Keenen Colbert is a Marine Corps veteran who served over eight years and earned both enlisted and officer rank before returning home to Texas to run for state senate.
An Abilene native educated entirely in Texas public schools, Colbert is campaigning on raising the state's minimum wage to at least $15 an hour, saying "$7 an hour simply isn't a livable wage for anyone working full-time."
Colbert’s take on Texas values
Colbert supports raising the statewide minimum wage to at least $15/hour and ending corporate tax subsidies. [colbertfortexas.com]