Tag: J.J. Koch

What started as a quiet race for the Republican nominee for Dallas County commissioner has turned into a pitched battle over criminal allegations and illegal immigration. In a recent email to supporters, Koch blamed Dallas County's shrinking middle class on "illegal immigrants." "We have to speak truthfully about the problems we face," Koch said this week. The attorney general's office declined to comment. Koch said the real criminal violations in the race were committed by Cunningham. He pointed to a Texas Ethics Commission complaint over Cunningham's campaign signs calling Cunningham a "Judge" without clearly stating that he's now retired. In the selfie-style video, Koch shows one of the signs without the "(Ret.)" Cunningham dismissed the sign flap as insignificant, saying he is considered a senior district judge by the state for life. Having entered the race more than a year earlier than Cunningham, Koch's campaign has raised and spent far more. Meanwhile, Cunningham took in $52,100 and spent $64,000.