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George W. Bush - 1994

ELECTION CALENDAR:
Filing Deadline: December 9, 2019
Filing Deadline (Write-In Candidates): August 2020
Filing Deadline (Independents): June 2020
Primary: March 3, 2020
Run-Off: May 26, 2020

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
won

= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on August 15, 2019

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Greg Abbott (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

Ann Richards - 1990

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Dan Patrick (R)* - (Campaign Site)

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Ken Paxton (R)* - (Campaign Site)

COMPTROLLER:
Glenn Hegar (R)* - (Campaign Site)

James A. Baker - 1978

STATE LAND COMMISSIONER:
George P. Bush (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER:
Sid Miller (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE RAILROAD COMMISSION:

2018 ELECTION:
Christi Craddick (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

Ryan Sitton (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2020

Wayne Christian (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2022.

George W. Bush - 1994

STATE LEGISLATURE:

State House

State Senate

U.S. SENATOR:

John Cornyn (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mark Spencer Yancey (R) - Financial Advisor
Rafael Anchia (D) - State Rep.
Chris Bell (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Houston City Councilman, Attorney & Frequent Candidate
Michael Cooper (D) - Pastor, Civil Rights Activist & '18 Lt Gov Candidate
Amanda Edwards (D) - Houston City Councilor & Attorney
Jack Daniel Foster Jr (D) - '18 Chambers County Judge Candidate
MJ Hegar (D) - Business Consultant, Afghan War Veteran, Author & '18 US Rep Nominee
Sema Hernandez (D) - Businesswoman, Sanders Campaign Activist & '18 Candidate
Clay Jenkins (D) - Dallas County Judge
Adrian Ocegueda (D) - Financial Consultant & '18 Gov Candidate
Mark Strama (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Google Executive
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez (D) - Nonprofit Group Founder/Executive & Civil Rights Activist
Royce West (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Senate President Pro Tempore & Attorney
Rhett Smith (L) - Accountant, Navy Veteran & Frequent Candidate
Dwayne Stovall (I) - Bridge Building Contractor, Ex-Oil Refinery Worker & '14 Candidate

Ted Cruz (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2024.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Louie Gohmert (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Anthony Culler (R) - Ex-Bank Manager & Frequent Candidate
Brent Beal (D) - College Professor & '18 Candidate

District 2:
Dan Crenshaw (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Elisa Cardnell (D) - Teacher & Navy Veteran

District 3:
Van Taylor (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Roger Barone (R) - Investment Manager & '18 Candidate
Tanner Do (D) - Employment Specialist, Iraq War Veteran & '18 County Commission Candidate
Sean McCaffity (D) - Attorney
Al Robertson (D) - Navy Veteran
Chris Suprun (D) - Firefighter/Paramedic, Ex-GOP Activist & '18 Candidate

District 4:
John Ratcliffe (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Lance Gooden (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Brannon Perkison (D) - Businessman

Jack Brooks

District 6:
Ron Wright (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Stephen Daniel (D) - Attorney
Imran Khan (D) - Management Consultant, Real Estate Investor & Army Reserve Officer

District 7:
Lizzie Pannill Fletcher (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Pierce Bush (R) - Nonprofit Group Executive & Grandson of Pres George HW Bush
Sarah Davis (R) - State Rep. & Attorney
Tom DeVor (R) - Sales Account Manager, GOP Activist & Frequent Candidate
Maria Espinoza (R) - Nonprofit Group Executive, Anti-Immigration Activist & '16 Candidate
Wesley Hunt (R) - Mortgage Loan Originator & Iraq War Veteran
Jim Noteware (R) - Venture Capitalist, Real Estate Developer & Ex-Houston City Housing Director
Cindy Siegel (R) - Ex-Bellaire Mayor & Ex-Harris County Metro Transit Authority Director

District 8:
Kevin Brady (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 9:
Al Green (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Melissa Mechele Wilson (D) - Real Estate Broker & Mortgage Loan Originator
Jon Menefee (R) - IT Consultant & USMC Veteran
Johnny Teague (R) - Pastor, Businessman & '90/'92 State Rep Candidate

District 10:
Michael McCaul (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Pritesh Gandhi (D) - Physician & Medical School Professor
Shannon Hutcheson (D) - Attorney & Community Activist
Mike Siegel (D) - Attorney, Ex-Teacher, Civil Rights Activist & '18 Nominee

Tom DeLay

District 11:
[ Mike Conaway (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Wacey Alpha Cody (R) - Rodeo Cowboy
J. Ross Lacy (R) - Midland City Councilman & Businessman
Brooks Landgraf (R) - State Rep., Attorney & Rancher
Ross Schumann (R) - Oilfield Project Manager & National Guard Veteran
Jon Mark Hogg (D) - Attorney

District 12:
Kay Granger (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Al Woolum (D) - Retiree, Black Lives Matter Activist & Navy Veteran

District 13:
Mac Thornberry (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Greg Sagan (D) - Retired Business Consultant, Vietnam War Veteran & '18 Nominee

District 14:
Randy Weber (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Sanjanetta Barnes (D) - Political Organizer
Adrienne Bell (D) - Educator, Democratic Activist & '18 Nominee
Robert Thomas (D) - West Columbia City Councilman, Probation Officer & Retired NASA Engineer

District 15:
Vicente Gonzalez (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Tim Westley (R) - Pastor, Ex-Postal Worker, Army Veteran & '16/'18 Nominee

Charlie Wilson

District 16:
Veronica Escobar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jorge Artalejo (D) - Substitute Teacher, Ex-Accountant & Frequent Candidate
Anthony Aguero (R) - Videographer, Anti-Immigration Activist & Felon
Irene Armendariz-Jackson (R) - Realtor
Sam Williams (R) - Retired Army NCO, Iraq War Veteran & '18 Candidate

District 17:
Bill Flores (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Curnock (R) - Video Production Service Owner & Frequent Candidate
Rick Kennedy (D) - Software Developer & '18 Nominee

District 18:
Sheila Jackson Lee (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Marc Flores (D) - Constuction Project Manager
Jerry Ford (D) - Law School Student & '16 State Rep Candidate
Stevens Orozco (D) - College Student & Black Lives Matters Activist
Bimal Patel (D) - Physician
Wendell Champion (R)
Ava Pate (R) - Cosmetologist & '16/'18 Candidate

District 19:
Jodey Arrington (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 20:
Joaquin Castro (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Justin Lecea (D) - Business Development Manager
Dominick Dina (R) - Real Estate Broker, Community Activist & Retired USAF NCO
Mauro Garza (R) - Nightclub Owner, Log Cabin Republican Activist & '18 Candidate
Dan McQueen (R) - Ex-Corpus Christi Mayor, Businessman, Engineer & Navy Veteran
Adam Jonasz (I) - Attorney

Henry B. Gonzalez

District 21:
Chip Roy (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bruce Boville (D) - Teacher
Wendy Davis (D) - Ex-State Sen., Ex-Ft Worth City Councilwoman, Attorney & '14 Gov Nominee
Alan Ellis (D) - Manufacturing Manager & Army Veteran
Jennie Lou Leeder (D) - Llano County Democratic Chair, '18 Candidate & '16 State Sen Nominee
Michael Felts (I) - Filmmaker & Travel Agent

District 22:
[ Pete Olson (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Gary Gates (R) - Rancher, Real Estate Broker & '06 Railroad Commission Candidate
Felicia Harris (R) - Ex-Pearland City Councilwoman, Attorney & '12 Candidate
Greg Hill (R) - Ex-County Court Judge, Ex-Pearland City Councilman & Ex-Border Patrol Agent
Matt Hinton (R)
Jacey Jetton (R) - Businessman, Ex-Fort Bend County GOP Chair & National Guard Veteran
Troy Nehls (R) - Fort Bend County Sheriff, Retired Army Officer & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran
Luke Orlando (R) - Pearland City Councilman, Management Consultant & Ex-Legislative Aide
Ed Thompson (R) - State Rep., Ex-Pearland City Councilman & Insurance Agent
Sri Preston Kulkarni (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide, Ex-US Foreign Service Officer & '18 Nominee
Nick Lampson (D) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Jefferson County Tax Collector & Ex-Teacher
Nyanza Davis Moore (D) - Attorney
Derrick Reed (D) - Pearland City Councilman, Attorney & Electrical Engineer

District 23:
[ Will Hurd (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
Alma Arredondo-Lynch (R) - Dentist & '18 Candidate
Greg Brockhouse (R) - Ex-San Antonio City Councilman, USAF Veteran & '19 Mayor Candidate
Pete Flores (R) - State Sen. & Retired State Game Warden
Rick Galindo (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Risk Management Consultant
Tony Gonzales (R) - Retired Navy NCO & Iraq/Afghan War Veteran
Lyle Larson (R) - State Rep., Ex-San Antonio City Councilman & Businessman
John Lujan (R) - Ex-State Rep., Retired Firefighter & IT Consultant
Rolando Pablos (R) - Ex-Secretary of State, Ex-Public Utility Commissioner & Attorney
Raul Reyes (R) - Businessman, Program Manager & Retired USAF Officer
Rosey Abuabara (D) - Medical Office Manager & Democratic Activist
Jay Hulings (D) - Attorney, Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Candidate
Gina Ortiz Jones (D) - Iraq War Veteran, Ex-US Trade Representative Official & '18 Nominee
Liz Wahl (D) - Journalist
Brandyn Waterman (D) - USMC Veteran & Progressive Activist

District 24:
[ Kenny Marchant (R)* - Retiring in 2020. ]
David Fegan (R) - Property Manager, Realtor & Community Activist
Matthew Marchant (R) - Ex-Carrollton Mayor, Attorney & Son of Congressman Marchant
Jane Nelson (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Board of Education Member & Businesswoman
Matt Rinaldi (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Jonathan Stickland (R) - State Rep. & Oil/Gas Consultant
Beth Van Duyne (R) - Ex-Irving Mayor & US HUD Regional Administrator
John Biggan (D) - Research Scientist, Psychologist & '18 Candidate
Richard Fleming (D) - Ex-Carrollton-Farmers Branch School Board Trustee & Businessman
Crystal Fletcher (D) - Attorney
Jan McDowell (D) - Personal Concierge, Ex-Human Resouces Executive & '16/'18 Nominee
Kim Olson (D) – Ex-School Board Member, Retired USAF Colonel, Farmer & '18 Agric Comm Nominee
Candace Valenzuela (D) - Carrollton-Farmers Branch School Board Trustee & Tutor
Steve Kuzmich (I) - Attorney

District 25:
Roger Williams (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Alex Johnson (D)
Julie Oliver (D) - Attorney, Yoga Instructor, Community Activist & '18 Nominee
Heidi Sloan (D) - Community Food Bank Program Director & Ex-Teacher

Phil Gramm - Clayton Williams - Joe Dial - Rob Mosbacher Jr. - 1990

District 26:
Michael Burgess (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jason Mrochek (R) - Software Developer, Consultant, Army Veteran & Conservative Activist
Jack Wyman (R) - Pastor, Conservative Activist, '88 US Sen Candidate & '94 Maine Governor Candidate
Neil Durrance (D) - Ex-Denton City Councilman, Attorney, '10 Nominee & '18 Mayor Candidate
Carol Iannuzzi (D) - Retired Senior Contracts Negotiator & Democratic Activist
Mat Pruneda (D) - Financial Analyst, Democratic Activist & '18 State Rep Candidate
Jay Taylor (I) - Customer Support Manager & Army Veteran

District 27:
Michael Cloud (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Eric Holguin (D) - Ex-Congressional Aide & '18 Nominee

District 28:
Henry Cuellar (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jessica Cisneros (D) - Attorney & Progressive Activist
Sandra Whitten (R) - Sunday School Teacher

District 29:
Sylvia Garcia (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Nile Irsan (R)

Martin Frost

District 30:
Eddie Bernice Johnson (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Barbara Mallory Caraway (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Dallas City Councilwoman & Frequent Candidate

District 31:
John Carter (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Bohlin (R) - Teacher
Abhiram Garapati (R) - Businessman
Mike Williams (R)
Jeremy Bravo (D) - Nonprofit Fundraising Consultant
Jon Curtis (D) - Businessman
Eric Hanke (D) - Singer/Songwriter
Murray Holcomb (D) - Surgeon
Donna Imam (D) - Computer Engineer & Businesswoman
Omar Kadir (D) - Accountant, Dem Socialist Activist & '18 County Treasurer Nominee
Jeremiah Landin (D) - Retail Worker
Christine Mann (D) - Physician & '18 Candidate

District 32:
Colin Allred (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Dan Branch (R) - Ex-State Rep.
Angie Chen Button (R) - State Rep.
Tania Burgess (R) - Paralegal & Trump Campaign Activist
Genevieve Collins (R) - Businesswoman
Mark Dumdei (R) - Insurance Agent
Floyd McLendon (R) - Retired Navy SEAL, Iraq/Afghan War Veteran & Ex-Congressional Aide
Morgan Meyer (R) - State Rep.
George Seay (R) - Venture Capitalist & Conservative Activist
Pete Sessions (R) - Ex-Congressman, Ex-Conservative Think Tank VP & Ex-Telecom Executive