AUSTIN—Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC (TLRPAC) today announced its endorsements in the following contested Texas House races in the 2018 General Election.
“The Texas House is focused on keeping our state’s economy competitive and creating opportunities for Texas families, and has been at the forefront of fighting job-killing lawsuit abuse in our state,” TLRPAC Chairman Richard J. Trabulsi Jr. said. “These principled candidates will work to ensure Texas remains the nation’s job creation engine by enacting smart economic policies and keeping our legal system fair and predictable.”
State Representative, District 2
Dan Flynn (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 3
Cecil Bell (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 4
Keith Bell (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 5
Cole Hefner (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 6
Matt Schaefer (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 8
Cody Harris (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 10
John Wray (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 12
Kyle Kacal (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 13
Ben Leman (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 14
John Raney (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 15
Steve Toth (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 16
Will Metcalf (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 17
John Cyrier (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 18
Ernest Bailes (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 19
James White (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 20
Terry Wilson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 23
Mayes Middleton (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 24
Greg Bonnen (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 26
Rick Miller (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 28
John Zerwas (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 29
Ed Thompson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 30
Geanie Morrison (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 33
Justin Holland (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 42
Richard Raymond (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 43
J.M. Lozano (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 44
John Kuempel (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 45
Ken Strange (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 47
Paul Workman (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 52
Cynthia Flores (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 53
Andy Murr (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 54
Brad Buckley (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 56
Doc Anderson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 57
Trent Ashby (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 62
Reggie Smith (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 63
Tan Parker (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 64
Lynn Stucky (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 65
Ron Simmons (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 66
Matt Shaheen (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 67
Jeff Leach (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 70
Scott Sanford (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 71
Stan Lambert (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 73
Kyle Biedermann (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 81
Brooks Landgraf (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 82
Tom Craddick (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 83
Dustin Burrows (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 84
John Frullo (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 85
Phil Stephenson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 86
John Smithee (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 88
Ken King (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 89
Candy Noble (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 91
Stephanie Klick (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 92
Jonathan Stickland (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 93
Matt Krause (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 94
Tony Tinderholt (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 96
Bill Zedler (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 97
Craig Goldman (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 98
Giovanni Capriglione (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 99
Charlie Geren (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 102
Linda Koop (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 103
Rafael Anchia (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 105
Rodney Anderson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 106
Jared Patterson (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 107
Deanna Metzger (R, challenger)
State Representative, District 108
Morgan Meyer (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 112
Angie Chen Button (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 113
Jonathan Boos (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 114
Lisa Luby Ryan (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 115
Matt Rinaldi (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 118
John Lujan (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 120
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 121
Steve Allison (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 122
Lyle Larson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 124
Ina Minjarez (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 126
Sam Harless (R, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 127
Dan Huberty (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 129
Dennis Paul (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 130
Tom Oliverson (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 132
Mike Schofield (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 133
Jim Murphy (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 134
Sarah Davis (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 135
Gary Elkins (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 136
Tony Dale (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 138
Dwayne Bohac (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 144
Ruben Villarreal (R, challenger)
State Representative, District 150
Valoree Swanson (R, Incumbent)
Additionally, the following members are strong supporters of tort reform and are endorsed by TLRPAC but do not have an opponent in the general election:
State Representative, District 1
Gary VanDeaver (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 7
Jay Dean (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 9
Chris Paddie (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 21
Dade Phelan (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 25
Dennis Bonnen (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 31
Ryan Guillen (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 32
Todd Hunter (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 35
Oscar Longoria (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 37
Alex Dominguez (D, in an open seat)
State Representative, District 38
Eddie Lucio III (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 48
Donna Howard (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 55
Hugh Shine (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 58
DeWayne Burns (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 59
J.D. Sheffield (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 60
Mike Lang (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 61
Phil King (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 68
Drew Springer (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 69
James Frank (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 72
Drew Darby (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 79
Joe Pickett (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 80
Tracy King (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 87
Four Price (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 90
Ramon Romero (D, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 128
Briscoe Cain (R, Incumbent)
State Representative, District 141
Senfronia Thompson (D, Incumbent)
TLRPAC is the political arm of Texans for Lawsuit Reform (TLR), the largest civil justice reform organization in Texas. TLR is a bipartisan, volunteer-led coalition with 16,300 supporters residing in more than 900 Texas communities and representing 1,255 different businesses, professions and trades. For more information about TLRPAC, please visit www.tlrpac.com.
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