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David Holmes
stated on October 17, 2016 in a Facebook post and video:

Says Gerald Daugherty advocated lowering the penalty for crimes like strangulation in domestic violence cases because "they just ‘throw more people into the’" jail "‘system."

By Rachel Rice • October 24, 2016
Jason Nassour
stated on February 18, 2016 in a Facebook post:

Says Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty "claims to have taken a pay cut, but for 2016, he voted to raise his salary by 19.6 percent."

By Rachel Rice • February 26, 2016