Texas Parent PAC
Standing up for Texas schoolchildren since 2005
Candidates endorsed by Texas Parent PAC win in the 2024 Election Cycle
Thirty-four candidates endorsed by Texas Parent PAC won contested races in the General Election and Primary Election. Congratulations to these candidates and their campaign teams!
Texas Parent PAC supported candidates in many ways, including campaign mailers, live phone call services, social media promotion, and financial contributions. Thanks to generous Texas Parent PAC donors who made this possible!
Every election has a unique narrative. The dramatic November 5 General Election will be remembered for:
- The “Trump effect” on down-ballot Texas legislative races, with vote totals for the most competitive legislative seats almost mirroring presidential vote percentages for Trump and Harris.
- Mind-blowing millions of dollars donated by anti-public school special interests seeking to elect lawmakers who would privatize public education through voucher schemes.
- Incumbents who had voted for vouchers claiming in campaigns they are “pro-public schools,” but they can’t make that claim while also supporting schemes that take money out of already underfunded public schools.
- The continuing effects of gerrymandering by the Legislature, which results in very few competitive legislative seats and limiting true representation in Austin.
The 2024 election results mean parents, grandparents, and supporters of public education must effectively advocate, march, rally, and communicate with legislators about the need to support-not harm-our children and neighborhood public schools.
A user-friendly summary of election results is on the Texas Tribune web site.
Texas Parent PAC Endorsed Candidate Winners
- SD 15 Sen. Molly Cook, Houston
- SD 16 Sen. Nathan Johnson, Dallas
- HD 1 Rep. Gary VanDeaver, New Boston
- HD 4 Rep. Keith Bell, Forney
- HD 7 Rep. Jay Dean, Longview
- HD 21 Rep. Dade Phelan, Beaumont
- HD 29 Jeff Barry, Pearland
- HD 39 Rep. Armando Martinez, Weslaco
- HD 41 Rep. Bobby Guerra, McAllen
- HD 45 Rep. Erin Zwiener, Driftwood
- HD 46 Rep. Sheryl Cole, Austin
- HD 47 Rep. Vikki Goodwin, Austin
- HD 48 Rep. Donna Howard, Austin
- HD 50 Rep. James Talarico, Austin
- HD 70 Rep. Mihaela Plesa, Dallas
- HD 71 Rep. Stan Lambert, Abilene
- HD 72 Rep. Drew Darby, San Angelo
- HD 76 Rep. Suleman Lalani, Sugar Land
- HD 88 Rep. Ken King, Canadian
- HD 99 Rep. Charlie Geren, Fort Worth
- HD 100 Rep. Venton Jones, Dallas
- HD 101 Rep. Chris Turner, Grand Prairie
- HD 105 Rep. Terry Meza, Irving
- HD 109 Aicha Davis, Dallas
- HD 113 Rep. Rhetta Bowers, Dallas
- HD 114 Rep. John Bryant, Dallas
- HD 115 Cassandra Hernandez, Farmers Branch
- HD 125 Rep. Ray Lopez, San Antonio
- HD 131 Rep. Alma Allen, Houston
- HD 134 Rep. Ann Johnson, Houston
- HD 136 Rep. John Bucy III, Austin
- HD 137 Rep. Gene Wu, Houston
- HD 146 Lauren Ashley Simmons, Houston
- HD 149 Rep. Hubert Vo, Houston
LOSSES
Unfortunately, seven endorsed candidates challenging incumbents who do not support public schools lost their elections: Michelle Beckley, Jennie Birkholz, Averie Bishop, Kristian Carranza, Elizabeth Ginsberg, Jonathan Gracia, and Denise Wilkerson. Two candidates running in open seats, Jennifer Lee and Solomon Ortiz, Jr., also did not win. It is a big loss to the Texas Senate and South Texans that Sen. Morgan LaMantia was not re-elected. All these candidates, their campaign staffs, and volunteers worked very hard seeking to make Texas a better state, and we are most grateful.
Texas Parent PAC is a bipartisan political action committee for parents, grandparents, parents-to-be, and anyone who supports high quality public education.
Endorsed candidates reflect traditional mainstream American values that honor and support families, quality public education, strong communities, unlimited opportunities, and maximum citizen participation in our democracy.
Since its founding in 2005, Texas Parent PAC has helped to elect more than 85 state legislators, including 64 lawmakers currently serving. It has been ranked as one of the top “Power PACs” in Texas.