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Tanya and Craig Watkins in Craig s law office in Dallas.
Craig Watkins 2006 campaign for Dallas County DA was built on the support of Black churches.
Almost 20 years ago, Craig Watkins narrowly lost his 2002 race for Dallas County District Attorney.
He never stopped campaigning, especially within the Black church.
Leading up to the 2006 election, Watkins said he visited roughly three churches every Sunday.
“You would contact the pastors individually,” Watkins said. “They would give you the okay to say, [You’re] going to come to our church at 11:30. We’ll introduce you. You’ll have two minutes. ”
Two minutes to introduce himself to a huge group of potential voters. Two minutes to get his message out. But the outreach wasn t limited to indoor spaces.