Race for Texas House majority has kept the contest for speaker quiet

[RandySF]

State Rep. Senfronia Thompson fielded a question last week that’s been on the minds of many members of the Texas House: If her party wins control of the lower chamber in November, will she be a candidate for speaker?

“Well, if I can get James Frank’s support, I probably will be,” the Houston Democrat said with a chuckle during a Texas Tribune Festival panel, referring to her Republican colleague also on the screen.

Frank responded with a laugh of his own: “I’m pretty sure if Democrats take over in November … that she’ll be a candidate.”

The exchange, though lighthearted, was indicative of how uncertain the 150-member chamber is ahead of a legislative session that lawmakers say will be their toughest in years. With the pending retirement of House Speaker Dennis Bonnen, R-Angleton, the lower chamber knows someone new will be in charge in January — but not a single memeber has so far declared their candidacy to seek the gavel.



https://www.texastribune.org/2020/09/25/texas-house-speaker-democrats/

[TexasTowelie]

1. It's too premature to discuss who will be the speaker.

Each representative needs to win their own race first and hope that their party is in the majority.