Shared governorance

In Monday's Dallas Morning News:

In his latest campaign report, Perry collected $106,000 from five A&M regents - all of them his appointees. But a review of the latest campaign reports indicates that when it comes to money from College Station, challenger Kay Bailey Hutchison is the favorite of Aggieland.

Hutchison raised more than $27,000 from College Station contributors - among them, professors, administrators, A&M boosters and an associate dean. Also, former A&M President Ray Bowen gave Hutchison $1,250. Perry got less than $500 from College Station.

This is what Vision 1920 means by shared governance. TAMU should be run by people who share something with the Governor.

• Chairman Foster is on Perry's Statewide Finance Committee and gave $25,000 to Texans for Perry in June.
• Vice-Chairman Wilson and his wife are on Perry's Statewide Finance Committee.
• Regent Adams is on Perry's Statewide Finance Committee Adams gave $25,000 to Texans for Perry in January 2008, and another $50,000 in June.

  He also currently serves on the board of the Texas Public Policy Foundation...

• Regent Dr. Box was 2006 Treasurer Texans for Rick Perry. He gave $5,000 to Texans for Perry in May 2008 and another $5,000 in June.
• Regent Fraga is on Perry's Statewide Finance Committee and gave $1,000 to Texans for Perry in June.
• Regent Jones

  In December of 2000, Mr. Jones moved to Austin and served as the General Counsel to the Office of the Governor for Governor Rick Perry until November 2003.

• Regent Schwertner is a regular Perry contributor who gave $4000 to Texans for Rick Perry in 2008 and another $25,000 in June
• Regent Stallings was TAMU head football coach while Perry was a student at TAMU
• Regent Ida Clement "Weisie" Steen is the wife of DPS commissioner John Steen, a Regional finance chair on Perry's Statewide Finance Committee
• Former Regent, the late JL Huffines was the father of Perry's 2006 campaign chairman. Huffines gave $75K to Perry's 2000 campaign.
• Chancellor McKinney was Perry's Chief of Staff
• Former System General Council Jay Kimbrough worked for Perry before and after being at TAMUS.
• Mark Ellison, Associate Vice Chancellor for Economic Development is the former director of the Emerging Technology Fund.
• Vice Chancellor Diedrich is described as close to Perry, and was on a marathon relay team with him in 2005