Charles Schwertner

Charles Schwertner

Republican Party

Texas State Senate District 5

Tenure

2013 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

12

Prior offices

Texas House of Representatives District 20

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Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 8, 2022

Contact

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Charles Schwertner (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas State Senate, representing District 5. He assumed office in 2013. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.

Schwertner (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas State Senate to represent District 5. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.

Committee assignments

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2023-2024

Schwertner was assigned to the following committees:

• Business & Commerce Committee, Chair
• Committee of the Whole Senate
• Finance Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee

2021-2022

Schwertner was assigned to the following committees:

• Administration Committee, Chair
• Business & Commerce Committee
• Education Committee
• Finance Committee
• Senate State Affairs Committee

2019-2020

Schwertner was assigned to the following committees:

• Business & Commerce Committee
• Intergovernmental Relations Committee, Vice-Chair
• Veteran Affairs & Border Security Committee
• Senate Transportation Committee
• Agriculture Committee

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
• Business & Commerce
• Finance
• Health & Human Services, Chair
• State Affairs

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Schwertner served on the following committees:

2013-2014

At the beginning of the 2013 legislative session, Schwertner served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2013
• Agriculture, Rural Affairs & Homeland Security
• Government Organization, Vice chair
• Health & Human Services

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, Charles Schwertner served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2011
• Appropriations
• Public Health

Sponsored legislation

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.

Noteworthy events

Schwertner cleared of sexual harassment allegations (2018)

See also: Sexual assault and harassment in American politics (2017-2018)

On December 18, 2018, the University of Texas concluded an investigation into allegations made against Schwertner by a graduate student. The unversity said that it could not prove that Schwertner sent the student offensive text messages, but confirmed that the messages came from his LinkedIn account and another messaging app. In September 2018, the graduate student claimed that Schwertner sent her sexually explicit messages and pictures of his genitals. Schwertner's spokesman said the senator "categorically denies any knowledge of the accusations leveled against him" and would cooperate with the university's investigation.

Elections

2022

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 5

Incumbent Charles Schwertner defeated Tommy Estes in the general election for Texas State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Schwertner (R)	71.6	192,146
		Tommy Estes (L)	28.4	76,317

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 268,463
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Victoria Gonzalez (Independent)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5

Incumbent Charles Schwertner advanced from the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 1, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Schwertner	100.0	72,796

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,796
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 5

Tommy Estes advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 19, 2022.

		Candidate
✔		Tommy Estes (L)

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2018

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas State Senate District 5

Incumbent Charles Schwertner defeated Meg Walsh and Amy Lyons in the general election for Texas State Senate District 5 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Schwertner (R)	55.3	182,550
		Meg Walsh (D)	41.5	136,792
		Amy Lyons (L)	3.2	10,500

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 329,842
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Areej Siddig (Independent)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 5

Meg Walsh defeated Brian Cronin and Glenn Williams in the Democratic primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Meg Walsh	71.1	22,514
		Brian Cronin	16.9	5,360
		Glenn Williams	11.9	3,779

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 31,653
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5

Incumbent Charles Schwertner defeated Harold Ramm in the Republican primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Charles Schwertner	75.1	49,962
	Submit photo	Harold Ramm	24.9	16,576

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 66,538
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Libertarian primary election

Libertarian primary for Texas State Senate District 5

Amy Lyons advanced from the Libertarian primary for Texas State Senate District 5 on March 6, 2018.

		Candidate
✔		Amy Lyons

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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries

See also: Factions in Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018 and Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018

The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.

The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.

The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.

Texas Senate Republicans
Party		Before March 6 primaries	After March 6 primaries
	Pro-Straus	2	1
	Anti-Straus	1	3
	Unknown	3	3
	Open seats	1	-
	Runoffs	-	-
	Too close to call	-	-
Total		7	7

Texas House Republicans
Party		Before March 6 primaries	After March 6 primaries
	Pro-Straus	20	20
	Anti-Straus	4	9
	Unknown	2	5
	Open seats	15	-
	Runoffs	-	7
	Too close to call	-	-
Total		41	41

Primary we watched

See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Races to watch

This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections. Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?

Yes.

What made this a race to watch?

Harold Ramm challenged incumbent Charles Schwertner in his primary. Endorsements for Schwertner Empower Texans Texas Medical Association Young Conservatives of Texas Texas Association of Business Texas Association of Realtors Texans for Lawsuit Reform The Eagle Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick Endorsements for Ramm Texas Parent PAC

Campaign finance

See also: Texas state legislative Republican primaries, 2018/Campaign finance

2014

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2014

Elections for 15 of the 31 seats in the Texas State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Incumbent Charles Schwertner was unopposed in the Republican primary, while Joel Shapiro was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Schwertner defeated Shapiro and Matthew Whittington (L) in the general election.

Texas State Senate, District 5 General Election, 2014

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles Schwertner Incumbent	65%	112,930
	Democratic	Joel Shapiro	31.2%	54,286
Total Votes				173,811

2012

See also: Texas State Senate elections, 2012

Schwertner ran in the 2012 election for Texas State Senate, District 5. Schwertner defeated Ben Bius in the May 29 primary election and defeated Jeffrey Fox (L) in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.

Texas State Senate, District 5, General Election, 2012

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Charles Schwertner	77.1%	182,554
	Libertarian	Jeffrey Fox	22.9%	54,107
Total Votes				236,661

Texas State Senate District 5 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate	Vote %	Votes
Charles Schwertner	74.5%	44,033
Ben Bius	25.5%	15,050
Total Votes		59,083

2010

See also Texas House of Representatives elections, 2010

Schwertner won election to the District 20 seat, defeating Kate Wedeikes (I) and David Floyd (L).

Texas House of Representatives, District 20 2010 General election results
Candidates		Votes	Percent
Charles Schwertner (R)		44,901	89.56%
David Floyd (L)		9,490	17.44%

Campaign themes

2022

Ballotpedia survey responses

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2014

Schwertner's website highlighted the following campaign themes:

Fighting Obamacare

• Excerpt: "As a diligent steward of our taxpayer dollars, I will continue to fight fraud and abuse in our state's overburdened Medicaid program and stand up to President Obama and his plan to expand Medicaid in the state of Texas."

Creating Jobs & Growing the Economy

• Excerpt: "As your voice in the Texas Senate, I will continue to seek out waste and mismanagement in our state government, work to balance our state budget, and protect the hard-working citizens of Texas from new taxes or job-killing regulations."

Securing the Border

• Excerpt: "Illegal immigration not only disrespects the rule of law, but also tears at the fabric of our society, straining our schools, our jails, and our emergency rooms past the breaking point. While securing our border is primarily an obligation of our federal government, Washington's failure to address this problem has had dramatic consequences for the people of Texas."

Improving Our Children's Schools

• Excerpt: "Our state's most valuable resource is it's children, and our legislature's most important role is providing those children with an 'efficient system of free, public schools.'"

Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow

• Excerpt: "With over 1,000 new residents moving to Texas every day, our state is has [sic] sometimes struggled to keep up with its own success. Anyone that's driven our roads knows that as our state has grown, so have our traffic problems."

Campaign finance summary

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Charles Schwertner campaign contribution history

Year	Office	Status	Contributions	Expenditures
2022	Texas State Senate District 5	Won general	$2,070,071	$3,877,170
2018	Texas State Senate District 5	Won general	$2,010,882	N/A**
2014	Texas State Senate, District 5	Won	$1,026,936	N/A**
2012	Texas State Senate, District 5	Won	$963,960	N/A**
2010	Texas State House, District 20	Won	$379,850	N/A**
Grand total			$6,451,700	$3,877,170
Sources: OpenSecrets,  Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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2024

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2023

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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. Texas Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. Texas Values Action Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. The Institute for Legislative Analysis Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.

2022

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2021

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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Equality Texas Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texans for Fiscal Responsibility Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. Texas Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. Texas Values Action Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2020

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2019

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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Club for Growth Foundation Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues. Empower Texans Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. Texas Eagle Forum: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Values Action Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2018

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2017

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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15. Conservative Roundtable Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. Texans for Vaccine Choice Legislators are scored on their votes on bills supported or opposed by the organization. Texas Alliance for Life Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to social issues. Texas Association of Business Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Right to Life Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Sierra Club Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues. Texas Values Action Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2016

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2015

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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1. Americans for Prosperity Texas - Texas Legislative Report Card 2015 Legislators are scored on how they voted on tax and fiscal legislation. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Legislative Scorecard for the 84th session Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable: Senate and House - 2015 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2015 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 84th legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. Environment Texas - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2015 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2015 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2015 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2015 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2015 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2015 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2015 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.

2014

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2013

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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening. Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5. Concerned Women for America of Texas: Senate and House Legislators are scored based on votes on bills relating to abortion, common core, and sex trafficking. Conservative Roundtable - 2013 Conservative Solutions Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2013 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Equality Texas - Equality Texas rankings for the Texas House during the 83rd regular legislative session Legislators are scored on bills related to LGBT issues. NARAL Pro-Choice Texas: 2013 Legislative Scorecard on House Bill 2 Legislators are scored based on votes for House Bill 2. National Federation of Independent Business in Texas: 2013-2014 Legislative Voting Record Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues. Texas Association of Business: Senate and House - For the Record 2013 Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills related to businesses, taxpayers, and families. Texas Eagle Forum - 2013 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas League of Conservation Voters - 2013 Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Right to Life - 2013 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - The 2013 Texas House, From Right to Left Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom - 2013 Session Report Card Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights. The American Conservative Union - 2013 State Legislative Ratings Guide Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues. Young Conservatives of Texas - 83rd Session House Budget Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes for Amendments 2, 12, 51, 95, and 118. Young Conservatives of Texas: House and Senate Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

2012

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2011

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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29. Conservative Roundtable - 2012 Conservative Roundtable Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes for or against the organization's position and principles. Empower Texans - 2011 Fiscal Responsibility Index Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues." Environment Texas - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues. Heritage Alliance - 2011 Texas Conservative Report Legislators are scored based on votes on social issues, economic issues, and other issues. Humane Society Legislative Fund - Humane 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored on their votes on animal protection bills. Texas Eagle Forum - The 82nd Legislative Session: Lost Opportunities Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues. Texas Right to Life - 2011 Legislative Scores Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues. Texas League of Conservation Votes - 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on votes relating to environment and conservation issues. Texas Tribune Guest Column: Mark P. Jones - Liberals and Conservatives in the Texas House: The 2011 Ranking Mark P. Jones, chair of the Department of Political Science at Rice University, biennially ranks state representatives based on how liberal and conservative they are according to legislative history. Texas Watch: 2011 Legislative Scorecard Legislators are scored based on consumer-related bills. Young Conservatives of Texas - Legislative Ratings for the 82nd Legislature Legislators are scored based on their votes on conservative issues.

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Leadership

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District 1

Bryan Hughes (R)

District 2

Bob Hall (R)

District 3

Robert Nichols (R)

District 4

Brandon Creighton (R)

District 5

Charles Schwertner (R)

District 6

Carol Alvarado (D)

District 7

Paul Bettencourt (R)

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Angela Paxton (R)

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Kelly Hancock (R)

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Phil King (R)

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Mayes Middleton (R)

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Tan Parker (R)

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Borris Miles (D)

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Sarah Eckhardt (D)

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Molly Cook (D)

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Nathan Johnson (D)

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Joan Huffman (R)

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Lois Kolkhorst (R)

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Roland Gutierrez (D)

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Juan Hinojosa (D)

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Judith Zaffirini (D)

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Brian Birdwell (R)

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Royce West (D)

District 24

Peter Flores (R)

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Donna Campbell (R)

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José Menéndez (D)

District 27

Adam Hinojosa (R)

District 28

Charles Perry (R)

District 29

César Blanco (D)

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Brent Hagenbuch (R)

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Kevin Sparks (R)

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