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Wed Dec 02, 2009 at 00:18 PM CST
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There have been all sorts of rumors about certain politicians following Bill White onto the 2010 ticket to potentially make it our strongest ticket in over a decade. Now, though, a rumor is substantiated.
Former Congressman Nick Lampson, a moderate Democrat from southeast Texas, is considering a race for state comptroller, he confirmed this afternoon.
"It's something that I've been asked to look at," he said. "I don't know that I will but I don't want to close the door on it right now, either. I'll hear from some of my friends who are talking and seeing if there's not some actual way that an election could be won by a Democrat statewide."
I'm glad to hear more experienced Democrats openly speak about their potential candidacies in 2010. A Bill White and nothing else ticket wouldn't be too helpful. Nick Lampson would probably make a solid candidate, too. He served for 10 years in the U.S. Congress and has almost two decades of experience as a Property Tax Assessor in Jefferson County.
As of July, though, incumbent Susan Combs had more than $3.8 Million in her account. That number will likely daunt anyone considering the race, but hopefully it doesn't stop everyone from jumping in. Especially in these economic times, the position's pretty darn important. |
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