“The only public polling on the race has shown Cook… atop the field with 18% support.”
“In a nod to her medical background, which she has also emphasized in her campaign ads, Cook said the Senate should look like “a healthy nursing unit,” with a mix of new, midlevel and experienced nurses.
“Experienced nurses can train young nurses,” Cook said. “They also may be a little set in their ways and tend to cut some corners over time.”
She argued that she is well versed in the legislative process too, pointing to a new law she advocated for last year that cracks down on a loophole certain corporations use to secure tax breaks on market-rate apartment units.”
“Democrat Molly Cook, an ER nurse and one of six Democrats running to succeed Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas Senate, chats with a potential voter while block-walking in Acres Homes on Sunday, Feb. 25, 2024.”
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