Huffman to Run for Attorney General
Qualifications and Experience HOUSTON – Senator Joan Huffman, former state prosecutor, District Court Judge, and conservative State Senator, announced her candidacy for Texas Attorney General today. Huffman made the following statement: “I will be elected Attorney General because I am the best-qualified, most experienced candidate who understands the intricacies of every function of state government.…
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