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Polland is active in the interest group, Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), which seeks [[property tax]] relief in Texas. CLOUT finds that "appraisal creep" has hit Texas homeowners as hard as those in the Northeast, his native [[Illinois]], and in [[Wisconsin]].
Polland is active in the interest group, Citizens Lowering Our Unfair Taxes (CLOUT), which seeks [[property tax]] relief in Texas. CLOUT finds that "appraisal creep" has hit Texas homeowners as hard as those in the Northeast, his native [[Illinois]], and in [[Wisconsin]].
Polland ran unopposed to a second term as Harris County chairman in 2000, but he stepped down in 2002 to contest the District 17 seat in the state Senate in the party [[primary]]. The seat was vacated by veteran Republican J. E. "Buster" Brown of Lake Jackson. Polland lost badly to the physician Kyle Janek, who then prevailed in the November [[general election]]. Janek polled 8,495 votes (68 percent) to Polland's 3,967 ballots (32 percent). In a post-election letter to supporters, Polland wrote: "We ran a strong campaign based on our common conservative philosophy. We faced an incumbent (Janek was a state representative at the time}, who was the darling of the [[Austin]] lobby. We were outspent at least two-to--one ..." Janek was reelected in 2004 and 2006.
Polland ran unopposed to a second term as Harris County chairman in 2000, but he stepped down in 2002 to contest the District 17 seat in the state Senate in the party [[primary]]. The seat was vacated by veteran Republican [[J. E. "Buster" Brown]] of Lake Jackson. Polland lost badly to the physician Kyle Janek, who then prevailed in the November [[general election]]. Janek polled 8,495 votes (68 percent) to Polland's 3,967 ballots (32 percent). In a post-election letter to supporters, Polland wrote: "We ran a strong campaign based on our common conservative philosophy. We faced an incumbent (Janek was a state representative at the time}, who was the darling of the [[Austin]] lobby. We were outspent at least two-to--one ..." Janek was reelected in 2004 and 2006.
Polland won the support of many well-known Texas and national Republicans in his state Senate bid including former presidential contender [[Steve Forbes]], the [[publisher]] from [[New Jersey]], former Texas Secretary of State [[George Strake, Jr.]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dan Quayle]], [[Virginia]] Republican activist Morton Blackwell, and former presidential candidate [[Gary Bauer]], the director of the Campaign for Working Families.
Polland won the support of many well-known Texas and national Republicans in his state Senate bid including former presidential contender [[Steve Forbes]], the [[publisher]] from [[New Jersey]], former Texas Secretary of State [[George Strake, Jr.]], former [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dan Quayle]], [[Virginia]] Republican activist Morton Blackwell, and former presidential candidate [[Gary Bauer]], the director of the Campaign for Working Families.