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TexasTowelie

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Mon Oct 4, 2021, 06:48 PM Oct 2021

'I can close the gap': Democrat Mike Collier launches campaign for Texas lieutenant governor

Mike Collier has been itching for a rematch with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick for nearly three years, after coming with 5 points of unseating the Republican leader in 2018.

“I woke up the next morning thinking, ‘I’m pretty sure if I had more time or money, we could beat him’,” Collier said. “That was my first impulse. The dust settled and we went and analyzed the performance county by county.”

“I quickly realized: If I stay on this, I can close that gap and I can win.”

Collier, an accountant and former chief financial officer of an oil company, said his campaign infrastructure has grown significantly in the intervening years. He worked to support other Democrats running for office during the 2020 general election and also served as a senior adviser to Biden’s Texas campaign.

Read more: https://www.caller.com/story/news/2021/10/04/mike-collier-lieutenant-governor-dan-patrick-election-2022-texas/5989493001/

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'I can close the gap': Democrat Mike Collier launches campaign for Texas lieutenant governor (Original Post) TexasTowelie Oct 2021 OP
I really thought he was already running Shell_Seas Oct 2021 #1
I know Mike and he is a boring even for an accountant LetMyPeopleVote Oct 2021 #2
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