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[[Barbara Staff]], a co-manager of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s crucial 1976 [[primary]] victory over [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], resides in Plano. | [[Barbara Staff]], a co-manager of [[Ronald Reagan]]'s crucial 1976 [[primary]] victory over [[U.S. President]] [[Gerald Ford]], resides in Plano. | ||
| + | So does the [[Moderate Republican [[Van Taylor]], the U.S. Representative for Texas' 3rd congressional district who faces opposition from a [[conservative]] woman, Suzanne Harp, in the March 1, 2022, Republican primary. | ||
==Bibliography - Further Reading== | ==Bibliography - Further Reading== | ||
Revision as of 13:11, January 15, 2022
Plano is a city in Texas, although originally a suburb of Dallas it has grown to be a sizeable city in its own right, with almost 300,000 people.
Ranking among the most conservative American cities
It is fifth in the list of most conservative American cities.[1]
However, recent relocations of liberal Californians (seeking to escape the results of their liberal policies, yet voting the same way upon relocation) have turned Plano (and Collin County in general) into a much less reliably conservative base.
Prestonwood Baptist Church, a multi-site Southern Baptist megachurch, has its main campus in west Plano.
Barbara Staff, a co-manager of Ronald Reagan's crucial 1976 primary victory over U.S. President Gerald Ford, resides in Plano. So does the [[Moderate Republican Van Taylor, the U.S. Representative for Texas' 3rd congressional district who faces opposition from a conservative woman, Suzanne Harp, in the March 1, 2022, Republican primary.
Bibliography - Further Reading
- Skousen, Joel, Strategic Relocation - North American Guide to Safe Places, 3rd Edition Perfect Paperback, 2011, ISBN 1568612621, ISBN 978-1568612621. Detailed profile on Texas cities and towns.
External links
References
- ↑ 2005 study rankings on liberal and conservative cities. Posted Oct 27, 2014. Accessed March 18, 2015.