Wonkette (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
Beloved pretend congresslady Shelley "Dracula Cunt" Sekula Gibbs lost her hundredth straight election the other day — losing a GOP primary runoff to some nobody — and now her dreams and...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 04/10/2008
A former Senate aide defeated a former city councilwoman in a runoff election on Tuesday as Houston-area Republicans chose a nominee for the former Congressional seat of Tom DeLay, the former House majority leader. The winner, Pete Olson, overpowered Shelley Sekula Gibbs with 68 percent of the vote to 31 percent. The winner will face Representative Nick Lampson, a Democrat. In...
Capitol Briefing (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Former Senate aide Pete Olson defeated ex-Rep. Shelley Sekula Gibbs in Texas' 22nd district GOP primary runoff yesterday, giving Republicans their nominee against Rep. Nick Lampson (D) and, sadly, depriving Hill reporters of the chance to cover Sekula Gibbs again. You may remember (more likely you don't) that Sekula Gibbs served in the House for a grand...
Wonkette (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
After a valiant and hard-fought campaign, former pretend Congresswoman and full-time nutbag Shelley Sekula Gibbs lost to some joker named Pete Olson last night in a primary runoff for Texas' 22nd...
Space Politics (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
A runoff in Texas District 22 on Tuesday has determined who will oppose Congressman Nick Lampson this fall. Former Senate aide Pete Olson defeated Shelley Sekula Gibbs by a 2-to-1 margin in the Republican runoff, after neither candidate captured a majority in the primary last month. Sekula Gibbs ran against Lampson in 2006 [...]
First Read (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
The Houston Chronicle on yesterday’s GOP run-off in Tom DeLay’s old congressional seat, which Democrat Nick Lampson now holds: “Former Navy flier and veteran Washington political aide Pete Olson claimed a surprisingly easy victory Tuesday over Shelley Sekula Gibbs in the runoff for the Republican candidacy in the 22nd Congressional District. “Olson, whose substantial edge in the...
The Corner (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
To the surprise of no one -- least of all those who read The Corner in February -- Pete Olson soundly defeated Shelley Sekula-Gibbs last night in the runoff for the GOP nomination in Texas-22. This is the former district of Rep. Tom DeLay (R., Tex.). Olson will face Rep. Nick Lampson (D.) in November. He has a more favorable district and better odds than most Republican House challengers...
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Former Navy flier and veteran Washington political aide Pete Olson claimed a surprisingly easy victory Tuesday over Shelley Sekula Gibbs in the runoff for the Republican candidacy in the 22nd Congressional District.
San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
An ex-Senate aide defeated a former city councilwoman in a runoff election Tuesday as Houston-area Republicans chose a nominee for former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay's old congressional seat. Pete Olson overpowered Shelley Sekula Gibbs with 68 percent of...
this blog is full of crap (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Shelley Sekula Gibbs got defeated by Pete Olson in the Republican primary today. Looks like Smoke Free Shelley will have to stick to pissing off staffers, alienating helpers, and respecting the freedom of the individual by taking away their right to smoke in places you expect smoking here in town. (Feel free to look up Shelley's hypocrisy in Search.)
The Hotline on Call (Free subscription) | 04/09/2008
Even though the 2008 race for the House is fully engaged everywhere else, the GOP can finally begin its drive to unseat Rep. Nick Lampson (D-TX 22). That's because the favored candidate of many in the party, ex-Senate aide/vet Pete Olson (R), defeated ex-Rep. Shelley Sekula Gibbs (R) in a runoff this p.m. Olson led 66-34% with 30% of the vote when the AP called the race shortly...
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Shelley Sekula-Gibbs is a politician. Knowing that fact, one almost expects her to be, at times, well, “economical with the truth” - like her efforts to portray herself as a staunch pro-life advocate, when her history is something else, or her vows to get tough on the border, after collaborating with other Houston City Council members [...]
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Seeking a public salary of about $165,000 a year, congressional candidates Shelley Sekula Gibbs and Pete Olson on Tuesday revealed differing views of the wisdom gained from drawing a salary from the taxpayers.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Seeking a public salary of about $165,000 a year, congressional candidates Shelley Sekula Gibbs and Pete Olson on Tuesday revealed differing views of the wisdom gained from drawing a salary from the taxpayers.
Houston Chronicle (Free subscription) | 04/02/2008
Seeking a public salary of about $165,000 a year, congressional candidates Shelley Sekula Gibbs and Pete Olson on Tuesday revealed differing views of the wisdom gained from drawing a salary from the taxpayers.
