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IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Contact: Matt Langston

Thursday, February 22, 2018 703‐901‐2595


What is Seliger Hiding?

AMARILLO, TX – Questions have been raised about Kel Seliger, an airplane, two
limited liability companies (one unreported), and a secret relationship with a
lobbyist during the 2015 legislative session. What is Seliger hiding from Senate
District 31 voters?

Since 2011, Texas Senate records show that Seliger has received almost $100,000 in
reimbursements for personal plane mileage. Although the reimbursements are paid
to Seliger, the plane is actually owned by FrogAir LLC. FrogAir is in turn owned by
Thetford LLC, which owns 100 percent of FrogAir (Texas Secretary of State).
Even though it owns FrogAir and Seliger is the sole member, Thetford LLC has never
been reported by Seliger on his personal financial statements filed with the Texas
Ethics Commission.

This convoluted corporate scheme is further complicated by Seliger’s secret
relationship with an Austin lobbyist. Thetford LLC was formed on April 27, 2015 by
Austin lobbyist Brian Yarbrough, who was the organizer and sole company contact
for a year (Texas Secretary of State).

Now, Seliger tries to suggest he didn’t know Yarbrough is a lobbyist. During a recent
forum, Seliger said, “I hired a lawyer, who I guess may be a lobbyist” (The Eagle
Press, 02/15/2018). He shouldn’t have to guess, because two weeks before
Yarbrough formed Thetford LLC, Yarbrough registered in support of a bill in
Seliger’s Higher Education Committee, and Seliger read his name into the record
(Senate Higher Education, 04/15/2015). Yarbrough appeared before the committee
representing Texas Alliance for Patient Access, which paid him between $25,000
and $50,000 according to Ethics Commission records.

Not only did Yarbrough appear before Seliger’s committee, but his firm – Erben &
Yarbrough –donated over $5,000 to Seliger’s campaign including sponsoring several
lobby receptions at the Austin Club – an exclusive private club near the Capitol.
Yarbrough most recently sponsored an Austin Club reception in November 2016
according to Ethics Commission records.

By not reporting Thetford LLC on his personal financial statements, Seliger was able
to keep his relationship with this Austin lobbyist a secret. Now, he wants to try and
suggest he didn’t know Yarbrough was a lobbyist.

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To any normal person, the obvious question is “What’s going on,” because there is a
clear appearance of impropriety. Seliger has been in the swamp so long he thought
he could get away with this kind of behavior. The facts have us asking, “What is
Seliger hiding?”

More information about Victor Leal is available at www.VoteVictorLeal.com.

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