The Challengers to Texas House Republicans (Part III)

In this post, we’ll look at the challengers in Texas House districts 92, 94, 102, 105, 112, 115, 134, and 150. The incumbents, challengers, and biographical information about the challengers are listed in the table below:

District	Incumbent	Challenger	Residence	Occupation	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
92	Jonathan Strickland	Andy Cargile	Hurst	Retired HS Principal	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
94	Diane Patrick	Tony Tinderholt	Arlington	Ancora Education VP	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
102	Stefani Carter	Adryana Boyle	Richardson	Director, VOCES action	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
		Sam Brown	Dallas	Businessman	Web Site	Issue Positions
		Linda Koop	Dallas	Former Dallas CC	Web Site
105	Linda Harper Brown	Rodney Anderson	Grand Prairie	Commerce Title VP	Web Site		District Map
112	Angie Chen Button	Jared Patterson	Sachse	RPM, Manager	Facebook		District Map
115	Bennett Ratliff	Matt Rinaldi	Irving	Lawyer	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
134	Sarah Davis	Bonnie Parker	Houston	Retired Teacher	Web Site	Issue Positions	District Map
150	Debbie Riddle	Tony Noun	Spring	Car Dealer	Facebook		District Map

Evidenced by the residences of the challengers, these districts are located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex and Houston. Several challengers have electoral experience. Two of the challengers—Rodney Anderson and Matt Rinaldi—have run for Texas House seats previously. In 2010, Anderson won the district 106 seat with 49.44 percent of the vote in the general election. Rinaldi lost the primary election in 2012 with 26.59 percent of the vote. In addition, Linda Koop served eight years on the Dallas City Council.

Four of the challengers—Koop, Anderson, Patterson, and Noun—provide little information about their positions on issues. Patterson and Noun have more information on Facebook but provide little information on their positions on issues. The other six challengers provide information on their issue positions on their Web sites, which are linked in the table above.

 

I’m anxious to see the campaign contribution reports for these candidates when they’re reported.