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Saturday, December 31, 2011

Ray Hill kicks off campaign for Texas House with YouTube videos

This post originally appeared on Houstini.com on December 30, 2011


Ray Hill
As previously reported by Houstini Ray Hill, the iconic and iconoclastic Houston LGBT activist, announced this year that he would challenge ten-term incumbent state representative Garnet Coleman in next spring's Democratic Primary. Hill is running what he calls an "unfunded campaign," relying on social media and support from community members to get his message out.

We haven't heard much about the campaign since Hill filed at the beginning of the month (perhaps he's been distracted by his recent arrest during an attempt to prevent the HPD vice squad from harassing strippers), but Hill seems to have gotten back into the campaign saddle, releasing two YouTube videos about his campaign and why he thinks he's the best choice to represent district 147. The audio's not the best (tip: taping next to a roaring waterfall does not produce the best sound), but in both videos Hill expresses his belief that the common people of the district will vote him into office. Judge for yourself:


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