Humorist, musician and author Kinky Friedman is forming a political committee to begin raising money for a possible second run for Texas governor.
Friedman said Tuesday he will travel the state for several months talking to Texans about whether to enter the Democratic primary in 2010. He ran unsuccessfully as an Independent in 2006, when Texas Gov. Rick Perry was re-elected a second time.
San Antonio attorney, and Friedman adviser, Abel Dominguez will serve as treasurer of the campaign committee called "Texans for Kinky." Dominguez orchestrated Victor Morales' victory in the 1996 Democratic U.S. Senate primary. Former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower is also helping Friedman.
On the Republican side, Perry has announced plans to run for re-election and U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison is seriously considering running in 2010, though no formal announcement has been made.
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