Close to 90 percent of the Empower Texans PAC endorsed candidates won, including nearly every open-seat race and contested primary! Thank you for supporting the Empower Texans PAC and these candidates.
Winning Incumbents
State Rep. Bill Zedler of Arlington *
State Rep. Phil King of Weatherford *
State Rep. Charlie Howard of Sugar Land *
State Rep. Joe Crabb of Kingwood *
State Rep. Betty Brown of Athens *
State Rep. Leo Berman of Tyler
State Rep. Wayne Christian of Center
State Rep. Gary Elkins of Houston
State Rep. Dan Flynn of Van
State Rep. Bryan Hughes of Mineola
State Rep. Carl Isett of Lubbock
State Rep. Jim Jackson of Carrollton
State Rep. Jodie Laubenberg of Parker
State Rep. Sid Miller of Stephenville
State Rep. Ken Paxton of McKinney
State Rep. Debbie Riddle of Houston
State Rep. John Smithee of Amarillo
State Rep. Rob Eissler of The Woodlands
State Rep. Bill Callegari of Katy
State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown of Irving
State Rep. Brandon Creighton of Conroe
State Rep. Larry Taylor of Friendswood
State Rep. Tan Parker of Flower Mound
Challenger Victory!
Tryon Lewis (HD82) in Odessa, against Buddy West *
Open Seat Winners!
Randy Weber (HD29) in Brazoria County *
Mark Shelton (HD97) in Fort Worth *
Joe Agris (HD134) in Houston *
Bryan Daniels (HD52) in Round Rock *
Ralph Sheffield (HD55) in Temple *
Ken Legler (HD144) in Houston *
* Contested primary.
We have not yet made our general election endorsements.
The Empower Texans PAC will not necessarily endorse a candidate in every legislative district. A lack of endorsement does not necessarily imply criticism of any candidate.
Pol. Adv. Paid For By Empower Texans PAC, Michael Quinn Sullivan, Treasurer.