Lupe Valdez, Andrew White, Jeffrey Payne make pitches for governor at North Dallas Democratic forum
Three Democratic candidates for governor warned voters Sunday that incumbent Republican Greg Abbott is too radical for Texas.
"We're being led by a bunch of extremist people who are focused on fringe voters, while ignoring the rest of us," Houston businessman Andrew White told participants at a Democratic Party forum in Far North Dallas. "They ignore the scientist on every issue that matters."
White is the son of former Texas Gov. Mark White, who died last year in Houston.
"When my dad was governor, he made the tough decisions that made Texas better," White said. "We don't have leaders like that today, so I decided to step up and get involved."
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