Former Lt Gov Of Texas Ben Barnes

Former Lt Governor Of Texas Ben Barnes

Ben Barnes is an American and Texas lobbyist. He is the former Lieutenant Governor of Texas. During the John Kerry campaign he was a vice-chair and top fundraiser, with raising $500,000 towards Kerry’s vote because Barnes saw this as such an important election:

“There was a lot at stake. I’ve seen Texas in good time and in bad times, and we can do better than we’re doing right now. When I introduce myself and say, ‘I’m Ben Barnes, from Texas,’ I used to heard, ‘Man, tell us about Texas. Y’all are really accomplishing a lot of great things. I really would like to live there.’ Now people will say, ‘You’re from Austin? It’s a great city. I’d like to live there sometime.’ But Texas? ‘Hmmmm, y’all are a lot like Louisiana and Mississippi and Alabama, aren’t you? Y’all got a lot of problems. Y’all got a lot of people in penitentiaries. Y’all are tough on them down there.’” Barnes served as Lieutenant Governor from 1969 until 1973.

Don’t confuse him with a Republican, Ben Barnes is Texan Democrat through and through. He loves his party and helps them out as much as he can. He also loves Texas and, as proven by his loyalty to the Kerry Campaign, is willing to sacrifice time and money to upgrade the Democratic Party and the state of Texas.

NPR interviews Texas’ former Lieutenant Governor, Ben Barnes. Ben Barnes speaks about his viewpoints on Lyndon B. Johnson, scandal and George W. Bush.