Democrat Rosenthal wins ugly race for Texas railroad commissioner
Summary
Democrat Jon Rosenthal won the Texas Railroad Commissioner race, CBS News projected, leading Republican Bo French 52.5% to 45.6% with about 93% of votes counted. French faced criticism for racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic comments, while Rosenthal is a Houston state representative and former oil field engineer.Key Facts
- The Texas Railroad Commission regulates the state's oil and gas industry, not railroads.
- Texas has three railroad commissioners; the other two are Republicans.
- Rosenthal worked in the oil industry for 25 years before serving as a state representative.
- French had served as Tarrant County Republican chairman.
- French drew national attention after posting about University of Texas students he described as displaced by foreigners; several students said they were U.S. citizens.
- Republican Sen. John Cornyn and other Texas Republicans said they would not vote for French.
- French raised more than $700,000 after the post about the students, while Rosenthal raised more than $500,000 during the same period.
- The last Democrat to win a Texas Railroad Commissioner race did so in 1990.
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