The NFIB Texas PAC last week endorsed 106 candidates for seats in the Texas Legislature. The political action committee, comprised solely of NFIB members from throughout the state, endorsed 18 candidates running for state Senate and 88 candidates vying for seats in the state House of Representatives.

“Small businesses are critical to the Texas economy,” NFIB State Director Annie Spilman said. “Each of these candidates has either a solid record of supporting small businesses in the Texas Legislature or has shown our members that they’re committed to protecting this environment that enables local businesses to grow and create jobs.

“On behalf of our small business members throughout the state, I’m proud to announce these endorsements.”

The NFIB Texas PAC’s endorsement is important to these campaigns. Small business owners and their employees vote in large numbers and are known for actively recruiting friends, family members, and acquaintances to go to the polls. NFIB’s political support is based on the candidates’ positions and records on key small-business issues.

Endorsed candidates include:

NFIB members are noted with an asterisk

 

SENATE

District 1 Bryan Hughes

District 3 Robert Nichols

District 4 Brandon Creighton

District 5 Charles Schwertner

District 7 Paul Bettencourt

District 8 Angela Paxton

District 9 Kelly Hancock

District 10 Phil King

District 11 Mayes Middleton

District 12 Tan Parker

District 17 Joan Huffman

District 18 Lois Kolkhorst

District 22 Brian Birdwell

District 24 Pete Flores

District 25 Donna Campbell

District 27 Morgan LaMantia

District 28 Charles Perry*

District 30 Drew Springer*

 

HOUSE

District 01 Gary VanDeaver

District 03 Cecil Bell Jr.*

District 04 Keith Bell*

District 05 Cole Hefner*

District 06 Matt Schaefer

District 07 Jay Dean

District 08 Cody Harris

District 09 Trent Ashby

District 11 Travis Clardy

District 12 Kyle Kacal

District 13 Angelia Orr

District 14 John Raney*

District 15 Steve Toth

District 16 Will Metcalf

District 17 Stan Gerdes

District 18 Ernest Bailes

District 19 Ellen Troxclair

District 21 Dade Phelan

District 24 Greg Bonnen

District 25 Cody Vasut

District 26 Jacey Jetton

District 29 Ed Thompson*

District 30 Geanie Morrison

District 31 Ryan Guillen

District 32 Todd Hunter

District 33 Justin Holland

District 36 Sergio Munoz Jr.

District 37 Janie Lopez

District 39 Armando Martinez

District 40 Terry Canales

District 43 J.M. Lozano

District 44 John Kuempel

District 52 Caroline Harris

District 53 Andrew Murr

District 54 Brad Buckley

District 55 Hugh Shine

District 56 Charles “Doc” Anderson

District 58 DeWayne Burns

District 59 Shelby Slawson

District 60 Glenn Rogers

District 61 Frederick Frazier

District 62 Reggie Smith

District 63 Ben Bumgarner

District 64 Lynn Stucky

District 65 Kronda Thimesch*

District 66 Matt Shaheen

District 67 Jeff Leach

District 68 David Spiller

District 69 James Frank

District 70 Jamee Jolly

District 71 Stan Lambert

District 72 Drew Darby

District 73 Carrie Isaac

District 80 Tracy King

District 81 Brooks Landgraf

District 82 Tom Craddick

District 83 Dustin Burrows

District 85 Stan Kitzman

District 86 John Smithee

District 87 Four Price

District 88 Ken King*

District 89 Candy Noble

District 91 Stephanie Klick

District 92 Joe Livingston

District 93 Nate Schatzline

District 94 Tony Tinderholt

District 96 David Cook*

District 97 Craig Goldman

District 98 Giovanni Capriglione

District 99 Charlie Geren

District 106 Jared Patterson

District 108 Morgan Meyer

District 112 Angie Chen Button

District 113 Rhetta Bowers

District 115 Julie Johnson

District 118 John Lujan

District 121 Steve Allison

District 122 Mark Dorazio*

District 126 Sam Harless

District 128 Briscoe Cain

District 129 Dennis Paul

District 130 Tom Oliverson

District 132 Mike Schofield

District 133 Mano DeAyala

District 138 Lacey Hull

District 139 Jarvis Johnson

District 142 Harold Dutton Jr.

District 150 Valoree Swanson

 

About NFIB

For almost 80 years, the National Federation of Independent Business has been the voice of small business, advocating on behalf of America’s small and independent business owners, both in Washington, D.C., and in all 50 state capitals. NFIB is a nonprofit, nonpartisan, and member-driven association. Since our founding in 1943, NFIB has been exclusively dedicated to small and independent businesses and remains so today. For more information, please visit www.NFIB.com.