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Strayhorn: Call me 'Grandma'
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| Contributor | DFWDem |
| Last Edited | DFWDem Jun 08, 2006 03:49pm |
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| Media | Newspaper - Dallas Morning News |
| News Date | Thursday, June 8, 2006 09:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Associated Press
AUSTIN - Grandma for governor?
Independent candidate Carole Keeton Strayhorn is asking the state to list her on the official November ballot as Carole Keeton "Grandma" Strayhorn, saying that's how voters know her. She's had a name change since her famous "One Tough Grandma" advertising campaign in 1998.
"More people know her as 'One Tough Grandma' than know her as Strayhorn," said campaign spokesman Mark Sanders. "Everywhere we go -- speeches in Dallas or Houston, small gatherings in Tyler or Amarillo -- people will come up and refer to her as Grandma."
State law stipulates that nicknames can only be used if they are less than 10 letters, have been commonly known for at least three years and do not make a political statement, said Scott Haywood, spokesman for Secretary of State Roger Williams. |
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