State Senate Race Intensifies

LONGVIEW – The race for state Senator Kevin Eltife’s seat is heating up between state Representatives David Simpson of Longview and Bryan Hughes of Mineola. KETK and the Longview News-Journal report Simpson is accusing Hughes of slander. During a forum in November, Hughes claimed Simpson has played “both sides” in the debate over granting Texas drivers’ licenses to undocumented workers. However, Simpson says he has never supported that sort of legislation and that his voting record backs up his position. In an open letter, Simpson said Hughes is misleading their constituents and called for a public correction. A spokesman for Hughes says Simpson’s interpretation of the legislation is quote “simply just wrong.”