Christi Craddick

Christi Craddick (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas Railroad Commission. She assumed office on December 17, 2012. Her current term ends on January 1, 2031.

Craddick (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas Railroad Commission. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Craddick was born and raised in Midland, Texas. She received her bachelor's degree and her law degree from the University of Texas at Austin. She is a member of the Texas State Bar.

Before running for public office, Craddick served nine years as an adviser to her father, then-Texas State House Speaker Tom Craddick.

Craddick is a lawyer and small business owner.

Education

Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Austin
Juris Doctorate, University of Texas at Austin

Political career

Texas Railroad Commissioner (2012-present)

On November 6, 2012, Craddick was elected to serve on the Texas Railroad Commission alongside then-Chairman Barry Smitherman and David Porter. The commission oversees the oil and gas industry, gas utilities, pipeline safety, and surface coal and uranium mining for Texas, among other responsibilities.^[1]

Elections

2024

General election

General election for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated Katherine Culbert, Eddie Espinoza, Hawk Dunlap, and Richard McKibbin in the general election for Texas Railroad Commission on November 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Christi Craddick (R)	55.6	6,100,218
	Katherine Culbert (D)	39.0	4,275,904
	Eddie Espinoza (G)	2.8	301,793
	Hawk Dunlap (L)	2.6	285,544
	Richard McKibbin (Independent) (Write-in)	0.0	1,656

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 10,965,115
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Katherine Culbert defeated Bill Burch in the Democratic primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

	Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Katherine Culbert	67.6	615,965
	Bill Burch	32.4	294,628

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 910,593
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission

Incumbent Christi Craddick defeated James Matlock, Christie Clark, Corey Howell, and Petra Reyes in the Republican primary for Texas Railroad Commission on March 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christi Craddick	50.4	982,457
		James Matlock	26.6	517,624
		Christie Clark	11.7	228,395
	Submit photo	Corey Howell	6.3	122,802
		Petra Reyes	5.0	97,280

	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,948,558
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Chris Corner (R)

Green convention

Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Eddie Espinoza advanced from the Green convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 13, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Eddie Espinoza (G)	100.0	51

	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 51
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission

Hawk Dunlap defeated Chris Fuller in the Libertarian convention for Texas Railroad Commission on April 14, 2024.

		Candidate
✔		Hawk Dunlap (L)
	Submit photo	Chris Fuller (L)

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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