In Austin, Pelosi praises Wendy Davis but doesn’t pressure her to run for governor
The minority leader in the U.S. House of Representatives was in Austin on Monday to attend a conference on the status of women in society and politics, but she did not press the state’s most popular female Democrat to run for Texas’ highest political office.
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, who was the first female speaker of the House when she held the job from 2007 to 2011, focused her attention on promoting equal pay for women, a better balance between work and family and access to affordable child care. But Pelosi, D-Calif., also took time to talk about state Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort Worth, who is pondering a run for Texas governor.
Davis gained global attention for a filibuster during a special session of the Texas Legislature in June that derailed — for a time — a GOP-sponsored anti-abortion measure. Her stand immediately inspired talk of her running for governor next year. Davis promised to announce her decision after Labor Day.
Pelosi, a favorite target of the Republican base, said Davis wouldn’t have any trouble raising the needed cash — about $30 million to $40 million — to run for governor.
More at http://www.statesman.com/news/news/in-austin-pelosi-praises-wendy-davis-but-doesnt-pr/nZck5/ .
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