We are starting our Spring Membership Drive! Please show your support by joining or renewing with the ONLY organization that’s advocating for your TRS retirement plan, the Texas Retired Teachers Association!
Members of the Texas Retired Teachers Association (TRTA), it’s time to RALLY THE VOTE!
As mentioned in an Inside Line last week, this is the last opportunity for many of our members, their friends, family members, colleagues, and neighbors to cast a vote and determine who will represent their interests in the Texas Legislature!
This election is important: most elections in Texas are decided during the primary election cycle. Very few voters show up at the polls for Primary Runoff elections, and now is our chance to make a difference!
Members, TRTA implores you to contact any friends, family, or other members you know who reside in the districts where elections are underway. (See a full list of the districts where runoffs are occurring below).
With so few people showing up to the polls to vote, an organized effort by TRS retirees will be seen as a huge show of strength!
We are benefited by working to get as many people to the polls as possible. Let’s show off our ground game and push a culture of voting with our network in the Primary Runoff Election!
Early voting continues through this Friday, May 24. Primary Runoff Election Day is May 28. Don’t miss your chance to vote!
About the Races
Not all Texas State House and Senate Districts will have Primary Runoff Elections, and in those districts, you may find that only one party has a runoff. To determine if there is a runoff in your area, you may visit this link and enter your address.
Please remember that if you voted in a party primary in March, you can vote only in that same party’s runoff. Voters who didn’t cast a ballot in the primary can vote in either party’s runoff. Visit MyVoterPortal to find your polling place.
Texas State House Races
District 1
Republican
- Gary VanDeaver, Incumbent
- Chris Spencer
District 12
Republican
- Ben Bius
- Trey Wharton
Note: The incumbent in this district is Republican State Rep. Kyle Kacal who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
District 21
Republican
- Dade Phelan, incumbent
- David Covey
District 29
Republican
- Jeffrey Barry
- Alex Kamkar
Note: The incumbent in this district is Republican State Rep. Ed Thompson, who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
District 30
Republican
- Jeff Bauknight
- A.J. Louderback
Note: The incumbent in this district is Republican State Rep. Geanie W. Morrison who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
District 33
Republican
- Justin Holland, Incumbent
- Katrina Pierson
District 37
Democratic
- Ruben Cortez, Jr.
- Jonathan Gracia
District 44
Republican
- John Kuempel, Incumbent
- Alan Schoolcraft
District 58
Republican
- DeWayne Burns, Incumbent
- Helen Kerwin
District 61
Republican
- Frederick Frazier, Incumbent
- Keresa Richardson
District 64
Republican
- Lynn Stucky, Incumbent
- Andy Hopper
District 76
Republican
- Summara Kanwal
- Lea C.S. Simmons
District 77
Democratic
- Norma Chávez
- Vince Perez
Note: The incumbent in this district is Democratic State Rep. Lina Ortega who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
District 80
Democratic
- Cecelia Castellano
- Rosie Cuellar
Note: The incumbent in this district is Democratic State Rep. Tracy King who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
District 91
Republican
- Stephanie Klick, Incumbent
- David Lowe
District 97
Democratic
- Diane Symons
- Carlos Walker
Republican
- Cheryl Bean
- John McQueeney
Note: The incumbent in this district is Republican State Rep. Craig Goldman, who is running for a U.S. House District 12 to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Kay Granger.
District 139
Democratic
- Angeanette Thibodeaux
- Charlene Ward Johnson
Note: The incumbent in this district is Democratic State Rep. Jarvis D. Johnson, who is running for Texas Senate District 15 to replace former State Sen. John Whitmire, who is now the mayor of Houston.
District 146
Democratic
- Shawn Nicole Thierry, Incumbent
- Lauren Ashley Simmons
Texas State Senate Races
District 15
Democratic
- Molly Cook
- Jarvis D. Johnson
Note: This district was previously represented by former Democratic State Sen. John Whitmire who was elected Houston mayor in 2023. Molly Cook won a special election on May 4 which determined who will finish Whitmire’s Senate term. The Primary Runoff will determine who will represent District 15 in the Senate for the upcoming term.
District 30
Democratic
- Michael Braxton
- Dale Frey
Republican
- Brent Hagenbuch
- Jace Yarbrough
Note: The incumbent in this district is Republican State Sen. Drew Springer who is not seeking reelection in 2024.
Thank You!
Thank you for being a member of TRTA. We are asking members to please renew their dues with TRTA if they have not done so already. If you know someone who is not a member, please invite them to join us! There is strength in numbers and the surest way for us to accomplish success is to grow the organization.
