Interview: Rep. Tom Oliverson Talks Texas House Reform, Speaker's Race

Rep. Tom Oliverson (R-Cypress) sat down with The Texan’s senior reporter Brad Johnson to discuss his bid for Texas House Speaker that he announced last month.

Oliverson discussed his reasons for running, his views on the outcome of the last legislative session, his position banning Democrats from holding chair positions, and his thoughts on the “Contract with Texas” being pushed by several GOP incumbents and nominees.

“I looked the day after the primary, and I saw clearly, clearly the Republican voters of Texas were calling for change,” said Oliverson. “It was a pretty dramatic election result if you look at it in terms of the number of primaries that didn’t work out exactly the way people thought they might have.”

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