White Asks Ag Commissioner Miller To Suspend Campaign

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State Rep. James White isn’t holding back in his bid to become the state’s 13th agriculture commissioner. White has relentlessly attacked incumbent Commissioner Sid Miller’s record and ethics controversies since announcing his run last summer.  

“I’m asking the Commissioner to suspend his campaign,” White said on Inside Texas Politics.

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Ag Commissioner Candidates Trade Barbs Over Arrested Consultant

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Sparks flew at a forum in a church in Gainesville as a candidate for agriculture commissioner confronted the incumbent's knowledge of his consultant's arrest.  

Agriculture commissioner candidate James White has confronted incumbent Commissioner Sid Miller over Miller's consultant, who is facing charges over his attempt to charge fees for marijuana licences.

Miller has no involvement in the scheme, and had not been charged.

In a video shown on White's Facebook page, white can be heard accusing Miller of lying about the consultant, Todd Smith. 

In a press release on his website, White cited a May, 2021 Texas Tribune article, which said Smith "ultimately took $55,000 as part of the scheme, an arrest warrant affidavit obtained by The Texas Tribune says. Smith and others involved in the scheme are alleged in the warrant to have solicited a total of $150,000 to guarantee a license, including a $25,000 upfront cost for a survey that they said was required to get a license in Texas."

Miller said during the forum that a court date had not been set for Smith and that he has not been charged, but White said that wasn't true, producing a document showing in March 1st court date for Smith.

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Ag Commish Sid Miller Touts Trump Endorsement

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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, who is seeking re-election in 2022, announced Wednesday on Facebook that he has received the endorsement of former Pres. Donald Trump on Tuesday.

"Yesterday, I received a phone call from my good friend, President Donald J. Trump, from his Florida home at Mar-a-Lago. President Trump thanked me for standing with him in 2016 and 2020 and he told me I had his "full, unwavering support and endorsement in my reelection campaign for Texas Commissioner of Agriculture"

Miller related to his Facebook followers that Trump calls him, "Trump's Man in Texas" because "he knows he too has my full, unwavering support in 2024 should he run for reelection."

He shared a photo of him and Trump when he visited El Paso in August, 2019.

Miller faces James White and Carey Counsil on the March 1 primary election ballot.

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Ag Commissioner Miller Recovering From October Heart Surgery

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller is on the mend following heart surgery late last month.

On October 26, physicians performed a cardiac catheterization on Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller at a Fort Worth hospital. Three days earlier, he was admitted to Texas Harris Methodist Hospital in Fort Worth after experiencing shortness of breath and chest discomfort.

Cardiologists inserted a stent into his left anterior descending artery to eliminate a blockage, the Texas Department of Agriculture reported.

"I have been told that I have a heart as big as Texas. Apparently, this blood clot was as big as an I-35 traffic jam," he told supporters this week.

Miller, 66, who is seeking re-election as agriculture commissioner, said in December that he had tested positive for COVID-19. “I can now add heart surgery to my list of medical mishaps and challenges which include numerous rodeo injuries, broken bones, hip, double knee replacement, shoulder surgery, West Nile virus, Covid and cancer. I guess that list just makes me Texas tough,” Miller wrote in a statement.

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East Texas State Rep. White To Challenge Miller For AG Commissioner

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East Texas State representative James A. White announced his campaign for Agriculture Commissioner Wednesday.

White, chairman of the House Homeland Security and Public Safety Committee, has served in the lower chamber since 2011.

His campaign website boasts of The US Army veteran's conservative credentials. It states:

"As our next Agriculture Commissioner, you can trust he will fight back against the far-left extremists to ensure Texas continues to lead the nation and provide the food, fiber, and fuel America relies on!"

The Hillister Republican will face incumbent Ag Secretary Sid Miller, who unexpectedly announced his re-election campaign last week. Miller has spent a good deal of time attacking incumbent Republican Gov. Greg Abbott, and was widely expected to challenge Abbott in the primary next year. 

Miller has positioned himself as a far-right supporter of Donald Trump. White, who has served in the state legislature since 2011, was an early supporter of Trump, serving as an advisory board member for Black Voices for Trump. 

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Ag. Commissioner Sid Miller Announces Re-Election Bid

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Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller has announced he will be seeking re-election to that position next year. His announcement early Tuesday ended speculation that he would run for governor against incumbent Greg Abbott.

He wrote on Facebook:

"During my tenure, Texas has faced many challenges. Rural hospitals, farmers, ranchers, parents and students, and every consumer in our state has been touched by the pandemic and the winter storm.

I have worked hard to meet the needs created by these challenges while expanding agriculture markets for Texas goods, protecting consumers, and making sure that our students have the healthy foods they need to thrive.

I really have the best and most rewarding job in the world.

That's why, after listening to the advice of supporters, friends, and my team, I have decided that I can best serve Texas by continuing this important work."

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