Williams announces for US Senate Race in 2010

From an email press release:

Michael Williams, Chairman of the Texas Railroad Commission, today announced that he is a candidate for the United States Senate.

Williams is running for the seat currently occupied by U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison. He is a candidate for the seat when she resigns or retires.

“This critical juncture in time provides an historic opportunity for Texans to rekindle our can-do spirit; to look to the future for solutions, not to the past,” said Williams.

A former prosecutor in the Reagan Justice Department and the Midland County District Attorney’s office, Williams has served two U.S. Presidents in three cabinet departments.

“I have taken a leading role on energy, education, criminal justice, economic and environmental issues as a Railroad Commissioner and a member of the U.S. Departments of Justice, Education and Treasury,” said Williams. “We can have economic prosperity and cleaner air and water. We can have financial security without our elected officials compromising their conservative principles. We can have government accountable to the people,” continued Williams.

Williams was appointed to the Texas Railroad Commission in 1998 by then-Governor George W. Bush. He has since won reelection to the statewide office three times.

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I think Mike would make a good senator and would cause problems for Democrats who run against him. He has a dynamic personality and has been a leader on energy issues.

One of his fellow commissioners Elizabeth Ames Jones has also indicated an interest in the race and it looks like Republicans will have an exciting field to choose from. Here is a link to an article Jones wrote on Texas energy.

The Democrats are likely to nominate Houston Mayor Bill White. White made his formal announcement today too--http://www.billwhitefortexas.com/.

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