Former GOP Railroad Commissioner Candidate Endorses Democrat In General Election

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Sarah Stogner, the former Republican candidate for railroad commissioner who forced incumbent Wayne Christian to a runoff and made waves for a racy campaign ad riding a pumpjack almost naked, is backing the Democrat nominee for the seat, because she says Christian is "corrupt."

Stogner on Monday endorsed Luke Warford over Christian, a former state representative first elected to the Railroad Commission in 2016. She said in an interview that Texas’ energy industry is “too important to let corrupt career politicians stay in office, and I’m taking a stand against it.”

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Democrat Railroad Commissioner Candidate Uses Ice Storm issue To Gain Traction

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The Democrat nominee for railroad commissioner hopes to use the 2021 ice storm to gain traction with voters in the fall.

“We’re the energy capital of the world,” said Luke Warford, during an interview on Spectrum cable's Capital Tonight. “Texans shouldn’t have to live in fear every time it gets cold.” 

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Railroad Commission Candidate's Semi-Nude Social media Video Raises Eyebrows

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Oil and gas attorney Sarah Stogner, 37, decided her race against incumbent Wayne Christian wasn’t getting enough coverage, so she drummed up her own — minus the coverage part. 

For a short TikTok video, Stogner climbed atop a pump jack wearing nothing but pasties and panties, urging people to vote early and noting on Twitter: “They said I needed money … I have other assets.” The reaction has ranged from shock and shaming to a Twitter user asking “How many times can I vote?”

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Railroad Commissioner Candidate Summers Dies In Crash

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A Lubbock man who was a candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner was killed in a vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer as he was heading to a campaign event Tuesday afternoon in Midland County.

Midland police say 69-year-old Marvin Leon “Sarge” Summers of Lubbock died of injuries suffered when his Cadillac Escalade struck the back of a tractor-trailer cargo tank in the 7200 block of State Highway 349 around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday.

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