Two Republican foes of Dan Patrick support Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governor

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Two Republican foes of Dan Patrick support Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governor
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Kel Seliger, a Republican state senator, says he plans to vote for Democrat Mike Collier for lieutenant governor in November over Dan Patrick. TXlege TX2022

Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley, one of Texas’ most prominent Republican local leaders, is backing Lt. Gov.“The one person who I'll support statewide that will get me a little in trouble: Mike Collier for lieutenant governor,” Whitley said on Y’all-itics, a WFAA politics podcast.

Whitley and Patrick have frequently clashed, and on the podcast Whitley slammed Patrick for waging “war on local elected officials.” Just days after Whitley made the endorsement that crossed party lines, an out-going Republican state senator from Amarillo has followed suit.plans to vote for Collier in November, a spokesperson for Seliger told The Texas Tribune. Seliger is one of the most senior Republicans in the upper chamber, but has also famously been at odds with Patrick. Neither Whitley nor Seliger are running for reelection.

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