Craig Goldman | |
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Member of the U.S.HouseofRepresentatives from Texas's 12th district | |
Assumed office January 3, 2025 | |
Preceded by | Kay Granger |
Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives | |
In office January 10,2023 –April 3,2024 | |
Preceded by | Jim Murphy |
Succeeded by | Tom Oliverson |
Member of the TexasHouseofRepresentatives from the 97th district | |
In office January 8,2013 –January 3,2025 | |
Preceded by | Mark M. Shelton |
Succeeded by | John McQueeney |
Personal details | |
Born | Craig Alan Goldman October 3,1968 Fort Worth,Texas,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Auryn Bachman |
Education | University of Texas,Austin (BA) |
Website | House website |
Craig Alan Goldman [1] (born October 3,1968) [2] is an American politician who is serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 12th congressional district since 2025. A member of the Republican Party,he previously represented the 97th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2025. [3] [4]
Goldman was born in Fort Worth,Texas,He attended the University of Texas at Austin,earning his BA degree in political science and government. [2] [3] He worked as a real estate businessman in Fort Worth. [3] He is Jewish. [5]
In 2012,Goldman was elected to the Texas House of Representatives,succeeding Mark M. Shelton in the 97th district with 59.4% of the vote. He assumed office on January 8,2013 and served until January 3,2025. [3]
In 2024,Goldman ran for election in the U.S. House of Representatives. He sought to represent Texas's 12th congressional district ,from which longtime representative Kay Granger was retiring. Goldman defeated John O'Shea in the Republican primary,and subsequently won the general election with 63.5% of the vote. [6]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Goldman | 38,139 | 59.4 | |
Democratic | Gary Grassia | 24,159 | 37.6 | |
Libertarian | Rod Wingo | 1,105 | 9.5 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Goldman | 27,977 | 81.6 | |
Libertarian | Rod Wingo | 6,295 | 18.4 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Goldman | 39,537 | 57.23 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Tarrant | 27,019 | 39.11 | |
Libertarian | Patrick Wentworth | 2,531 | 3.66 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Craig Goldman | 35,171 | 53.2 | |
Democratic | Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin | 29,665 | 44.9 | |
Libertarian | Rod Wingo | 1,289 | 1.9 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Craig Goldman | 43,852 | 52.6 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Beck | 37,707 | 45.2 | |
Libertarian | Rod Wingo | 1,884 | 2.3 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Craig Goldman | 37,439 | 58.2 | |
Democratic | Laurel McLaurin | 26,890 | 41.8 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Craig Goldman | 174,421 | 64.1 | |
Democratic | Trey Hunt | 97,851 | 35.9 |
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