+26 House:
- Valoree Swanson
- Baylor. Concerned Women of America. Real Estate Broker.
- Shawn Thierry
- Attorney. Howard Univ. & South TX College of Law. Big Borther Big Sisters.
- Mary Ann Perez
- U of H. Insurance. Former HCC Trustee.
- Jarvis D. Johnson
- Former Houston Council Member. Restraunteur & Consultant African Trade. Texas Southern.
- Tom Oliverson
- Anesthesiologist. Home Schools. Baylor College of Medicine.
- Briscoe Cain
- U of H. South Texas College of Law. Raised working class.
- Kevin Roberts
- Texas Tech. Riased by Grandparents in Amarillo. COO Lanier Lawfirm.
- Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
- University of Eastern Michigan. Sister of NBA Player George Gervin. Together founded community center and charter school.
- Tomas Uresti
- Former School Board member. Legal Assistant. Uresti Law Firm.
- Philip Cortez
- UT Austin. Working on PhD in Educational Administration. Fraternal Order of the Eagles.
- Diana Arevalo
- Executive Director for an after school affordable music program. Former DNC staff. BBA from UTSA.
- Victoria Neave
- Attorney. Texas Southern University. Community Service focused on the elderly.
- Lina Ortega
- UT Austin. Attorney. Helped Created El Paso Co. Code of Ethics.
- Kyle Biedermann
- Univ. of South Florida. Small Business Owner. Primary Win touted by Empower Texas.
- Stan Lambert
- Abilene Christian Univ. SMU. Former Banking Exec. Athletic Director at Abilene Christian. Former School Board Trustee.
- Lynn Stucky (Mr.)
- Veterinarian. Kansas State. Former School Board Trustee.
- Mike Lang
- Grew up on a farm in Illinois. TCU. Retired law enforcmeent officer.
- Hugh Shine
- Held the seat 30 years ago. Sam Houston State. Army retired after 30 years of service. Colonel Shine. MBA Baylor.
- Scott Cosper
- Former Mayor of Killeen. Former City Council member. Cosper Custom Homes and Construction. Member of the Texas Department of Transportation Policy Board for 16 years
- Gina Hinojosa
- UT-Austin. George Washington Univ. Attorney. School Board Trustee.
- Justin Holland
- City Council Member. Mayor Pro Tem. Realtor.Texas Tech.
- Terry Wilson
- Combat veteran. Retired from Army after 30 years. Touted by Empower Texas.
- Ernest Bailes
- Texas A&M. Whitetail deer genetics company founder. Served on an Appraisal Board.
- Jay Dean
- Former Mayor of Longview. The mayor who paid to stop Ted Nugent from performing a 4th of July concert. LSU.
- Cole Hefner
- Former Upshur Co. Commissioner. Independent Insurance Agent. Pilot.
- Lance Gooden
- Will be his 3rd session. UT Austin. Business Development Consultant.
+3 Senate:
- Dawn Buckingham
- Volunteer firefighter. UT-Austin. Lake Travis ISD trustee.
- Borris Miles
- Sam Houston State. Former law enforcement officer.
- Bryan Hughes
- UT-Tyler. Baylor School of law. Supported by the Lt. Gov. during the 2016 primary.