Lehmberg pleaded guilty to DWI , served nearly three weeks in jail , went to rehab and then went back to her job as the district attorney , able to ignore the calls for her to step down . Texas Gov . Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination to be president of the United States in 2012 and has been a leading contender since he announced his candidacy on June 1, said that if elected president, he Charges stem from his threat to cut program run by a local DA unless she resigned . Both Perry and the DA got mug shots -- hers for drunk driving charge . But while she 's back at work , he has to defend himself against felony charges .
Texas Gov . Rick Perry, who is running for the Republican nomination to be president of the United States in 2012 and has been a leading contender since he announced his candidacy on June 1, said that if elected president, he Charges stem from his threat to cut program run by a local DA unless she resigned . Both Perry and the DA got mug shots -- hers for drunk driving charge . But while she 's back at work , he has to defend himself against felony charges .