Democrat Collier running again for Texas lieutenant governor
3 years, 9 months ago

Democrat Collier running again for Texas lieutenant governor

Associated Press  

AUSTIN, Texas — Democrat Mike Collier is running again for Texas lieutenant governor as the biggest slot on the 2022 party ticket remains vacant — a challenger to take on Republican Gov. The announcement Tuesday by Collier, an accountant who ran as a moderate in two previously failed bids for statewide office, makes him one of Democrats’ earliest entrants into next year’s midterm elections after the party’s lofty expectations in Texas last year foundered. When O’Rourke became a Democratic sensation during a narrow loss for U.S. Senate in 2018, his campaign drove massive turnout that carried downballot Democrats to surprisingly close finishes in Texas, where they haven’t won a statewide race since 1994. Dan Patrick by fewer than 5 points that year, said the state’s handling of the pandemic and February’s deadly blackouts has widened Democrats’ opportunity to win one of Texas’ most powerful offices.

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