Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) said Wednesday that she’d be postponing the announcement of her decision whether to run for governor while she cares for her sick father, even as Texas Democrats have begun searching for a potential running mate.
“I had hoped to make public my decision about that next week, but with everything that’s going on with my dad, I won’t be doing that,” Davis told the Texas Tribune. “It’s likely it will be late September before I do.”
Her father, Jerry Russell, has been in critical condition in a Fort Worth, Texas hospital since complications arose from an abdominal surgery, according to the Tribune.
According to the Dallas Morning News, some business leaders and state Democrats have already approached at least five politicians, including state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte (D) of San Antonio, about joining a Democratic ticket should Davis decide to run.
“I’m not ruling it out, but right now I’m holding off on considering it until Wendy decides what she’s going to do,” Van de Putte, a potential lieutenant governor pick, told the newspaper.
