When Brimer was a member of the Texas House of Representatives he defaulted on multiple campaign loans.  One of the lenders, Commonwealth Bank, failed and the FDIC took over the campaign loan.  In a letter to the FDIC, Brimer tried to get the taxpayers to cover his debt, claiming he could not pay back the loan - even though he owned a successful insurance company and was drawing a legislator’s salary.



“This change of venue extends a seemingly endless evasion campaign - disguised as a court challenge - waged by Brimer and his surrogates to keep Davis off the ballot. This legal maneuvering is indicative of Brimer’s weak political position and his wish to avoid ethical scrutiny. Kim Brimer can’t hide from Tarrant County voters forever,” Davis’ campaign manager Jamie Fontaine said. “Tarrant County families have a hard enough time affording electric bills, homeowner’s insurance, and health care – footing the bill for Kim Brimer’s defaulted loans is they last thing they should be expected to do.”



“I don’t have any information about why the 2nd Court of Appeals asked the Texas Supreme Court to reassign our case,” Davis said. “Though I respect the Court’s decision, I was confident that the panel of judges would deliver a fair and favorable decision.”



“I’m also absolutely confident in my eligibility for the Texas State Senate, and I think we will get an equally fair hearing in the 5th Court of Appeals in Dallas,” Davis said. “Despite the current delay in resolving this case, I hope Kim Brimer will soon join me and the voters in the conversation we’ve been having about issues, like the financial pressures Texas families are feeling and our public school system that is starving for adequate funding.”