Ben Grant to run for Lt. Governor

[PDittie]

Via BOR, Kuff, and me, the Marshall News-Messenger reports that we have a candidate for Lieutenant Governor:

Marshall resident and attorney Ben Z. Grant on Thursday announced he will be a candidate for Texas Lieutenant Governor in the March Democratic primary.

Grant, 65, a former state representative who also served 17 years as justice of the Sixth Court of Appeals in Texarkana, said he is looking forward to the statewide race.

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Grant retired from the Sixth Court of Criminal Appeals when his term ended in 2002. He served as a state representative from 1971 until 1981.

Grant was also a district judge for the 71st Judicial District Court in Harrison County and was appointed to the court of appeals in 1985 by then-Gov. Mark White. He said he spent 37 years in government, starting his career as a school teacher.

Go read the whole thing at the link above, but this man sounds credentialed to tackle the woes facing Texas public education, Dewboy's Achilles heel.

[sonias]

1. Hallelujah!

Again these are great signs that our party is alive and kicking. Lieutenant Governor Grant has a nice ring to it.
:dem:

Sonia

[WestHoustonDem]

2. Excellent! n/t

[StellaBlue]

3. from one East Texan to another: YOU GO GET 'EM!

woo-hoo! yee-haw!

[David Van Os]

4. This is Great News!

[Texas_Kat]

5. Actually we have 3 Dirty 30 members running

Bob Gammage for Gov, Ben Grant for Lite Gov, and Fred Head for comptroller.

It's great to be a Democrat in Texas today!

[LT TX]

6. Isn't it great?

I read that in the Marshall News Messenger. He is a really great guy.