| | Stovall is an avid backer of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]]; the ''San Antonio Express-News'' calls Stovall "effusive, worshipful, and fully committed to hitching his wagon to Trump's brash rhetoric, nationalist agenda, and stated determination to 'drain the swamp' in [[Washington, D.C.]]"<ref name=saen>Gilbert Garcia, "Candidate out to Make District 21 great again", ''San Antonio Express-News'', January 26, 2018, p. A2.</ref> Indeed in his 30-second video commercial, Stovall is shown standing knee-deep in the middle of a swamp wearing fishing waders and a white "Make Amerioca Great Again" cap and asserting his backing for Trump..<ref name=saen/> | | Stovall is an avid backer of [[U.S. President]] [[Donald Trump]]; the ''San Antonio Express-News'' calls Stovall "effusive, worshipful, and fully committed to hitching his wagon to Trump's brash rhetoric, nationalist agenda, and stated determination to 'drain the swamp' in [[Washington, D.C.]]"<ref name=saen>Gilbert Garcia, "Candidate out to Make District 21 great again", ''San Antonio Express-News'', January 26, 2018, p. A2.</ref> Indeed in his 30-second video commercial, Stovall is shown standing knee-deep in the middle of a swamp wearing fishing waders and a white "Make Amerioca Great Again" cap and asserting his backing for Trump..<ref name=saen/> |
| − | Stovall's friend, Brad Parscale, served as Trump's 2016 digital director and is now working to elect Stovall to Congress. <ref name=saen/> Stovall had recommended Parscale's father, Dwight Parscale, as his interim successor, but the precinct leaders instead tapped businessman [[Mark Dorazio | + | Stovall's friend, Brad Parscale, served as Trump's 2016 digital director and is now working to elect Stovall to Congress. <ref name=saen/> Stovall had recommended Parscale's father, Dwight Parscale, as his interim successor, but the precinct leaders instead tapped businessman [[Mark Dorazio]]. |