Patrick will get another four years leading the Texas Senate, one of the state’s most powerful positions.
claimed an easy victory over his Democratic opponent, Mike Collier, in his bid for lieutenant governor, enabling him to maintain the ultra-conservative direction of the Texas Senate during the upcoming legislative session, according to Decision Desk HQ.
Polling consistently put Patrick ahead of Collier before he secured a third term as Texas’ lieutenant governor. This race was the second time Collier and Patrick faced off. In 2018, the last race for lieutenant governor, Patrick bested Collier by 5 percentage points.Texas’ lieutenant governor plays an outsized role influencing the Legislature compared with other states’ second-in-command. As the president of the 31-member Texas Senate, the lieutenant governor heavily influences the fate of bills. During his first two terms, Patrick has taken the already considerable power concentrated in the state’s No.
While he has not always gotten his way, Patrick has tallied significant victories on issues that Republicans had previously shirked, like the
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