A day after John Scott announced his plan to resign at the end of the year, Gov. Greg Abbott said he will nominate retiring state Sen. Jane Nelson to the post.
Acting Texas secretary of state John Scott resigned earlier this week. Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that he would nominate longtime state Sen. Jane Nelson from Flower Mound to replace him. The quick turnover of secretaries of state in Texas is unusual, especially since the office oversees the state's elections.
Nelson planned to retire from the Senate after 30 years in office. But her nomination will give Abbott a clearer path to having his nominee confirmed by the Senate after his last three have gone unconfirmed.