Gov. Parker? Maybe
Will Houston Mayor Annise Parker be running for governor of Texas in 2018?
“Maybe,” Parker replied when asked, during an impromptu interview following her speech at the Out & Equal Conference this week, about a possible gubernatorial campaign.
Parker’s term as mayor ends in January, the same month that Greg Abbott will be finishing his first year as governor. That gives Parker plenty of time to decide whether to mount a challenge for the office two years down the road.
Until now, when asked if she would run for higher office, Parker has told reporters she loved being mayor of Houston and was concentrating on her job through the end of her term. In 2014, she declined to be considered for any statewide position, even though she would have been a popular choice among Democrats had she entered a primary.
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