GOP Sources: McCaul May Get in U.S. Senate Race
U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Austin, is quietly exploring a run for the U.S. Senate seat now held by Kay Bailey Hutchison, Republican sources told The Texas Tribune on Tuesday. McCaul is telling potential supporters that he's prepared to spend $4 million to $6 million of his own money.
In a statement emailed to the Tribune, McCaul didn’t say he was getting in the race but also didn’t deny that he was. "My goal remains to ensure that the most qualified person represents Texas in the United States Senate," the statement said.
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Comments (3)
Marc Lippincott via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Well, when daddy in law runs Clear Channel, no worries about fundraisers or getting ads run...
Sebastian St Troy via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He has a terrible record, in that he always votes in favor of big business and NEVER in the interests of the people! He hasn't been good for Texas and he's only assisting in creating a government owned by business, not 'of and by the people' as our founding fathers invisioned.
Wilkins Micawber
If his goal truly is to ensure that the most qualified person represents Texas in the United States Senate, then he will throw his formidable family and personal wealth behind a truly qualified, independent candidate.
Instead, what we will get is more of the same old machinery, running in the same old way.