It's not an official endorsement yet, but it looks like Sugar Land Mayor David Wallace will be backing his singing buddy, former Pasadena Mayor John Manlove in the CD22 race.
Wallace is forwarding around an invitation to a Manlove fundraiser in Sugar Land being hosted next week by Dr. V.N. Vijayvergiya and J.R. Redding.
Vijayvergiya is the owner of Geotest Engineering, Inc. a geotechnical engineering and materials testing company that serves private sector clients and government agencies. Redding is President & CEO of S&B Infrastructure. Both companies compete for local government contracts on a regular basis.
Wallace, in his capacity as real estate developer, was trying to get a town square project (similar to Sugar Land's and the one he's trying to get going in Waco.) off the ground in Pasadena while Manlove was still mayor there. Latest word on that is that it won't happen. But it seems Wallace is still humming with Manlove.
Wallace's seeming (if unofficial) endorsement of Manlove is interesting in that speculation had been strong that Wallace would back Pete Olson who moved to Sugar Land a few months ago from Washington specifically to run for the CD22 spot. Olson is closely aligned with many DeeCee insiders and most folks 'round here know Wallace has aspirations of a higher government appointment of some kind.
Wallace, of course, tried unsuccessfully in 2004 to get the GOP nomination to fill Tom DeLay's seat-- but was rebuffed by the party faithful. He decided not to join the crowded GOP field this year and many speculate some skeletons in his closet that have come to light as well as some ethics concerns is the main reason why. Wallace has announced he will not seek reelection as Sugar Land mayor.
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