Job description | There are 150 representatives in the state House of Representatives, the lower chamber of the Texas state legislature. Term is two years. |
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Annual salary | $7,200/yr; $190/day when legislature in session |
Who’s Running?
Elizabeth Beck Website: https://www.elizabethfortexas.com/ Email: elizabeth@elizabethfortexas.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ElizabethforTexas Twitter: https://twitter.com/elizabethforTX Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethfortx/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/elizabethmbeck | Democrat |
Rod Wingo Email: rwingo4228@sbcglobal.net Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RWingoLibertarian | Libertarian |
Craig Goldman (incumbent) Website: https://www.craiggoldman.org/ Email: craig@craiggoldman.org Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/teamgoldman/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/GoldmanCraig Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/goldmancraig/ House of Representatives page: https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=97 | Republican |
Recent News Articles
- “After 2018 wake-up call, Tarrant Republicans scramble to fend off Democrats in Texas House races,” Dallas Morning News (paywall), (Sept. 29, 2020), https://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/2020/09/28/after-2018-wake-up-call-tarrant-republicans-scramble-to-fend-off-democrats-in-texas-house-races/
- “Greg Abbott’s law-and-order campaign is a smart play for suburban Fort Worth voters,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Sep 12, 2020), https://www.star-telegram.com/article245519265.html (paywall – article limit)
- “Watch: Who will control the Texas House?,” Texas Tribune (Feb 11, 2020) https://www.texastribune.org/2020/02/11/conversation-rep-celia-israel-and-rep-craig-goldman/
- “Elizabeth Beck: Best for Fort Worth Dems in House Race,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram (February 1, 2020) https://www.pressreader.com/usa/star-telegram/20200201/281724091534087 (paywall)