Texas Politics & Government: Ideas and Institutions

In this post, we’ll look at the challengers in Texas House districts 55, 59, 60, 64, 71, 72, and 83. 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 55 Ralph Sheffield Molly S. White Belton Pro-life Activist Web Site Issue Positions District Map 59 J.D. Sheffield Danny Pelton Stephenville Businessman Web Site Issue Positions District Map Howard Ray Rochelle Gun Instructor Web Site Issue Positions District Map 60 Jim Keffer Cullen Crisp Granbury Businessman Web Site Issue Positions District Map 6...

In this post, we’ll look at the challengers in Texas House districts 1, 4, 6, 8, 11, 12, and 18. 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 1 George Lavender Gary VanDeaver New Boston Boston ISD Superintendent Web Site District Map 4 Lance Gooden Stuart Spitzer Kaufman Physician Web Site Issue Positions District Map 6 Matt Schaeffer Skip Ogle Tyler Businessman Web Site Issue Positions District Map 8 Byron Cook Bobby Vickery Frost Businessman Web Site District Map 11 Travi...