Independent - Texan - Candidate for Lt. Governor - Businessman
Texas, USA
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I’m running for Lieutenant Governor of Texas as an Independent. It’s time to fund our public schools, restore common sense, and end the chaos and culture wars in Austin.
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For 35 minutes, a teacher sat in the middle of her classroom, holding onto crying students as she gave them strength
And when police came to escort students out of a window, she held their hands to lead them out—not leaving till she was certain that not one child was left behind
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Dan Patrick wrote and passed the bill that has now banned all abortions—including in cases of rape or incest—in Texas.
That is the immense power of the Lt. Governor.
And when elected, I will use that power to codify Roe v. Wade into Texas law.
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In the energy capital of the world, we can no longer trust that the lights will stay on.
This is what eight years of Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott have done to our Texas.
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What we’re witnessing in real time is what happens when state leaders, like Dan Patrick, spend years focused on bathrooms and Chic-fil-a rather than actual issues of state governance like infrastructure and energy.
Texas needs real, honest leadership now.
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Texas, I'm honored to be your Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor.
We will fight in every county for every vote, taking no Texan for granted.
And together, we will defeat Dan Patrick and take back our beloved Texas.
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56 years ago, a Texan stood before before Congress and before the nation to proclaim:
"It is wrong—deadly wrong—to deny any of your fellow Americans the right to vote in this country."
LBJ was right then and he is right now.
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.@DanPatrick, only a coward wouldn’t debate for the most powerful position in Texas.
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Dan Patrick wrote some of the worst, most cruel anti-abortion legislation in the nation.
When elected, I will be the first pro-choice Lt. Governor in Texas history.
Together, we can take back our state.
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Not enough Texans know that retired teachers do not have access to social security.
Teachers are entirely reliant on the state for their retirement.
That's why as Lt. Governor I will fight tooth-and-nail to finally give our retired teachers a cost-of-living-adjustment.
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The Lt. Governor of Texas is the most powerful lawmaker in the state.
And as a lifelong energy expert—as Lt. Governor—I will use that power to fix the damn grid.
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Folks, if we save Texas, we save America.
Retweet this and follow us to help us take back our state and win this November.
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One thing is clear—the only way we pass the laws that will keep our kids safe is by voting out Dan Patrick this November.
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Texas was once governed by giants like Lyndon B. Johnson, Barbara Jordan, and Ann Richards.
They didn’t always get it right, but they used their power to help the people of Texas.
This November, we can elect leaders that actually work to serve Texans.
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For nearly a decade, Dan Patrick has worked tirelessly to ban all abortions in Texas.
Now, he wants to overturn marriage equality, outlaw contraception, and end the Right to Privacy.
We must stop him—and we can.
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In Texas, our Governor and Lt. Governor are more interested in creating crises than solving them.
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There is a movement—funded by two West Texas billionaires—to profitize and privatize your public school.
They have given Dan Patrick millions to push their extreme agenda.
As Lt. Governor, I will champion public schools. Period.
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What we’re witnessing in real time is what happens when state leaders spend years focused on bathrooms and Chic-fil-a rather than actual issues of state governance like infrastructure and energy.
Texas needs real, honest leadership now.
This is what happens when the Democrats are left in charge. Why California’s liberal climate policies are causing electricity blackouts: bit.ly/2Yc4wQV
#KAG
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Dan Patrick wrote and passed the bill that has now banned all abortions—including in cases of rape or incest—in Texas.
That is the immense power of the Lt. Governor.
And when elected, I will use that power to codify Roe v. Wade into Texas law.
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I’m Mike Collier — Democratic nominee for Lt. Governor of Texas.
I'm fighting to defeat Dan Patrick so that we can fully fund our schools, protect our rights, and fix the damn grid.
If you’re with me, retweet and follow to join our team?
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As a Texas Democrat, who switched parties when the GOP turned extreme, I am excited to work with the Republicans for Harris campaign to help others do the same. @RepsForHarris #CountryOverParty
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I was giving a speech in rural Texas today when a man decided he would interrupt my remarks and tell me to leave
So I asked him:
When's the last time Dan Patrick came to earn their vote? To talk about the grid? To talk about rural hospitals closing?
I will not be shouted down
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THIS is what two decades of single party rule in Texas looks like.
In November of 2022, we can end the nightmare.
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Ted Cruz loses 93 to 6 in his objection to @JoeBiden's victory. He threw gasoline on a fire in hopes of advancing his career and brought 100 years of shame on our country.
Ted has been rejected by his peers Rejected by our nation. Rejected by Texas.
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In Dan Patrick’s Texas, a COVID test is required in order to enter the Texas Senate while public schools cannot require even masks, much less tests.
The hypocrisy is just astounding.
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I am honored and proud to earn the support of @judge_whitley.
We may be of different parties but we both care deeply about the people of Texas.
Together, we will take back our state and build a better Texas.
SCOOP: Tarrant County @Judge_Whitley, the Republican leader of Texas' largest GOP county, said he will back Democrat Mike @CollierForTexas instead of the Republican incumbent @DanPatrick.
Whitley explained why in a new episode of @Yallitics.
EPISODE: apple.co/3cQJOR3
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Dan Patrick is against Disney.
He is against public education.
He is against the right to vote.
He is against the right to choose.
He is against fixing the damn grid.
He is against gun safety.
As Lt. Governor, I will fight FOR Texans, not against them.
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Eight years of Dan Patrick have proven that he is bad for Texas schools.
He is bad for Texas women.
He is bad for Texas taxpayers.
Dan Patrick has failed Texas and on November 8th we will fire him.
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Texans are being slammed with higher property taxes because the GOP:
- opened a massive corporate property tax loophole in 1997
- botched the new state corporate tax in 2005
- slashed state corporate taxes again in 2015
Folks, Texas families pay more so corporations can pay less
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Unbelievable... ERCOT pays a bitcoin miner $31 million out of OUR pockets to NOT buy power.
Thank you, Lt Governor Dan Patrick, for yet another rip off scheme!
Texas paid bitcoin miner Riot $31.7 million to shut down during heat wave in August cnbc.com/2023/09/06/texas-pa…
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While Dan Patrick has been Lt. Governor, our property taxes and energy bills have gone through the roof.
He is taxing Texas families out of their homes while giving corporations billions in tax breaks.
That ends when I’m Lt. Governor.
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School districts in the Houston area are slammed with $850 million in deficits just months after Governor Abbott announced huge state budget surpluses.
Folks, this crisis is by design.
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Dan Patrick banned all abortions in Texas.
Banned in cases of rape.
Banned in cases of incest.
As Lt. Governor, I will work to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into the books of law—returning the power to make decisions to doctors and their patients, not the government.
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Dan Patrick wrote and passed the bill that has now banned all abortions—including in cases of rape or incest—in Texas.
That is the immense power of the Lt. Governor.
And when elected, I will use that power to codify the protections of Roe v. Wade into Texas law.
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I'm Mike Collier.
I'm running against Dan Patrick—the guy that blamed COVID cases on Black Texans and said grandparents ought to die for the Dow.
In 2018, I nearly defeated Dan Patrick, and in 2022, we will finish what we started.
RT and follow if I can count on your support.
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In Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick's Texas:
- schools will lose funding if they offer online schooling
- schools cannot require masks
- schools do not need to contact trace nor inform parents of a positive case in the classroom
The contempt for public education is unconscionable.
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Public money ought to go to public schools for the public good.
When elected Lt. Governor, I will stop any effort, by Democrats or Republicans, to send OUR taxpayer dollars to private institutions.
School vouchers are bad policy and bad for Texas. Period.
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This is a dark day for freedom in Texas.
A woman's right to control her own body and her own healthcare now depends on who will be Lt. Governor of Texas.
Unlike Dan Patrick, I will fight like hell to protect the right to abortion care.
The choice is clear.
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The Lt. Governor is the most powerful lawmaker in Texas, and I will use that power to codify Roe v. Wade.
I will hand that bill to Governor @BetoORourke, who will sign it into the books of law.
And then I’ll watch with admiration as Attorney General @RochelleMGarza enforces it.
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WATCH: Our new ad running across West Texas.
I know plenty of good Texas Republicans, and Dan Patrick ain’t one of them.
RT if you agree.
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There is a crisis unfolding in our public schools.
In Garland ISD, 31 staff and 224 students have ALREADY tested positive for COVID-19.
We have the power to prevent many of these cases with masks, but Abbott and Patrick would rather Texans get sick and school be disrupted.
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As Lt. Governor, I will fix the damn grid.
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According to Dan Patrick—on his watch—crime is up and property taxes are skyrocketing.
Folks, no joke, that’s his pitch for a third term.
As Lt. Governor, I will do what Dan Patrick either can’t or won’t—rein in property taxes and invest in public safety.
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Together, @RochelleMGarza and I will beat the worst Lt. Governor and the worst Attorney General in the nation.
Together, we will win and take back our beloved Texas.
Will you join us?
ALT Rochelle Garza and Mike Collier
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Under Dan Patrick, Texans continue to pay more and more in property taxes so that massive corporations can pay less.
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Because of Dan Patrick, it is harder to get a fishing license in Texas than it is to get a gun.
The only way we pass the laws we need to keep our communities safe is by winning this November.
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There are no storms or bad weather anywhere near me. It's a normal Texas summer day and yet our power keeps going off.
The idiots in Austin have had years to FIX THE DAMN GRID!
The incompetence is palpable.
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This race isn’t about me or about Dan Patrick or about anyone else.
This race is about the millions of children in Texas public schools, the hundreds who lost their lives when the grid failed, and the thousands of Texans who lack access to healthcare.
This race is about you.
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For eight years, Dan Patrick has promised he’ll lower your property taxes.
Let me ask you—have your property taxes gone down or have they skyrocketed?
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I woke up this morning to a home without power.
Why? Because I live in Greg Abbott’s and Dan Patrick’s Texas.
We live in a state run by grossly negligent clowns who can’t even keep the light on.
In 2022, don’t forget their names.
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As Lt. Governor—instead of waging culture wars that pit Texan against Texan—I will focus on our schools, fixing the damn grid, and reforming our property tax system so that Texans don't continue to pay more so that corporations can pay less.
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Dan Patrick’s agenda:
- Defund our public schools
- Ban abortion
- Ban books
- Bully LGBT kids
- Raise property taxes on Texans
- Cut taxes for large corporations
- Restrict the right to vote to hold onto power to do all the above
We must defeat him this November.
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The Lt. Governor is the most powerful legislator in the State of Texas.
Dan Patrick used that power to ban all abortions in Texas.
I will use that power to codify Roe v. Wade into state law.
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We know what's at stake.
We must defeat Dan Patrick.
And we must codify Roe v. Wade into Texas law.
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I love Texas and I love Texans.
That’s why I’m running for Lt. Governor.
Because I cannot do nothing as Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick destroy this great state and hurt it’s people.
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A better Texas is possible.
If we fight for it.
If we vote for it.
If we give it our all.
As Lt. Governor, I will not let you down.
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$100 MILLION PER DAY — that is how much Abbott's border stunt is costing our economy.
And as Texas businesses continue to suffer, the supply chain strained, and inflation worsened, where is Dan Patrick?
"With so much traffic passing across the bridge each day, some estimates say the traffic stoppage is costing upwards of $100 million per day." - via @PhotogDina myrgv.com/local-news/2022/04…
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Every Texan ought to ask themselves:
Why does Dan Patrick want to defund our local schools?
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Let's make history, Texas.
ALT Mike Collier will be the first pro-choice Lt. Governor in Texas history
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When Lt. Governor, I will push for the immediate passage of:
- Red flag laws
- Universal background checks
- Safe storage requirements
- Waiting period to buy a semi-automatic firearm
- And raising the purchase age to 21
The time to stop the next school shooting is now.
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I want you to hear it from me directly, folks.
I’m thinking about running to be the next Lt. Governor of Texas, and I need your help to defeat Dan Patrick.
Can I count on your support?
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Last night was bittersweet. Despite being outspent 20 to 1, we were within 5 points of winning. What we lacked in funds, we made up with grit, hard work, a Texas-sized will to win, and most importantly, we did it with you. Your support and fight made a difference. Thank you all!
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I’m running to defeat Dan Patrick because our children deserve a Lt. Governor who will fight like hell for them—not the NRA.
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I'm Mike Collier and in 2022, with your help, we will beat Dan Patrick and elect a Democrat as Lt. Governor of Texas.
RT if you agree.
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Not enough Texans know that retired teachers do not have access to social security.
Teachers are entirely reliant on the state for their retirement.
That's why as Lt. Governor I will fight tooth-and-nail to finally give our retired teachers a cost-of-living-adjustment.
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As Lt. Governor, Dan Patrick passed a law eliminating any permit requirement for guns.
As Lt. Governor, I will end permitless carry, champion red flag laws, push for safe storage requirements, and work with @MomsDemand to keep Texans safe.
Our children deserve nothing less.
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Property taxes have gone up more under Dan Patrick than under any Lt. Governor in memory.
$20 BILLION.
That's how much more you and I are paying in property taxes since he became Lt. Governor.
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I love Texas with all my heart—every inch of it.
I will fight with everything I’ve got for the state I love.
I will not let Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott destroy my Texas.
I will not give up. Texas is worth the fight.
Will you join me?
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20 years ago, Enron got the State Legislature to redesign our grid.
What we got was a rickety, deregulated grid that serves corporations at the expense of Texas families.
I will not take a dime from corporate PACs because I want to serve the people of Texas—not corporations.
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This is not only cruel, but every year, Texans pay BILLIONS in federal taxes.
Federal unemployment benefits bring that money back to our state.
Instead of returning that money to Texans, Greg Abbott wants us to pay for benefits in other states.
Here's my question: why?
TX will opt out of further federal unemployment benefits tied to the #COVID19 pandemic.
There are nearly 60% more jobs open in TX today than there was in Feb. 2020, making these unemployment benefits no longer necessary.
More info⬇️
bit.ly/3ow04sb
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I'm Mike Collier.
In 2018, I almost beat Dan Patrick.
In 2022, with your help, we will finish what we started and put an end to the hate, to the bigotry, and to the skullduggery.
With your help, we will beat Dan Patrick.
secure.actblue.com/donate/so…
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Dan Patrick saying he'll fight for our public schools is like trusting the wolf to guard the henhouse.
As Lt. Governor, I will fully fund our schools and put an end to the attacks on public education in Texas.
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Because of Dan Patrick, it is harder to get a fishing license in Texas than it is to get a gun.
The only way we pass the laws we need to keep our communities safe is by winning this November.
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Tag me next time, Dan.
It’s no surprise @Judge_Whitley, who made @TarrantCountyTX property taxes among the highest in TX, doesn’t get it. People are being taxed out of their homes by big spending local governments. Collier & Whitley are two-of-a-kind, tax hiking, big spenders.
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I’m praying for the victims and the families of Uvalde CISD.
My heart breaks for an entire generation of children whom we have failed. A generation for whom mass shootings are a part of everyday life.
We don't have to live like this, and we can chose not to.
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The Texas GOP claims that the power grid “is better today than it’s ever been” — the facts show the opposite.
Deferring maintenance and allowing pollution to meet demand is proof that Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott have not fixed the damn grid.
Mike Collier
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You never know what you’ll see on the campaign trail.
Today, I stumbled across the Texas GOP platform.
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The Texas GOP platform:
—Demands a referendum on secession
—Declares homosexuality is “an abnormal lifestyle choice”
—Claims that President Biden "was not legitimately elected"
—Calls for the abolishment of the Voting Rights Act
This is @DanPatrick's agenda.
We must beat him.
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Dan Patrick was elected on the promise of reducing our property taxes.
After two terms and eight years, our bills have skyrocketed while corporations have gotten tax cut after tax cut.
As Lt. Governor, I will work to provide much needed relief to Texas families.
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For 8 years, Dan Patrick has worked ardently to block even the slightest suggestion of common-sense gun laws in Texas.
The problem in Texas is Dan Patrick.
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With the first cold front arriving in Texas, here's everything Dan Patrick has done to actually fix the damn grid:
Nothing.
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Texans are being slammed with higher property taxes because the GOP:
- opened a massive corporate property tax loophole in 1997
- botched the new state corporate tax in 2005
- slashed state corporate taxes again in 2015
Folks, Texas families pay more so corporations can pay less
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Recently chatted with a Texas teacher who reminded me that Dan Patrick promised every teacher in Texas a $10,000 raise in his desperate attempt to save his political hide.
He eked out a victory against me then promptly reneged on his pledge.
He is Dan Patrick, after all.
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Facts are stubborn things.
Over Dan Patrick’s two terms as Lt. Governor, property taxes have skyrocketed by over $20 billion.
We are paying more so that large corporations can pay less.
That ends when I’m Lt. Governor.
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BIG NEWS: our campaign launched our first TV ad
Because since last year, I’ve been calling on Dan Patrick to fix the damn grid—and that didn't happen
Here's what did happen—Dan Patrick put his rich campaign donors on the ERCOT board while our bills skyrocketed
Watch our ad →
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In the energy capital of the world, millions of Texans are fearful that they will once again lose power.
This is what eight years of Dan Patrick and Greg Abbott have done to our beloved Texas.
It’s unconscionable.
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You probably have a lot of questions about the grid today
Here’s what’s happening, how we got here, and how I’d fix the damn grid.
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I will never — never — forget when I saw Dan Patrick get on national television and say that our grandparents should be willing to die for the Dow.
Young or old, no Texan is expendable.
That's why I'm running to beat him in 2022.
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As Lt. Governor and with @RochelleMGarza as Attorney General, every Texan will have the right to live their truth because y’all means ALL.
Happy Pride, Texas!
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