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Download PDF of All Supported Candidates KEY (i) denotes an incumbent candidate (o) denotes an open seat (*) denotes a candidate is challenging current office holder TREPAC proudly supports these candidates in the 2020 General Election. For more information and to download your personalized voter guide, visit TexasRealtorsSupport.com RAILROAD COMMISSIONER CANDIDATE o Statewide Jim Wright (R) TEXAS SUPREME COURT DISTRICT CANDIDATE Place 1 Nathan Hecht (R) i Place 6 Jane Bland (R) i Place 7 Jeffrey S. Boyd (R) i Place 8 J. Brett Busby (R) i 3RD COURT OF APPEALS CANDIDATE Regional Jeff L. Rose (R) i Download your personalized voter guide at TexasRealtorsSupport.com ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3 NEW EARLY VOTING DATES: Oct. 13-30 | 1 TEXAS SENATE TEXAS HOUSE DISTRICT CANDIDATE DISTRICT CANDIDATE 1 Gary VanDeaver (R) i 1 Bryan Hughes (R) i 3 Cecil Bell, Jr. (R) i 4 Brandon Creighton (R) i 4 Keith Bell (R) i 6 Carol Alvarado (D) i 5 Cole Hefner (R) i 11 Larry Taylor (R) i 6 Matt Schaefer (R) i 12 Jane Nelson (R) i 7 Jay Dean (R) i 13 Borris L. Miles (D) i 8 Cody Harris (R) i 18 Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) i 9 Chris Paddie (R) i 19 Peter P. Flores (R) i o 10 Jake Ellzey (R) 20 Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa (D) i 11 Travis Clardy (R) i 21 Judith Zaffirini (D) i 12 Kyle Kacal (R) i 22 Brian Birdwell (R) i i 24 Dawn Buckingham (R) i 13 Ben Leman (R) i 26 José Menéndez (D) i 14 John Raney (R) i 27 Eddie Lucio, Jr. (D) i 15 Steve Toth (R) i 28 Charles Perry (R) i 16 Will Metcalf (R) i o 29 Cesar Blanco (D) 17 John P. Cyrier (R) 18 Ernest Bailes (R) i 19 James White (R) i 20 Terry Wilson (R) i 21 Dade Phelan (R) i 22 Joe Deshotel (D) i 23 Mayes Middleton (R) i 24 Greg Bonnen (R) i o 25 Cody Vasut (R) o 26 Sarah DeMerchant (D) 27 Ron Reynolds (D) i 28 Gary Gates (R) i 29 Ed Thompson (R) i 30 Geanie Morrison (R) i 31 Ryan Guillen (D) i 32 Todd Hunter (R) i ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3 NEW EARLY VOTING DATES: Oct. 13-30 | 2 TEXAS HOUSE Cont... DISTRICT CANDIDATE DISTRICT CANDIDATE 33 Justin Holland (R) i 69 James Frank (R) i 34 Abel Herrero (D) i 70 Scott Sanford (R) i 35 Oscar Longoria (D) i 71 Stan Lambert (R) i 36 Sergio Muñoz, Jr. (D) i 72 Drew Darby (R) i 37 Alex Dominguez (D) i 73 Kyle Biedermann (R) i 38 Eddie Lucio, III (D) i o 74 Eddie Morales (D) 39 Armando "Mando" Martinez (D) i 75 Mary González (D) i 40 Terry Canales (D) i o 76 Claudia Ordaz Perez (D) 41 R. D. “Bobby” Guerra (D) i 77 Lina Ortega (D) i 42 Richard Peña Raymond (D) i 78 Joe Moody (D) i 43 J. M. Lozano (R) i 79 Art Fierro (D) i 44 John Kuempel (R) i 80 Tracy O. King (D) i 45 Erin Zwiener (D) i 81 Brooks Landgraf (R) i 46 Sheryl Cole (D) i 82 Tom Craddick (R) i 47 Vikki Goodwin (D) i 83 Dustin Burrows (R) i i 48 Donna Howard (D) 84 John Frullo (R) i 49 Gina Hinojosa (D) i 85 Phil Stephenson (R) i 50 Celia Israel (D) i 86 John T. Smithee (R) i 51 Eddie Rodriguez (D) i i 52 James Talarico (D) i 87 Four Price (R) i 53 Andrew Murr (R) i 88 Ken King (R) 54 Brad Buckley (R) i 89 Candy Noble (R) i 55 Hugh Shine (R) i 90 Ramon Romero, Jr. (D) i 56 Charles “Doc” Anderson (R) i 91 Stephanie Klick (R) i i 57 Trent Ashby (R) 93 Matt Krause (R) i 58 DeWayne Burns (R) i 94 Tony Tinderholt (R) i o 59 Shelby Slawson (R) 95 Nicole Collier (D) i o 60 Glenn Rogers (R) o 96 David Cook (R) 61 Phil King (R) i i 62 Reggie Smith (R) i 97 Craig Goldman (R) 63 Tan Parker (R) i 98 Giovanni Capriglione (R) i 64 Lynn Stucky (R) i 99 Charlie Geren (R) i 65 Kronda Thimesch (R) * o 100 Jasmine Crockett (D) i 66 Matt Shaheen (R) 101 Chris Turner (D) i i 67 Jeff Leach (R) 102 Linda Koop (R) * 68 Drew Springer (R) i ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3 NEW EARLY VOTING DATES: Oct. 13-30 | 3 TEXAS HOUSE Cont... DISTRICT CANDIDATE DISTRICT CANDIDATE 103 Rafael Anchia (D) i 133 Jim Murphy (R) i 104 Jessica González (D) i 134 Sarah Davis (R) i 105 Terry Meza (D) i 135 Jon Rosenthal (D) i 106 Jared Patterson (R) i 136 John Bucy (D) i 107 Victoria Neave (D) i 137 Gene Wu (D) i 108 Morgan Meyer (R) i o 138 Akilah Bacy (D) 109 Carl Sherman (D) i 139 Jarvis Johnson (D) i 110 Toni Rose (D) i 140 Armando Walle (D) i 111 Yvonne Davis (D) i 141 Senfronia Thompson (D) i 112 Angie Chen Button (R) i 142 Harold Dutton, Jr. (D) i 113 Rhetta Andrews Bowers (D) i 143 Ana Hernandez (D) i 114 John Turner (D) i 144 Mary Ann Perez (D) i 115 Julie Johnson (D) i 145 Christina Morales (D) i 117 Philip Cortez (D) i 146 Shawn Thierry (D) i 118 Leo Pacheco (D) i 147 Garnet F. Coleman (D) i o 119 Liz Campos (D) o 148 Penny Morales Shaw (D) 120 Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D) i 149 Hubert Vo (D) i 121 Steve Allison (R) i 150 Valoree Swanson (R) i 122 Lyle Larson (R) i 123 Diego M. Bernal (D) i 124 Ina Minjarez (D) i VOTER ALERT 125 Ray Lopez (D) i Early Voting Dates Have Changed! 126 Sam Harless (R) i 127 Dan Huberty (R) i New Dates: Oct. 13-30 128 Briscoe Cain (R) i 129 Dennis Paul (R) i VOTE SMART - VOTE SAFE 130 Tom Oliverson (R) i Download your personalized voter guide at 131 Alma Allen (D) i TexasRealtorsSupport.com 132 Gina Calanni (D) i ELECTION DAY: Tuesday, November 3 NEW EARLY VOTING DATES: Oct. 13-30 Pol. adv. by TREPAC/Texas REALTORS® Political Action Committee | 4.
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