Election 2020: Guide to the Texas 2020 Primary
Elections in Greater Houston area districts for Congress and the Texas Legislature
Before the upcoming general election in November, there will be the Texas Primary held on March 3, 2020. Registered voters will vote for their preferred candidates within their political party, in order to narrow down the field.
Registration to vote in the Texas Primary closes Feb. 3, 2020. To check voter registration status and to find out how to get registered, visit teamrv-mvp.sos.texas.gov. Early voting in Texas begins Feb. 18, 2020.
Scroll down to learn more about who is running for Congress and the Texas Legislature, in Greater Houston area districts. Some of the candidates, listed below in bold, have provided The Signal with answers to a Q&A survey.
The United States Senate has 100 members – two per state – who are elected for six-year terms with no term limits. As part of the United States Congress, senator duties include voting on bills and amendments, and serving on committees covering specific topics such as armed services, finance, foreign relations, and environment and public works. To learn more about the United States Senate, visit senate.gov.
View the candidates who have filed to be on the March 3, 2020 ballot below. Those in bold have provided The Signal with answers to a Q&A survey.
Chris Bell
Michael Cooper
Amanda K. Edwards
Jack Daniel Foster Jr.
Annie “Mama” Garcia
Victor Hugo Harris
MJ Hegar
Sema Hernandez
D.R. Hunter
Adrian Ocegueda
Cristina Tzintzún Ramirez
Royce West
Virgil Bierschwale
John Anthony Castro
John Cornyn (incumbent)
Dwayne Stovall
Mark Yancey
The United States House of Representatives currently has 435 members who are elected for two-year terms with no term limits. As part of the United States Congress, representative duties include introducing bills and amendments, and serving on committees covering specific topics such as ethics, homeland security, oversight and reform, and foreign affairs. To learn more about the United States House of Representatives, visit house.gov.
To learn which district you belong to, visit wrm.capitol.texas.gov.
View the candidates who have filed to be on the March 3, 2020 ballot below. Only districts within the Greater Houston area are listed. Those in bold have provided The Signal with answers to a Q&A survey.
District 2
Elisa Cardnell
Sima Ladjevardian
Travis Olsen
District 7
Lizzie Fletcher (incumbent)
District 8
Elizabeth Hernandez
Laura Jones
District 9
Al Green (incumbent)
Melissa Wilson
District 10
Pritesh Gandhi
Shannon Hutcheson
Mike Siegel
District 14
Sanjanetta Barnes
Adrienne Bell
Eddie Fisher
Robert “Puga” Thomas
Mikal Williams
District 18
Michael Allen
Donovan Boson
Marc Flores
Jerry Ford Sr.
Sheila Jackson Lee (incumbent)
Stevens Orozco
Bimal Patel
District 22
Chris Fernandez
Sri Preston Kulkarni
Nyanza Davis Moore
Carmine Petricco III
Derrick A. Reed
District 27
Ricardo “Rick” De La Fuente
Charlie Jackson
District 29
Sylvia Garcia (incumbent)
District 36
Rashad Lewis
District 2
Dan Crenshaw (incumbent)
District 7
Maria Espinoza
Wesley Hunt
Jim Noteware
Kyle Preston
Laique Rehman
Cindy Siegel
District 8
Kevin Brady (incumbent)
Melissa Esparza-Mathis
Kirk Osborn
District 9
Al Austin
Julian A. Martinez
Jon Menefee
Johnny Teague
District 10
Michael McCaul (incumbent)
District 14
Joshua Foxworth
Randy Weber (incumbent)
District 18
Robert M. Cadena
Wendell Champion
Truly Heiksell
T.C. Manning
Nathan J. Milliron
Ava Reynero Pate
District 22
Pierce Bush
Jon Camarillo
Douglas Haggard
Aaron Hermes
Greg Hill
Matt Hinton
Dan Mathews
Diana Miller
Troy Nehls
Brandon T. Penko
Shandon Phan
Bangar Reddy
Howard Steele Jr.
Kathaleen Wall
Joe Walz
District 27
Michael Cloud (incumbent)
District 29
Robert Schafranek
Jaimy Z. Blanco
District 36
Brian Babin (incumbent)
RJ Boatman
The Texas Senate, which is one half of the Texas Legislature, has 31 members who are elected for four-year terms with no term limits. As part of the Texas Legislature, senator duties include considering proposed laws and resolutions, and establish the state’s budget. To learn more about the Texas Senate, visit senate.texas.gov.
To learn which district you belong to, visit wrm.capitol.texas.gov.
View the candidates who have filed to be on the March 3, 2020 ballot below. Only districts within the Greater Houston area are listed. Those in bold have provided The Signal with answers to a Q&A survey.
District 4
Jay Stittleburg
District 6
Carol Alvarado (incumbent)
District 11
Susan Criss
Margarita Ruiz Johnson
District 13
Richard R. Andrews
Borris L. Miles (incumbent)
Melissa Morris
District 18
Michael Antalan
District 4
Brandon Creighton (incumbent)
District 11
Larry Taylor (incumbent)
District 13
William J. Booher
Milinda Morris
District 18
Lois W. Kolkhorst (incumbent)
The Texas House of Representatives, which is one half of the Texas Legislature, has 150 members who are elected for two-year terms with no term limits. As part of the Texas Legislature, representative duties include considering proposed laws and resolutions, and establish the state’s budget. To learn more about the Texas House of Representatives, visit house.texas.gov.
To learn which district you belong to, visit wrm.capitol.texas.gov.
View the candidates who have filed to be on the March 3, 2020 ballot below. Only districts within the Greater Houston area are listed. Those in bold have provided The Signal with answers to a Q&A survey.
District 3
Martin Shupp
District 15
Lorena Perez McGill
District 23
Jeff Antonelli
District 24
Brian J. Rogers
District 25
Patrick Henry
District 26
Lawrence Allen Jr.
L. “Sarah” DeMerchant
Suleman Lalani
Rish Oberoi
District 27
Ron Reynolds (incumbent)
Byron Ross
District 28
Elizabeth Markowitz*
*A special runoff election will be held Jan. 28 between Markowitz and Gary Gates (R)
District 29
Travis Boldt
District 85
Joey Cardenas III
District 126
Undrai F. Fizer
Natali Hurtado
District 128
Josh Markle
Mary E. Williams
District 129
Kayla Alix
District 130
Bryan J. Henry
District 131
Alma A. Allen (incumbent)
Carey Lashley
Elvonte Patton
District 132
Gina Calanni (incumbent)
District 133
Sandra G. Moore
District 134
Lanny Bose
Ann Johnson
Ruby Powers
District 135
Jon E. Rosenthal
District 137
Gene Wu (incumbent)
District 138
Akilah Bacy
Jenifer Rene Pool
Josh Wallenstein
District 139
Jarvis D. Johnson (incumbent)
Angeanette Thibodeaux
District 140
Armando Lucio Walle (incumbent)
District 141
Willie Roaches Franklyn
Senfronia Thompson (incumbent)
District 142
Richard Bonton
Jerry Davis
Natasha Ruiz
Harold V. Dutton Jr. (incumbent)
District 143
Ana Hernandez (incumbent)
District 144
Mary Ann Perez (incumbent)
District 145
Christina Morales (incumbent)
District 146
Shawn Nicole Thierry (incumbent)
Ashton P. Woods
District 147
Garnet F. Coleman (incumbent)
Colin Ross
Aurelia Wagner
District 148
Anna Eastman*
Adrian Garcia
Cynthia Reyes-Revilla
Penny Morales Shaw
Emily Wolf
*A special runoff election will be held Jan. 28 between Eastman and Luis LaRotta (R)
District 149
Hubert Vo (incumbent)
District 150
Michael Robert Walsh
District 3
Cecil Bell Jr. (incumbent)
District 15
Steve Toth (incumbent)
District 16
Will Metcalf (incumbent)
District 23
Mayes Middleton (incumbent)
District 24
Greg Bonnen (incumbent)
District 25
Troy T. Brimage
Ro’Vin Garrett
Rhonda Seth
Mitch Thames
Cody Thane Vasut
District 26
Leonard N. Chan
Jacey Jetton
Matt Morgan
District 27
Manish Seth
Tom Virippan
District 28
Gary Gates*
Schell Hammel
*A special runoff election will be held Jan. 28 between Gates and Elizabeth Markowitz (D)
District 29
Ed Thompson (incumbent)
District 85
Abolaji Tijani Ayobami
Robert Boettcher
Phil Stephenson (incumbent)
District 126
E. Sam Harless (incumbent)
District 127
Dwight Ford
Dan Huberty (incumbent)
District 128
Briscoe Cain (incumbent)
Robert C. Hoskins
District 129
Ryan Lee
Dennis Paul (incumbent)
District 130
Tom Oliverson (incumbent)
District 132
Angelica Garcia
Mike Schofield
District 133
Jim Murphy (incumbent)
District 134
Sarah Davis (incumbent)
District 135
Merrilee Rosene Beazley
Justin Ray
District 138
Josh Flynn
Lacey Hull
Claver T. Kamau-Imani
District 142
Jason Rowe
District 144
Tony Salas
District 145
Martha Elena Fierro
District 148
Luis LaRotta
*A special runoff election will be held Jan. 28 between LaRotta and Anna Eastman (R)
District 149
Lily Truong
District 150
Valoree Swanson (incumbent)
EDITOR’S NOTE: Candidates were contacted with Q&A survey questions in December 2019 and January 2020. The deadline to submit responses was Jan. 10, 2020. However, if responses are received at a later date, they will be added.
