NATION : Mosbacher’s Son Runs in Texas
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AUSTIN, Tex. — Houston oil executive Rob Mosbacher, son of Commerce Secretary Robert A. Mosbacher, announced his candidacy today as a Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, joining two Democrats in that race for 1990.
Mosbacher, 38, is president of Mosbacher Energy Co., an independent oil and gas exploration and production firm with 110 employees. He is a former top aide to former U.S. Sen. Howard H. Baker Jr. (R-Tenn.).
Democrats in the race to succeed retiring Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby are state Comptroller Bob Bullock and state Sen. Chet Edwards of Duncanville. Hobby has been lieutenant governor since 1973.
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