TX-LG: Democratic Rep. Vikki Goodwin announces run for lieutenant governor
State Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, announced Tuesday she is running for lieutenant governor in next year’s midterm election, giving up a safe seat in the Texas House to seek one of the state’s most powerful offices.
Goodwin has long been expected to run for the seat, currently held by Republican Dan Patrick, who has said he will seek reelection next year. The four-term Austin Democrat told the Tribune in 2023 she was mulling a run, and since then she has openly signaled her plans to allies.
In a statement that did not mention Patrick by name, Goodwin accused Texas’ “current leadership” of “tearing down our agencies and institutions, instead of building trust within our communities.”
“I’m running for Lieutenant Governor because I believe in building a Texas that works for all of us—not just the well-connected few,” Goodwin said, announcing a list of priorities that included “fully funding” the state’s public schools and providing access to affordable housing, health care and “abundant and clean” water and power.
https://www.texastribune.org/2025/05/20/texas-rep-vikki-goodwin-dan-patrick/
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