Sharp accused Perry of getting rich on sweetheart deals. Faulkner's construction company is involved in building low-income housing financed by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, an agency whose budget would fall under Sharp if he is elected lieutenant governor.
Most lieutenant governors have an outside source of income.
Sharp has been criticizing Perry for his earnings on land deals and stock trades. My tax records show that I've made sound business decisions, honest investments and like many Texans have benefited from trends in real estate and the stock markets. Sharp said the returns showed Perry was working for himself instead of the taxpayers. Most of Sharp's earnings were from his state salary. The only other major source of income was the money Sharp earned as a licensed real estate dealer last year.