By Chris Hoenig
How does a conservative, white Republican win an election in a district overwhelmingly made up of Black Democrats He pretends he’s one of them.
Dave Wilson did just that to win a six-year term on the Houston Community College System’s board, misleading voters into believing that he is Black. “I’d always said it was a long shot,” Wilson tells KHOU-TV. “No, I didn’t expect to win.” But he did, and he went to great lengths to do it.