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), the May Primary Runoff Elections are fast approaching!
Your vote in the Primary Runoff Election is even more important now than it was in the regular March Primary! Why? Because most elections in Texas are decided during the primary election cycle. According to the Texas Tribune, only 18% of registered voters cast a ballot in the 2022 primaries. Every election and every single vote matters, and voters have the power!
We cannot stress this enough: Numbers really matter when it comes to elections. Numbers matter even more in a Primary Election, and even greater still during the Primary Runoff Election!
Your vote signifies support for candidates who represent your interests. Like many TRTA members, your interests may include protecting your retirement security and enhancing the benefits you receive.
TRTA does not endorse candidates for political office; however, the issues we have advocate for frequently garner widespread—even unanimous—bipartisan support!
Retired Texas educator issues matter to Texas elected officials! In fact, every single State Senator and Representative in the Texas Legislature voted FOR the bills that provided a cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) and stipend for hundreds of thousands of Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) retirees.
When the 89th Texas Legislature begins in 2025 we must be prepared! The road to influencing future policy outcomes starts NOW. Make your plan to vote in the Primary Runoff Election! Let’s go!
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.
Early voting begins on May 20 and continues through May 24. Primary Runoff Election Day is May 28.
| First Day of Early Voting | Monday, May 20, 2024 |
| Last Day to Apply by Mail (Received, not Postmarked) | Friday, May 17, 2024 |
| Last Day of Early Voting | Friday, May 24, 2024 |
| Last Day to Receive Ballot by Mail | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 (Election Day) at 7:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is not postmarked, OR Wednesday, May 29, 2024 (next business day after Election Day) at 5:00 p.m. if carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. at the location of the election on Election Day (unless overseas or military voter deadlines apply)4 |
Voting by Mail
- Get information about voting by mail at this link
- Download an application to vote by mail here
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.
