Kevin Patrick Brady is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 8th congressional district from 1997 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party. The district includes northern Houston,including The Woodlands. He retired after the 2022 election cycle.
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.
Douglas Bryan Hughes is an American attorney and politician who is a Republican member of the Texas State Senate for District 1. He was first elected to the Texas Senate in November 2016. Previously,Hughes was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from 2003 through January 2017 as state representative for District 5,which includes Camp,Harrison,Upshur,and Wood counties in northeastern Texas. Senator Hughes authored some of the more significant legislation to come out of the 87th Session of the Texas Legislature. His bills on abortion,voting reform,and social media censorship prompted significant debate but were passed by both houses of the legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.
Matthew R. Schaefer is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 6th district. A Republican,Schaefer is assigned to the Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee and the Public Education committee.
Drew Alan Springer Jr. is an American businessman and politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas Senate who represents District 30.
Sidney Carroll Miller is an American politician from Stephenville,Texas. He is the Texas Agriculture Commissioner,serving since January 2015. He is a Republican.
Jonathan Spence Stickland is an American politician from Texas. A member of the Republican Party,he was a member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 92 for four terms,from 2013 to 2021. The district includes a portion of Tarrant County in suburban Fort Worth. He did not seek re-election in 2020.
James Richard Murphy,known as Jim Murphy,is an American businessman and politician. He is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives. From 2007 to 2009 and again since 2011,he has represented District 133 in Harris County.
Tony Dale Tinderholt is an American politician who is Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from Arlington,Texas currently representing District 94. On January 13,2015,Tinderholt succeeded Diane Patrick,a four-term representative whom he unseated in the Republican primary election on March 4,2014.
John Christian Wray is an American lawyer,businessman,and politician. He served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from 2015 to 2021. Wray is a member of Republican Party. He lost the special election race for District 10 on September 28,2021.
John Kevin "Jake" Ellzey Sr. is an American politician and former military officer serving as the U.S. representative for Texas's 6th congressional district. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives for the 10th district from January to July 2021. He served in the United States Navy as a fighter pilot,completing tours in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Michelle Jane Beckley is a former Democratic member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 65. She was first elected in November 2018,defeating incumbent Republican Ron Simmons. Texas' 65th district represents parts of southern Denton County. She did not run for reelection in 2022. She instead ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2022. She was defeated by Mike Collier in the Democratic primary.
Julie Johnson is an American politician from the state of Texas. She serves in the Texas House of Representatives for District 115.
James Dell Talarico is an American politician and former teacher. He was elected to the Texas House of Representatives in 2018 to represent District 52,which includes the cities of Round Rock,Taylor,Hutto,and Georgetown in Williamson County. Following the 2020 redistricting cycle,Talarico announced his run for a seat in District 50 in 2022,which he won. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ernest Anthony "Tony" Gonzales II is an American politician and United States Navy veteran who has served as the U.S. representative for Texas's 23rd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2021. He is a member of the Republican Party.
The 2021 Texas's 6th congressional district special election was held on May 1,2021. The seat became vacant after incumbent Republican Ron Wright died on February 7 of COVID-19.
The government of Texas's initial response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the state consisted of a decentralized system that was mostly reliant on local policies. As the pandemic progressed in Texas and throughout the rest of the country,the Texas government closed down several businesses and parks,and it eventually imposed a statewide stay-at-home order in late May. Then,between May and June 2020,the state government initiated a phased reopening,which was viewed as controversial. The reopening was phased back in June and July 2020 following a new surge of COVID-19 cases in the state. In March 2021,as COVID-19 vaccines began to be administered throughout the U.S.,the Texas government reopened the state again.
The 2022 Texas Senate election were held on November 8,2022. Elections were held to elect senators from all 31 senate districts across the state of Texas. Numerous other federal,state,and local elections,also held on this date. The winners of this election served in the 88th Texas Legislature,with seats apportioned among the 2020 United States census. Republicans had held a majority in the Texas Senate since January 14,1997,as a result of the 1996 elections.
Matthew Haston Krause is an American attorney and politician who served as a member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 93rd district from 2013 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Party.
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.
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