Texas State Senator Says Bid for Governor Is Possible
By EMMARIE HUETTEMAN, NYT
WASHINGTON — Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who captured the national spotlight with an 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, turned up in Washington on Monday with the news that she was considering a run for governor.
“I can say with absolute certainty that I will run for one of two offices: either my State Senate seat or the governor,” Ms. Davis said after a luncheon and speech at the National Press Club.
It was Ms. Davis’s second trip to Washington in as many weeks — a period when she has met with staff members at the Democratic Governors Association, raised money at sold-out fund-raisers, turned up at parties around town and huddled with Emily’s List.
The woman who turned pink sneakers into a symbol of resilience is under growing pressure from fellow Democrats to run.
“She would have very broad appeal, I believe, in Texas and across the country,” said Martin Frost, a former Texas congressman who was once head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “I believe she could raise the money necessary to make this a race.”
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WASHINGTON — Wendy Davis, the Texas state senator who captured the national spotlight with an 11-hour filibuster against restricting abortion rights, turned up in Washington on Monday with the news that she was considering a run for governor.
“I can say with absolute certainty that I will run for one of two offices: either my State Senate seat or the governor,” Ms. Davis said after a luncheon and speech at the National Press Club.
It was Ms. Davis’s second trip to Washington in as many weeks — a period when she has met with staff members at the Democratic Governors Association, raised money at sold-out fund-raisers, turned up at parties around town and huddled with Emily’s List.
The woman who turned pink sneakers into a symbol of resilience is under growing pressure from fellow Democrats to run.
“She would have very broad appeal, I believe, in Texas and across the country,” said Martin Frost, a former Texas congressman who was once head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. “I believe she could raise the money necessary to make this a race.”
(More here.)
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