Michael Lange

Michael Lange earned a bachelor's degree in finance from the University of Texas at Austin in 1985 and completed an advanced management program at INSEAD, in Fountainebleau, France, in 1999. Lange's career experience includes managing investments.[1][2]

Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

Born and raised in Texas in urban and rural environments so understand both. Son of Immigrants who cares about Texas and its people. Two sons. With Life Wife for 19 years. Democrat since age 16. Worked with DNC organizations, Chair of a Texas State Democratic Committee, Harris County Precinct Chair and VDVR/GOTV. 40 years of working on and supporting Democratic campaigns and organizations. Educated in Finance in Texas, New York City, London and INSEAD in France. Finance Professional with 40 years real world experience in large complex organizations but also small business. Able to solve tactical and strategic problems. Create new jobs. This work experience in Texas, the US and overseas enables me to be effective day one as State Comptroller. Cares about Texas.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Transparency of how Texans Money is Being Used. The Comptroller is about Your Money. It is NOT a Legislative role. It does not make laws or get to Vote on them. It is about Kitchen Table issues, money, affordability, creating jobs, water, electricity, Broadband quality and School Vouchers and more. It is about rolling up your sleeves and getting things done that benefit Texans to make their Lives Better. The Comptroller oversees $ 338 Billion of Your Money, manages a staff of almost 3,000 people, has over 30 offices around the State, looks after another 1, 800 other Texas organizations as well as 3.5 Million businesses. Real World work experience matters if you want real Transparency. Michael LANGE is that. VOTE LANGE, the REAL DEAL.Audit and Checking the Efficiency of the use of Texans money including School Vouchers. $ 1 Billion will be spent in 2026 for School Vouchers, Texans need to understand how this money is being spent including all related expense costs. This also true for the $ 20 Billion that will be spent on improving Water infrastructure across the state which including the use of water and electricity by new proposed data centers. Must ensure that the money Texans work hard for gets Value for Money, they get the Bang for their Buck they deserve. Ensuring their money is not being abused is key. Comptroller is an Independent Agency and has the ability and power to audit any place Texans money is being used. Make results transparent and easily available.The Comptroller controls Broadband quality for Texas. We need immediate Broadband quality improvement across all of Texas, rural and urban. Texas is growing by 10,000 people each week. Far too many Texans do not have stable Broadband. Texas needs better Broadband now. Texas does not even rank in the top ten States in the US for Broadband Quality. Every Texans deserves at least 2 Bars access, 24 hours/ 7 days per week, 99.9% of the time. The technology and money are available but Texas is moving too slow and plans are not making Texas Future-Ready. This important improvement will have a positive affect for all Texans and also help small business. Must get this done soon and maintain this standard going forward. Texas should have the best

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Texans getting Value for their hard earned Tax Dollars, ensuring Texans money is not corrupted or abused through audit and transparency. Water needs of Texas now and the future including the electricity required, supporting Public Education, especially in Rural Texas. Broadband quality across the State. Getting aging Texas infrastructure improved. Creating New Jobs, especially small businesses that are in Texas and stay in Texas. Growing the number of small businesses in Texas. Ensuring all Veterans living in Texas are getting all they deserve from the State.

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Campaign website

Lange's campaign website stated the following:

How Big is Texas?

If we were a separate country, Texas would be the Ninth largest in the World (GDP $1.7 Trillion).

Texas just passed Brazil. Italy (GDP $1.8 Trillion) is Number 8. Watch out Italy!

Texas has 29 Million people. By 2050, Texas could have more than 54 Million.

Soon, five of the ten largest cities in America will be in Texas. Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, Austin, and Fort Worth.

Think about how the future Texas may impact your life.

What if you elected a Land Commissioner who understands how big Texas could become and the impact on your life. Someone who walks the walk. A Land Commissioner with las ganas y las agallas, with the Desire and the Guts.

I am asking for your Vote for Texas Land Commissioner. It’s about the job.

Vote LANGE for Land.

Education for Better Lives

The U.S. News and World Report says that Texas K-12 Education is ranked 35th overall, but for reading, Texas is ranked 45th.

If the Ruling Regime thinks the cost of Education is too high, what is the cost to us of this ignorance?

K-12 Education is the Failure of this Ruling Regime.

In Business, with this result, after all the Billions of taxpayer money invested, they would be fired.

This Ruling Regime, an Educational Disappointment Machine!

Is there a Better way? Yes, if you have las Ganas and las Agallas. The Desire and the Guts.

Want Better Education. Want Better Lives. Vote LANGE for Land.

Small Business Champion

Texas has over 3 Million small businesses.

4.9 Million Texans work in them.

They are over 45% of the employees in the state.

Veterans own over 167,000.

More Texans want to work for them.

I would make Texas, the Small Business Champion of the U.S.

A Great location for Employers and their Employees. Especially Veterans.

To achieve this level of success for Texas Small Businesses, you need, las Ganas. The Desire.

Small businesses are a great place to work. Better Employment. Better Lives.

Focus: Agriculture, 21st century manufacturing, consumer services, education, health and more.

LANGE. Small Business Champion. Las Ganas!

Veterans

Thank You for being an American Veteran. A Special Thanks for being a Veteran from Texas. Thank you for defending the American/Texan way of life.

If you are a member of a Gold Star Family, please allow me to acknowledge your Family now. I can never truly understand what you have lost. However, I honor you. I can only hope and pray that the healing from your loss will get better with time. I wish for you the strength of your faith or spirit. Mostly, I wish for you personal peace.

I believe Veterans and Gold Star Families have sacrificed enough.

Texas should be a leader state. We do a good job for our Veterans and Gold Star Families, but it is not Gold Standard. Our State Seal, says The Great State of Texas. Not the Good State of Texas.

I am asking for your vote for Texas Land Commissioner. If you let me have your vote, Texas will have a Great/Gold standard plan for Veterans and Gold Star Families. It will be called, TEXAS HAS YOUR SIX.

Whether you are serving, a Veteran or a Gold Star Family, my TEXAS HAS YOUR SIX plan will make your Lives Better. Your Benefits, easier to understand and use for financial, medical, educational, mental health and many more needs. TEXAS HAS YOUR SIX.

You have sacrificed enough. How about a Texas Land Commissioner that not only believes that but will do something about it.

Want Better Veterans Lives. Vote LANGE for Land.[3]

—Michael Lange's campaign website (2022)[4]