Republican
for Texas Senate District 4


    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Jan 2, 2008



                           GALLOWAY TO CHALLENGE WILLIAMS IN SENATE DISTRICT FOUR

                                      Former senator says “taxpayers need a fighter” in Austin


    THE WOODLANDS-Michael Galloway, who represented Texas’ Fourth Senatorial District from 1995-
    1999, announced today that he will seek to regain his seat in the Republican Primary this March.

    Galloway, who defeated long time incumbent Carl Parker in 1994 to become the first Republican to
    represent Senate District 4 since Reconstruction, said he filed today because the interests of
    taxpayers in his Southeast Texas district are not being represented by the incumbent senator.

    Galloway said, “Tommy Williams has sat on the Senate Finance Committee as they have passed the
    largest budgets in Texas history.  As property tax appraisals have devoured the budgets of Texas
    families, he has paid little more than lip service to meaningful reform. Now more than ever, Texas
    taxpayers need a fighter. They will have someone to fight for them when I return to the Senate next
    year.”

    Williams has also been missing in action on illegal immigration, according to Galloway.

    “Texans are paying a huge price for illegal immigration through higher costs in health care, education,
    and law enforcement,” Galloway said. “They are demanding leadership on this issue.”

    Galloway also pointed to the failure of a bill requiring voters to show identification at the polling place.
    The bill passed the House but died in the Senate.

    “I passed a voter ID bill in the Senate back in 1997 when the Republican majority there was smaller,”
    Galloway said. “But this time, Democrats were able to defend voter fraud and kill the bill.

    During his tenure in the Senate, Galloway was known as a leader in the fight for annexation reform.
    His efforts lead to the most meaningful reforms to prevent forced annexation since 1963. He said he is
    disappointed that Williams has not continued that battle.

    Galloway also stresses the need for a Senator to represent the district and not special interests.  “I
    have never been the favorite of Austin lobbyists and the media, and I don’t expect to be in this race.”
    Galloway said. “I’ve been urged to run by people all over this district who demand accountability and
    reject go-along-to-get-along government.  They know that I stood up for their conservative values
    when I served in the Senate and I will again.”

    While in the Texas Senate, Galloway served as Vice-Chairman of the Intergovernmental Relations
    Committee and was a member of the committees on Education; State Affairs; and Health and Human
    Services. The Annexation Reform Committee honored him as their Legislator of the Year in 1997 for
    his efforts to prevent forced annexation. [Galloway was listed on the Young Conservatives of Texas
    Honor Roll and the Free Market Foundation named him "Leader of Excellence" in both legislative
    sessions that he served.]

    Galloway, 42, is the Owner of Galloway Energy, an oil and gas production company based in
    Montgomery County
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