2024 Texas Primary Elections: Who’s running for Congress in Tarrant County area?
Tarrant County has two open seats on the March primary ballot, as candidates line up to replace longtime U.S. Reps. Kay Granger and Michael Burgess, who are not seeking reelection.
The seats are just two of seven congressional districts on the ballot for voters in Tarrant County. Voters will also pick who they want to represent them on the November ballot for U.S. Senate.
The Democratic and Republican primaries are on March 5, with early voting running from Feb. 20 to March 1.
Candidate filing ends at 6 p.m. Monday. Here’s who’s on the ballot so far, according to the Texas Secretary of State’s Office.
Check back for updates as candidates file for election.
U.S. Senate
- Ted Cruz (Republican, incumbent); Occupation- U.S. Senator
- Holland “Redd” Gibson (Republican); Occupation- Retired
- RE (Rufus) Lopez (Republican); Occupation- Attorney
- Collin Allred (Democrat); Occupation- United States Representative
- Aaron Arguijo (Democrat); Occupation- Entrepreneur
- Meri Gomez (Democrat); Occupation- Taxation Consultant
- Mark Gonzalez (Democrat); Occupation- Attorney
- Roland Gutierrez (Democrat); Occupation- Attorney At Law
- A. “Robert” Hassan (Democrat); Occupation- Businessman
- Steven J. Keough (Democrat); Occupation- Teacher
- Heli Robriguez Prillman (Democrat); Occupation- Entrepreneur
- Carl Oscar Sherman (Democrat); Occupation- Pastor/Consultant
- Thierry Tchenko (Democrat); Occupation- Politicians
Congressional District 6
- James Buford (Republican); Occupation- Regional Supervisor
- Jake Ellzey (Republican, incumbent); Occupation- Member of Congress
- Cliff Wiley (Republican); Occupation- Teacher
- John Love III (Democrat); Occupation- Financial Advisor
Congressional District 12
- Clint Dorris (Republican); Occupation- Engr
- Shellie Gardner (Republican); Occupation- Business Owner
- Craig Goldman (Republican); Occupation- Small Businessman
- Anne Henley (Republican); Occupation- Retired
- John C. O’Shea (Republican); Occupation- Investor
- Sebastian K. Gehrig (Democrat); Occupation- Self-employed
- Trey J. Hunt (Democrat); Occupation- Coordinator
Congressional District 24
- Beth Van Duyne (Republican, incumbent); Occupation- Congressman
- Sam Eppler (Democrat); Occupation- Educator
- Francine Ly (Democrat); Occupation- Court Coordinator
Congressional District 25
- Vince Crabb (Republican); Occupation- Retired Army Colonel
- Matthew Lucci (Republican); Occupation- Entrepreneur
- Roger Williams (Republican, incumbent); Occupation- Car Dealer
Congressional District 26
- Scott Armey (Republican); Occupation- Financial Advisor
- Neena Biswas (Republican); Occupation- Physician & Entrepreneur
- Vlad De Franceschi (Republican); Occupation- Attorney
- Brandon Gill (Republican); Occupation- Media
- John Huffman (Republican); Occupation- Entrepreneur
- Lusia Del Rosal (Republican); Occupation- Small Business Owner
- Jason Kergosien (Republican); Occupation- Entrepreneur/Technologist
- Joel A Krause (Republican); Occupation- President Small Business
- Doug Robison (Republican); Occupation- District Judge Ret.
- Mark “Big Rut” Rutledge (Republican); Occupation- Merch Contractor
- Burt Thakur (Republican); Occupation- Engineering Project Manager
- Ernest Lineberger III (Democrat); Occupation- Analyst/Engineer
Congressional District 30
- Jasmine Crockett (Democrat, incumbent); Occupation- US Representative
- Jarred Davis (Democrat); Occupation- Human Resources
- Jrmar “JJ” Jefferson (Democrat); Occupation- Director of Philanthropy
Congressional District 33
- Patrick David Gillespie (Republican); Occupation- Entry Writer
- Kurt Schwab (Republican); Occupation- Exec. Director
- Carlos Quintanilla (Democrat); Occupation- Businessman
- Marc Veasey (Democrat, incumbent)- Congressman
This story was originally published December 11, 2023 at 9:08 AM.
Eleanor Dearman
Fort Worth Star-Telegram