $126,230 from supporters (for one or two exceptions, all lobbyists and industry Political Action Committees, PACS) and had spent $110,376 to get reelected.
Think about it. In the space of 77 days, a lucky
All that for a job that pays $600 per month, or $7,200 per year, plus a per diem of $190 for every day the Legislature is in session (also including any special sessions).
That adds up to $33,800 a year for a regular session (140 days), with the total pay for a two-year term being $41,000.
So it's not the government pay that keep Rene in his bon vivant's lifestyle. It's the private interests who know that he is their kind of politicians. Once bought, he stays bought.
Ask Excelon, the parent company of Annova LNG. Since 2015 they have contributed $10,000 to Rene's office kitty, getting him to go as far as to write a letter of recommendation for the LNGs at the Port of Brownsville where says he has been assured that their operations are "safe and environmentally sound".
Yet, he dutifully lists in his ads that the Sierra Club-Lone Star Chapter – which has a diametrically opposite view of the LNGs – rated him 100 percent him their legislator rating in 2018. Go figure.
(The list of PACs and lobbyists on the campaign report are too numerous to list. But if you want to go through the list, click on link: http://204.65.203.5/public/100709366.pdf
This will show you who his real masters are and who he jumps for when they pull out their checkbooks.
9 comments:
Haven't heard Dominguez say he will NOT accept contributions, PAC money. LOL
Rene Oliviera is like Stormy Daniels, a political whore who will say anything to get a financial benefit. Both are for sale, to anyone who will pay. We have had 34 years of Rene's political prostitution and we want a change in Austin.
VOTE FOR CHANGE IN AUSTIN. VOTE FOR ALEX DOMINGUEZ FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE!
This Scumbag Rear-ender Rene the black Mamba Oliveira should be charged with fraud, this is not a campaign cost but personal expense the same as all his booze bills... Where are the regulation regarding his constant abuse of campaign funds that he uses as his personal funds.
I see Mike and Kelly Hernandez from Colleyville, Tx 76034 are big supporters of the rear-ender to the tune of $5,000
Should look into ethics violations.
Like the Black Mamba Rene Oliveira said, I need your money for booze and wine with my women, he need a hungry DA to investigate this fraudster and his booze spending, and put him in jail.
This Scumbag should be audited by the taxman, that will prove that he has been using campaign funds for personal use for Many years, he has had his fingers in the cookie jar for years.
There is nothing wrong with taking a donation, but don't slander your opponent for bringing them to the Valley and take their money out of the back. That's like saying you hate whores while she is giving you oral Sex with your money in her hand
Gratification and greed are two different actions. The difference is between wanting to have say an enormous pile of money (greed) and being unable to delay gratification (eating all your candy in one sitting) or being unable to limit oneself (like getting drunk all the time), these are both gluttony.
Are you accepting a donation because you are greedy or because you are a glutinous person?
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