Mack: Patrick's running
Chronicle columnist Kristen Mack devoted Friday's column to KSEV-700 talker Dan Patrick, who continues to sound like he's serious about running for state Senate District 7 seat.
Mack addresses two questions that might potentially have affected Patrick's run:
He would have lost the name ID edge if he had to run under his given name, Dannie Goeb. But Patrick says he legally changed his name last year, when he was considering running in the 10th Congressional District, which extends from Katy to Austin."People have known me by Dan Patrick," he said. "If I run, by what was my other name, no one would know who I was."
Patrick's Montgomery County home, where he has lived for years, is in Senate District 3. That seat is held by Republican Todd Staples, who is running for agriculture commissioner. Patrick said he considered running in District 3 and in District 18, which includes part of Katy and several counties southwest of Houston. He settled on District 7 because of a history there.
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Within the next two weeks Patrick will close on a condo in Hudson Oaks, a few miles away from the radio station.
The early poll numbers that were leaked actually look decent for Patrick (otherwise they wouldn't have leaked). Patrick has considered several other political races, only to decide no at the last minute, so color me skeptical until he leaves his radio program and files for the office.
Posted by Kevin Whited @ 09/17/05 10:17 AM | Print | Comments (4)
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