Texas Weekly List: Legislative Candidate Filings

A mid-filing period compendium of who's submitted their paperwork so far to get on their respective party primary ballots.

By Madlin Mekelburg, Eleanor Dearman and John Reynolds

Dec. 3, 201511 PM Central

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As of today, 10 days remain for people to get on next year's party primary ballots. To help you keep track, here are a couple of tables with an up to date list of candidates who have filed for positions in the Texas House and Senate.

We list first the incumbent for each seat, his or her party affiliation and whether the incumbent is retiring. Beyond that, we have the candidates who have filed with separate columns for each party primary.

We'll update the list next week.

Here's the candidate filings for the Texas House:

District	Incumbent	Party	Retiring?	Republican Candidate	Democrat Candidate
1	VanDeaver, Gary	R	N
2	Flynn, Dan	R	N	Dan Flynn
3	Bell Jr., Cecil	R	N	Cecil Bell
4	Spitzer, Stuart	R	N	Stuart Spitzer
5	Hughes, Bryan	R	Y	Jay Misenheimer; Randy Davis; Cole Hefner; Phillip Hayes
6	Schaefer, Matt	R	N
7	Simpson, David	R	Y	Jay Dean
8	Cook, Byron	R	N	Byron Cook
9	Paddie, Chris	R	N	Chris Paddie
10	Wray, John	R	N	John Wray
11	Clardy, Travis	R	N	Travis Clardy	Stephen Wright
12	Kacal, Kyle	R	N	Kyle Kacal
13	Schubert, Leighton	R	N	Leighton Schubert	Cecil Webster
14	Raney, John	R	N	John Raney; Jess Fields
15	Keough, Mark	R	N
16	Metcalf, Will	R	N
17	Cyrier, John	R	N	John Cyrier; Brent Goleman
18	Otto, John	R	Y	J. Turner; Van Brookshire; Ernest Bailes
19	White, James	R	N	James White
20	Farney, Marsha	R	N	Marsha Farney
21	Phelan, Dade	R	N	Dade Phelan
22	Deshotel, Joe	D	N		Joe Deshotel
23	Faircloth, Wayne	R	N	Wayne Faircloth	Lloyd Criss
24	Bonnen, Greg	R	N
25	Bonnen, Dennis	R	N	Dennis Bonnen
26	Miller, Rick	R	N		L. DeMerchant
27	Reynolds, Ron	D	N		Ron Reynolds
28	Zerwas, John	R	N	John Zerwas
29	Thompson, Ed	R	N	Ed Thompson
30	Morrison, Geanie	R	N
31	Guillen, Ryan	D	N		Ryan Guillen
32	Hunter, Todd	R	N	Todd Hunter
33	Turner, Scott	R	Y	Justin Holland; Lorne Liechty	Cristin Padgett
34	Herrero, Abel	D	N		Abel Herrero
35	Longoria, Oscar	D	N		Oscar Longoria
36	Muñoz Jr., Sergio	D	N		Sergio Muñoz Jr.; Abraham Padron
37	Oliveira, René	D	N
38	Lucio III, Eddie	D	N		Eddie Lucio III
39	Martinez, Armando "Mando"	D	N		Armando "Mando" Martinez
40	Canales, Terry	D	N		Terry Canales
41	Guerra, Robert "Bobby"	D	N		R.D. "Bobby" Guerra
42	Raymond, Richard	D	N		Richard Pena Raymond
43	Lozano, Jose Manuel	R	N	J.M. Lozano
44	Kuempel, John	R	N	John Kuempel
45	Isaac, Jason	R	N	Jason Isaac
46	Dukes, Dawnna	D	N		Dawnna Dukes
47	Workman, Paul	R	N	Paul Workman; Jay Wiley
48	Howard, Donna	D	N		Donna Howard
49	Naishtat, Elliott	D	N		Elliott Naishtat
50	Israel, Celia	D	N		Celia Israel
51	Rodriguez, Eddie	D	N		Eddie Rodriguez
52	Gonzales, Larry	R	N	Larry Gonzales
53	Murr, Andrew	R	N	Andrew Murr
54	Aycock, Jimmie Don	R	Y	Scott Cosper; Austin Ruiz; Larry Smith	Sandra Blankenship
55	White, Molly	R	N	Molly White; Hugh Shine
56	Anderson, Charles "Doc"	R	N
57	Ashby, Trent	R	N	Trent Ashby
58	Burns, Dewayne	R	N
59	Sheffield, J.D.	R	N
60	Keffer, Jim	R	Y	Kevin Downing; Mike Lang
61	King, Phil	R	N	Phil King
62	Phillips, Larry	R	N	Larry Phillips
63	Parker, Tan	R	N	Tan Parker
64	Crownover, Myra	R	Y	Rick Hagen; Lynn Stucky; Read King	Connor Flanagan
65	Simmons, Ron	R	N	Ron Simmons
66	Shaheen, Matt	R	N	Matt Shaheen
67	Leach, Jeff	R	N	Jeff Leach	Scott Coleman
68	Springer, Drew	R	N	Drew Springer
69	Frank, James	R	N	James Frank
70	Sanford, Scott	R	N	Scott Sanford	John Bryant
71	King, Susan	R	Y	Isaac M. Castro; Stan Lambert	Pierce LoPachin
72	Darby, Drew	R	N	Drew Darby
73	Miller, Doug	R	N	Doug Miller; Kyle Biedermann
74	Nevárez, Alfonso "Poncho"	D	N		Alfonso "Poncho" Nevárez
75	González, Mary	D	N		Mary González; Chente Quintanilla
76	Blanco, César	D	N		César Blanco
77	Marquez, Marisa	D	Y		Adolfo Lopez; Evelina “Lina” Ortega
78	Moody, Joe	D	N	Jeffrey Lane	Joe Moody
79	Pickett, Joe	D	N		Joe Pickett
80	King, Tracy	D	N		Tracy King
81	Landgraf, Brooks	R	N	Brooks Landgraf; Joshua Crawford
82	Craddick, Tom	R	N	Tom Craddick
83	Burrows, Dustin	R	N	Dustin Burrows
84	Frullo, John	R	N	John Frullo
85	Stephenson, Phil	R	N	Phil Stephenson
86	Smithee, John	R	N
87	Price, Four	R	N	Four Price
88	King, Ken	R	N	Ken King
89	Laubenberg, Jodie	R	N	Jodie Laubenberg
90	Romero Jr., Ramon	D	N		Ramon Romero
91	Klick, Stephanie	R	N	Stephanie Klick
92	Stickland, Jonathan	R	N	Jonathan Stickland; Scott Fisher
93	Krause, Matt	R	N	Matt Krause
94	Tinderholt, Tony	R	N	Tony Tinderholt; Andrew Piel
95	Collier, Nicole	D	N		Nicole Collier
96	Zedler, Bill	R	N	Bill Zedler	Sandra Lee
97	Goldman, Craig	R	N	Craig Goldman
98	Capriglione, Giovanni	R	N	Giovanni Capriglione
99	Geren, Charlie	R	N	Charlie Geren; Bo French
100	Johnson, Eric	D	N
101	Turner, Chris	D	N	Carlos “Charlie” Garza	Chris Turner
102	Koop, Linda	R	N	Linda Koop	Laura Irvin
103	Anchia, Rafael	D	N		Rafael Anchia
104	Alonzo, Roberto	D	N		Roberto Alonzo
105	Anderson, Rodney	R	N	Rodney Anderson
106	Fallon, Pat	R	N	Pat Fallon
107	Sheets, Kenneth	R	R	Kenneth Sheets	Victoria Neave
108	Meyer, Morgan	R	N	Morgan Meyer
109	Giddings, Helen	D	N		Helen Giddings
110	Rose, Toni	D	N		Toni Rose
111	Davis, Yvonne	D	N	Chad O. Jackson	Yvonne Davis
112	Button, Angie Chen	R	N	Angie Chen Button
113	Burkett, Cindy	R	N	Cindy Burkett; Jonathan Boos
114	Villalba, Jason	R	N	Jason Villalba; Dan Morenoff
115	Rinaldi, Matt	R	N	Matt Rinaldi; Bennett Ratliff
116	Martinez Fischer, Trey	D	N
117	Galindo, Rick	R	N	Rick Galindo	San Carlos Antonio; Phillip Cortez
118	Farias, Joe	D	Y		Thomas Uresti; Gabe Farias
119	Gutierrez, Roland	D	N		Roland Gutierrez
120	McClendon, Ruth Jones	D	Y		Byron Miller; Lou Miller; Mario Salas
121	Straus, Joe	R	N	Joe Straus; Jeff Judson
122	Larson, Lyle	R	N	Lyle Larson
123	Bernal, Diego	D	N
124	Minjares, Ina	D	N
125	Rodriguez, Justin	D	N
126	Harless, Patricia	R	Y	Kevin Roberts
127	Huberty, Dan	R	N	Dan Huberty
128	Smith, Wayne	R	N	Wayne Smith
129	Paul, Dennis	R	N	Dennis Paul
130	Fletcher, Allen	R	Y	Tom Oliverson; Kay Smith
131	Allen, Alma	D	N		Alma Allen
132	Schofield, Mike	R	N	Mike Schofield
133	Murphy, Jim	R	N	Jim Murphy
134	Davis, Sarah	R	N	Sarah Davis; David Palmer	Ben Rose
135	Elkins, Gary	R	N	Gary Elkins
136	Dale, Tony	R	N	Tony Dale
137	Wu, Gene	D	N		Gene Wu
138	Bohac, Dwayne	R	N	Dwayne Bohac
139	Turner, Sylvester	D	Y		Randy Bates; Kimberly Willis
140	Walle, Armando	D	N		Armando Walle
141	Thompson, Senfronia	D	N		Senfronia Thompson
142	Dutton Jr., Harold	D	N
143	Hernandez Luna, Ana	D	N		Ana Hernandez
144	Peña, Gilbert	R	N	Gilbert Pena	May Ann Perez
145	Alvarado, Carol	D	N		Carol Alvarado
146	Miles, Borris	D	N
147	Coleman, Garnet	D	N
148	Farrar, Jessica Cristina	D	N		Jessica Farrar
149	Vo, Hubert	D	N		Hubert Vo
150	Riddle, Debbie	R	N	Debbie Riddle	Michael Kelly

^{Sources: Texas Secretary of State, Republican Party of Texas, Texas Weekly Research}

And here's the candidate filings for the Texas Senate:

District	Incumbent	Party	Retiring?	Republican Candidate	Democrat Candidate
1	Eltife, Kevin	R	Y	James "Red" Brown; David Simpson; Bryan Hughes
2	Hall, Bob	R	N
3	Nichols, Robert	R	N
4	Creighton, Brandon	R	Y	Brandon Creighton
5	Schwertner, Charles	R	N
6	Garcia, Sylvia	D	Y		Sylvia Garcia
7	Bettencourt, Paul	R	N
8	Taylor, Van	R	N
9	Hancock, Kelly	R	N
10	Burton, Konni	R	N
11	Taylor, Larry	R	Y
12	Nelson, Jane	R	Y	Jane Nelson
13	Ellis, Rodney	D	Y		Rodney Ellis
14	Watson, Kirk	D	N
15	Whitmire, John	D	N
16	Huffines, Donald	R	N
17	Huffman, Joan	R	N
18	Kolkhorst, Lois	R	Y	Lois Kolkhorst
19	Uresti, Carlos	D	Y		Carlos Uresti
20	Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"	D	Y		Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa
21	Zaffirini, Judith	D	Y		Judith Zaffirini
22	Birdwell, Brian	R	Y
23	West, Royce	D	N
24	Fraser, Troy	R	Y	Dawn Buckingham; Jon Cobb; Brent Mayes; Reed Williams
25	Campbell, Donna	R	N
26	Menendez, Jose	D	Y		Jose Menendez
27	Lucio, Eddie	D	Y		Eddie Lucio Jr.; O. Rodriguez Haro III
28	Perry, Charles	R	Y
29	Rodriguez, Jose	D	Y		Jose Rodriguez
30	Estes, Craig	R	N
31	Seliger, Kel	R	N

^{Sources: Texas Secretary of State, Republican Party of Texas, Texas Weekly Research}

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