Diane Julie Abbott is a British politician serving as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hackney North and Stoke Newington since 1987. She was the country's first black woman MP as well as the longest serving black MP in the House of Commons. As a member of the Labour Party, she has held various positions in successive Shadow Cabinets; Abbott has been Shadow Home Secretary since 2016.
James Richard "Rick" Perry is an American politician who is the 14th and current United States Secretary of Energy, serving in the Cabinet of Donald Trump. Prior to becoming Secretary of Energy, Perry served as the 47th Governor of Texas from December 2000 to January 2015. Perry was elected Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 1998 and assumed the governorship in December 2000 when Governor George W. Bush resigned to become president. Perry is the longest-serving governor in Texas history.
Gregory Wayne Abbott is an American attorney and politician who has served as the 48th Governor of Texas since January 20, 2015. A Republican, Abbott previously served as the 50th Attorney General of Texas from 2002 to 2015. He is the first governor of any U.S. state since George Wallace to permanently use a wheelchair.
Dan Goeb Patrick is an American radio talk show host and politician. He is the 42nd and current lieutenant governor of Texas, serving since January 2015.
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, or TABC, is a Texas public agency responsible for regulating, inspecting, and taxing the production, sale, and use of alcoholic beverages within the state. The agency was established in 1935 and is headquartered in Austin.
Donny Ray Willett is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was previously appointed by Texas Governor Rick Perry to serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court of Texas on August 24, 2005, when former Justice Priscilla Owen created a vacancy on that court by joining the Fifth Circuit.
Nicholas Van Campen Taylor, known as Van Taylor, is an American businessman and politician from Plano, Texas. He is the U.S. Representative for Texas' 3rd congressional district. The district includes much of Collin County, an affluent suburban county north of Dallas.
The Texas Secretary of State is one of the six members of the executive department of the state of Texas, in the United States. Under the Texas Constitution, the appointment is made by the Governor, with confirmation by the Texas Senate. Ruth Ruggero Hughs is the incumbent secretary of state.
Wendy Russell Davis is an American lawyer and Democratic Party politician from Fort Worth, Texas. Davis represented District 10 in the Texas Senate from 2009 to 2015. She was previously on the Fort Worth City Council. She is now a public speaker and political commentator, as well as the founder of Deeds Not Words, a non-profit for engaging young women in politics.
Josh Abbott Band is a Texas country band originally from Lubbock, composed of Josh Abbott, Austin Davis (banjo), Preston Wait, Edward Villanueva (drums), Caleb Keeter (guitar), David Fralin (keys/mandolin), and Jimmy Hartman.
The 2014 Texas gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 2014 to elect the Governor of Texas. Incumbent Republican Governor Rick Perry, who had served since the resignation of then-Governor George W. Bush on December 21, 2000, declined to run for an unprecedented fourth full term, making this the first open election for governor since 1990.
Nandita Venkateswaran Berry is an Indian American attorney from Houston, who served as the 109th Secretary of State of Texas. An Indian native and naturalized American citizen, she assumed the role on January 7, 2014, upon appointment from then-Governor Rick Perry. She succeeded John Thomas Steen, Jr., a lawyer from San Antonio, who had served as secretary of state for thirteen months.
Steven Hixson Toth is an American businessman from The Woodlands, Texas, who represents District 15 as a Republican in the Texas House of Representatives. District 15 is based entirely in suburban Montgomery County, part of the Houston Metro area in the southeastern portion of the state.
Sarah Davis is an American politician and a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives; she was first elected in the Tea Party wave of 2010. Davis' district contains The Galleria, Rice University, and the Texas Medical Center. A moderate Republican, Davis is the only pro-choice Republican in the Texas House.
Craig Alan Goldman is a real estate businessman from his native Fort Worth, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 in Tarrant County.
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 successfully 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.
A special election for Texas's 27th congressional district was held on June 30, 2018, following the resignation of Rep. Blake Farenthold. Republican Michael Cloud won with about 54.7% of the vote, crossing the 50% threshold needed to avoid a runoff. Running again against Eric Holguin in the general election, he won a full term.
Gregory David Whitley is an American attorney and Republican politician who was the Acting Secretary of State of Texas from December 2018 to May 2019. Texas Governor Greg Abbott nominated him to fill the position permanently. His confirmation was not voted on by the Texas Senate and he resigned shortly before their session ended. Whitley's confirmation was marred by a miscalculation of illegal voters he identified for investigation.
The 2020 United States presidential election in Texas is scheduled to take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, as part of the 2020 United States elections in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia will participate. Texas voters will choose electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote. The state of Texas has 38 electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Mark Timothy Pittman is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and former Judge of the Texas Court of Appeals.
