Clayton Tucker won the November 3 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, defeating Republican nominee Nate Sheets.
Tucker is the first Democrat elected to the office since Jim Hightower won reelection in 1986.
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Clayton Tucker defeated Republican Nate Sheets in the November 3 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner.
Clayton Tucker won the November 3 general election for Texas Agriculture Commissioner, defeating Republican nominee Nate Sheets.
Tucker is the first Democrat elected to the office since Jim Hightower won reelection in 1986.
Written by The Alamo Republican from Corsicana Daily Sun’s reporting, using only the facts in it. Corsicana Daily Sun’s own headline: “Clayton Tucker makes history as the first Democratic elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 40 Years”
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