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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
|name=William David "Davey" Edwards<br>
|name=William David "Davey" Edwards<br>
(Opponent of Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the primary election set for March 6, 2018)
(One of three opponent of Land Commissioner George P. Bush in the primary election set for March 6, 2018)
|birth_date=November 10, 1970
|birth_date=November 10, 1970
|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]<br>
|birth_place=[[Fort Worth]], [[Texas]]<br>
He has based his campaign not only on his experience in land management but as a defender of Texas history and culture, specifically the [[Alamo]], which will be renovated under the "Reimagine" plans formulated by Commissioner Bush. Those plans include the removal of the cenotaph dedicated to Alamo defenders from the battle on March 6, 1836. (Coincidentally, March 6 is also the day of the Texas primary.) Edwards opposes the Bush plan for the former [[Roman Catholic]] mission in downtown [[San Antonio]] which was toppled by [[Mexico|Mexicans]], with the loss of all 187 defenders. Edwards instead favors only needed maintenance of the structure.<ref name=facebook/>
He has based his campaign not only on his experience in land management but as a defender of Texas history and culture, specifically the [[Alamo]], which will be renovated under the "Reimagine" plans formulated by Commissioner Bush. Those plans include the removal of the cenotaph dedicated to Alamo defenders from the battle on March 6, 1836. (Coincidentally, March 6 is also the day of the Texas primary.) Edwards opposes the Bush plan for the former [[Roman Catholic]] mission in downtown [[San Antonio]] which was toppled by [[Mexico|Mexicans]], with the loss of all 187 defenders. Edwards instead favors only needed maintenance of the structure.<ref name=facebook/>
Edwards announced his candidacy in March 2017, but few Texans apparently know he is running for land commissioner. Edwards has questioned why George P. Bush went to Coral Gables, Florida, for a fund-raiser when he is relying only on Texan donors for his campaign. Edwards said he believes that Bush considers the land commissioner's post a stepping-stone to higher office, whereas Edwards said he would seek to remain land commissioner if he is nominated and elected.<ref name=facebook/> Complicating Edwards' prospects are two other candidates, Patterson and Rick Range, an educator. Like Edwards, Patterson indicated that he will make the status of the Alamo the centerpiece of his campaign.<ref>Peggy Fikac, "Predecessor will challenge Bush, citing Alamo project: GOP primary fight ahead, ''San Antonio Express-News'', December 10, 2017, pp. 1, A4.</ref>
Edwards announced his candidacy in March 2017, but few Texans apparently know he is running for land commissioner. Edwards has questioned why George P. Bush went to Coral Gables, Florida, for a fund-raiser when he is relying only on Texan donors for his campaign. Edwards said he believes that Bush considers the land commissioner's post a stepping-stone to higher office, whereas Edwards said he would seek to remain land commissioner if he is nominated and elected.<ref name=facebook/>
Complicating Edwards' prospects are two other candidates, Jerry Patterson and Richard Lynn "Rick" Range (born January 1952), a retired educator and firefighter from Garland in Dallas County, who is writing a book on the Alamo and also opposes Bush's "re-imagine" campaign.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2017-11-01/alamo-activist-challenging-bush-in-land-commissioners-race|title=https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/texas/articles/2017-11-01/alamo-activist-challenging-bush-in-land-commissioners-race|date=November 1, 2017|publisher=Usnews.com|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref>
Like Edwards and Range, Patterson indicated that he will make the status of the Alamo the centerpiece of his campaign
Edwards and his wife, the former Sonja Suzann South (born 1972), who married while both were TAMU students, actually reside in rural Alvord, eleven miles northwest of Decatur, where Edwards was reared. The couple has three sons, the oldest of whom, Ryan, is adopted and is is a student of marine biology at the Texas A&M campus in Galveston.<ref name=facebook/> Edwards is a [[pro-life]] candidate.
Edwards and his wife, the former Sonja Suzann South (born 1972), who married while both were TAMU students, actually reside in rural Alvord, eleven miles northwest of Decatur, where Edwards was reared. The couple has three sons, the oldest of whom, Ryan, is adopted and is is a student of marine biology at the Texas A&M campus in Galveston.<ref name=facebook/> Edwards is a [[pro-life]] candidate.