From Craig Watkins Campaign

(Wednesday) in the Dallas Morning News Jonathan Neerman Chairman of the Dallas County Republican Party tried to make an issue of my wife Tanya’s political consulting firm. In the article they raise the outrageous claim that it is a conflict of interest for my wife to be gainfully employed as a political consultant and tried to call into question our family’s ethics.

(Read Dallas Morning News Article 7 Dallas Judges hire DA’s Wife)

As a proud husband and father, I personally take issue with Mr. Neerman. His attempt to bring credibility issues to my job as District Attorney has gone too far. It is perfectly ok to question my actions in my official capacity as the District Attorney. In fact I welcome close scrutiny of the job I have done. However, in their hour of desperation, Mr. Neerman wants to divert the attention of the voters from the real issues and mount an attack against my wife and family.

My wife Tanya has been and remains an integral part of my campaign and career. She has honed her community organization skills into a successful career. But even before she began to make her political consultation skills available to others, she consulted the Commission on Judicial Conduct to ensure that it could not possibly pose a violation of any law or ethical provision.

Over the past three years we have brought transparency and credibility to the justice system. Let’s keep moving forward and not allow the diversionary tactics to take us back to the days of negative politics and personal attacks. Let’s send a message to Jonathan Neerman that we will not allow personal attacks toward public servants and their families.