Complicating Edwards' prospects are two other intra-party candidates, former Commissioner 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=Alamo activist challenging Bush in Land Commissioner's race|date=November 1, 2017|publisher=Usnews.com|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> The winner of the Republican nomination faces the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] choice, Miguel Suazo, an energy-industry lawyer. Like Edwards and Range, Patterson indicated that he will make the status of the Alamo the centerpiece of his campaign. | Complicating Edwards' prospects are two other intra-party candidates, former Commissioner 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=Alamo activist challenging Bush in Land Commissioner's race|date=November 1, 2017|publisher=Usnews.com|accessdate=December 10, 2017}}</ref> The winner of the Republican nomination faces the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] choice, Miguel Suazo, an energy-industry lawyer. Like Edwards and Range, Patterson indicated that he will make the status of the Alamo the centerpiece of his campaign. |