Democratic statehouse Rep. Mike Villarreal of San Antonio is considering running for comptroller and is expected to make a decision next week. The five-term House member is a financial advisor who holds a masters in public policy from Harvard.
The state Democratic Party has been trying to recruit candidates from different areas of the state, where their presumed popularity and political cred could attract hometown voters to the polls and lend strength to a Democratic ticket.
According to a Villarreal spokesman, he will soon be launching a video outlining his vision for Texas. Villarreal should be given some credit for his work this past session in which he actively reached out to blogs, talked about issues, and had some of the more substantive conversations about policy affecting Texas. He's smart, hails from a safe Democratic district in San Antonio, and would add a compelling new voice to the statewide Democratic ticket should he decide to run in 2010.
