to Big Oil -- I'm coming after you." During much of 2006 gasoline prices had soared to a record of over three dollars a gallon and dipped rapidly a month before the general election by at least a dollar a gallon. Many people suspected that the timing of the rise and fall was due to political manipulation. Supporters of Van Os funded billboards in many counties in Texas with the following message: "Message to Big Oil - I'm coming after you!" His opponent, Abbott, received considerable money from insurance companies. Van Os vowed to use the office of the attorney general, if elected, to enforce the anti-trust provisions of the Texas and U.S. constitutions, especially regarding insurance company pricing. His other billboard message during the 2006 attorney general's race was: "Insurance Gougers - I'm coming after you!" Election history Most recent election 2006 Previous elections 2004 1998 Personal life In 1972, a year before he began law school, he met his first wife Becky Willard. They were married from 1975 until 1995. He married Rachel Barrios-Van Os, a native of San Antonio. They had one son, B.J. and three daughters, Kay Cee, Maya and Leya. Notes External links http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr06prirep.htm http://enr.sos.state.tx.us/enr06pridem.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe https://web.archive.org/web/20140109062336/http://elections.sos.state.tx.us/elchist.exe http://vanosfortexasag.com/about/bg.shtml Articles by David Van Os at The Rag Blog 1950 births Living people Texas Democrats People from Kilgore, Texas