The Texas Tribune reports:
Two conservative lawmakers said Wednesday that they have donated money they received from the leader of a group who recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. In a statement, Frisco Rep. Jared Patterson said that he has given $2,500 to a pro-Israel charity, to account for the in-kind contribution of the same value he received from former Rep. Jonathan Stickland, R-Bedford.
Stickland is the leader of Defend Texas Liberty, a political action committee that has donated millions of dollars to top Texas Republicans — including Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Attorney General Ken Paxton. “I was appalled to learn Defend Texas Liberty PAC hosted a Nazi sympathizer and Holocaust denier for six hours,” Patterson said in a statement. “I could not rest until I washed my campaign from the stain of this organization and its leader.”
Read the full article. Patrick, Paxton and around a dozen GOP reps have so far ignored demands to return donations from Defend Texas Liberty.
Patrick got $3 million from them shortly before the start of Paxton’s trial, which he oversaw in his parallel role as Senate president.
Rep. Jared Patterson [photo], previously appeared here for his “Don’t Say Gay” and anti-drag bills.
Frisco Rep. Jared Patterson said Wednesday that he has donated money he received from the leader of a group who recently hosted white supremacist Nick Fuentes. https://t.co/Pv2ObmvfsT
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 11, 2023
Far-right GOP activist Jonathan Stickland hosted white supremacist activist Nick Fuentes Friday at his office in Fort Worth.
Texas Republican Party leader Matt Rinaldi was also seen briefly entering the building, though he denied meeting Fuentes. https://t.co/u6GctzzYWR
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 11, 2023
What to know about Nick Fuentes, the white supremacist whose meeting with a PAC leader is shaking Texas politics https://t.co/TBDuKtCcel
— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) October 11, 2023