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
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
Shellie Gardner (Republican); Occupation- Business Owner
Craig Goldman (Republican); Occupation- Small Businessman
Anne Henley (Republican); Occcupation- Retired
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
Matthew Lucci (Republican); Occupation- Entrepreneur
Roger Williams (Republican, incumbent); Occupation- Car Dealer
Congressional District 26
Scott Armey (Republican); Occupation- Financial Advisor
Brandon Gill (Republican); Occupation- Media
John Huffman (Republican); Occupation- Entrepreneur
Lusia Del Rosal (Republican); Occupation- Small Business Owner
Joel A Krause (Republican); Occupation- President Small Business
Doug Robison (Republican); Occupation- District Judge Ret.
Ernest Lineberger III (Democrat); Occupation- Analyst/Engineer
Congressional District 30
Jasmine Crockett (Democrat, incumbent); Occupation- US Representative
Jarred Davis (Democrat); Occupation- Human Resources
Congressional District 33
Patrick David Gillespie (Republican); Occupation- Entry Writer
Kurt Schwab (Republican); Occupation- Exec. Director
Marc Veasey (Democrat, incumbent)- Congressman