Could a run for a vacant Senate seat be next for Texas House Rep. Stickland?
State Rep. Jonathan Stickland of Bedford now owns a home in Parker County, according to the appraisal district’s website.
According to the website, Stickland owns 3.3 acres in Willow Park, just west of Fort Worth.
When asked whether he is moving to Parker County or running for the state Senate District 30 seat which may come open soon, Stickland declined to comment, saying “I don’t want to talk about that right now but look for something big soon.”
Last year, Stickland announced that he was not seeking re-election to the Texas House.
Republican Jeff Cason and Democrat Jeff Whitfield will face off Nov. 3 for that seat. .Former Bedford Mayor Jim Griffin ran unsuccessfully in the March 3 Republican primary.
The District 30 state Senate seat might go up for grabs after Sen. Pat Fallon was nominated by Republican chairmen Saturday to replace U.S. Rep. John Ratcliffe as the party’s nominee in Congressional District 4. Party chairman met to name a new nominee after Ratcliffe was confirmed as Director of National Intelligence.
District 30 stretches from Sherman and Denton to Weatherford and Wichita Falls, and includes Parker and Wise counties.
According to the Texas Tribune, a special election would take place to fill Fallon’s senate seat. Fallon could choose to keep his seat until after the election, or resign early.
Stickland, an oil and gas consultant, has represented the Hurst, Euless and Bedford area since 2012. He was often criticized for his firebrand, conservative politics.
When Stickland announced that he was not running for office, he said that he wanted to devote more time to his family.