Robert Christopher Bell is an American politician,attorney,and former journalist. He is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin and South Texas College of Law. Bell served five years on the Houston City Council from 1997 to 2001,followed by one term in the United States House of Representatives from Texas's 25th Congressional District in Houston from 2003 to 2005.
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American politician,attorney,and jurist serving as the 48th governor of Texas since 2015. A member of the Republican Party,he served as the 50th attorney general of Texas from 2002 to 2015 and as a justice of the Texas Supreme Court from 1996 to 2001.
Dan Goeb Patrick is an American radio talk show host,television broadcaster,and politician. He has been serving as the 42nd lieutenant governor of Texas since January 2015,under Governor Greg Abbott.
The Georgia Republican Party is the affiliate of the Republican Party in the U.S. state of Georgia and one of the two major political parties. It is the current favored party in the state and is chaired by Joshua McKoon.
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the state of Texas. It is currently chaired by Matt Rinaldi,succeeding Allen West who resigned prior to the expiration of his term to run for governor of Texas. The party is headquartered in Austin. The RPT is legally considered to be a political action committee. It is currently the state's favored party,controlling the majority of Texas's U.S. House seats,both U.S. Senate seats,both houses of the state legislature,and the governorship.
Allen Bernard West is an American politician and retired military officer. A member of the Republican Party,West represented Florida's 22nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 2011 to 2013 and served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2020 to 2021.
John Rice Carter is the U.S. representative serving Texas's 31st congressional district since 2003. He is a Republican. The district includes the northern suburbs of Austin,as well as Fort Cavazos.
Stephen Peter Munisteri is an American attorney who served as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas from 2010 to 2015. In 2017,Munisteri was appointed to the White House staff as deputy assistant to the president and principal deputy director of the Office of Public Liaison.
Matthew Daniel Rinaldi is an American attorney and politician serving as the chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. Rinaldi was a member of the Texas House of Representatives for district 115 in Dallas County from 2015 to 2019 when he was defeated by Democrat Julie Johnson.
Thomas Richard Mechler,is an American engineer and entrepreneur as well as volunteer political organizer who served as the Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
Jared Ryker Woodfill V is a Texas lawyer and political figure who was chairman of the Harris County Republican Party from 2002 to 2014. He was elected chairman of the county party for six two-year terms. After being ousted from the chairmanship of the county party in 2014,Woodfill launched two unsuccessful campaigns for the chairmanship of the Texas Republican Party. Woodfill is known for his socially conservative views and activism,including his opposition to the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance,which was repealed in a 2015 referendum.
Robert Partlow Morrow is the former chairman of the Republican Party of Travis County in the capital city of Austin,Texas. When he unseated chairman James R. Dickey in the primary election held on March 1,2016,media reports referred to him as a conspiracy theorist. Morrow gave up his post when he filed as a write-in candidate for president.
The 2018 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018,to elect the governor of Texas,concurrently with the election of Texas's Class I U.S. Senate seat,as well as other congressional,state and local elections throughout the United States and Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a second term in office defeating Democratic nominee Lupe Valdez,the former sheriff of Dallas County,and Libertarian nominee Mark Tippetts,a former member of the Lago Vista city council.
James Edwin "Trey" Trainor III is an American Republican lawyer and government official. He is a member of the Federal Election Commission after President Donald Trump nominated him and the Republican-controlled Senate confirmed him. He served as chair of the commission in 2020.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Texas were held on November 3,2020,to elect the 36 U.S. representatives from the state of Texas,one from each of the state's 36 congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the U.S. Senate and various state and local elections. Primaries were held on March 3 and run-offs were held on July 14.
The 2022 Texas gubernatorial election took place on November 8,2022,to elect the governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican governor Greg Abbott won re-election to a third term,defeating Democratic nominee and former Congressman,Beto O'Rourke. All statewide elected offices are currently held by Republicans. In his previous gubernatorial race in 2018,Abbott won with 55.8% of the vote.
John Harden Bucy III is an American businessman and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 136th District,which includes Northwest Austin,Cedar Park,Pflugerville,Round Rock,and the Brushy Creek area in Williamson County.
Dennis Higgins Bonnen is an American businessman and politician. Bonnen served as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 2019 to 2021. A Republican,Bonnen represented District 25 of the Texas House from 1997 to 2021. In 2013,then-Speaker Joe Straus appointed Bonnen as Speaker Pro Tempore,presiding over the House in the Speaker's absence. In January 2019,Bonnen was elected Speaker. He did not seek re-election in 2020.
Jacey Ray Jetton is an American politician and business owner serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 26th district. Jetton was first elected in November 2020 and assumed office in January 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party. Jetton previously served as the chairman of the Fort Bend County Republican Party. Jetton,who is Korean American through one parent,was the first Asian American county chair in Texas history.
The 2022 Texas elections were held on November 8,2022. Primary elections were held on March 1,with runoffs held on May 24 for primary candidates who did not receive a majority of the vote.
