Nocona pastor to challenge Thornberry for district seat

By Times Record News

Tuesday, September 29, 2009

A Nocona pastor announced he will run in the Republican primary against Rep. Mac Thornberry, R-Clarendon, for the 13th Congressional District seat.

Michael Barrett is pastor of Northside Landmark Missionary Baptist Church and also works in a hardware store,

“We are at a crossroads in America. The liberal left is working hard to erode the Constitution. The so-called ‘neo-cons’ that have taken over the Republican Party are right there alongside of them. Together, they are growing the government, expanding entitlements and taking away our freedoms,â€