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class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">Member of the <span style="display: inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a></span><br />from the <a href="/wiki/Texas%27s_6th_House_of_Representatives_district" title="Texas's 6th House of Representatives district">6th</a> district</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><b><a href="/wiki/Incumbent" title="Incumbent">Incumbent</a></b></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>Assumed office</b></span> <br />January 8, 2013</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Leo_Berman" title="Leo Berman">Leo Berman</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Matthew Ray Schaefer</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1976-02-11</span>) </span>February 11, 1976<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 48)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data">Jasilyn</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Residence(s)</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/Arp,_Texas" title="Arp, Texas">Arp, Texas</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Cisco_College" title="Cisco College">Cisco College</a><br /><a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University" title="Texas Tech University">Texas Tech University</a> (<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Science" title="Bachelor of Science">BS</a>, <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">JD</a>)</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Military service</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Branch/service</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States_Navy.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="18" class="mw-file-element" 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Schaefer</b> (born February 11, 1976)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> is an American attorney and politician serving as a member of the <a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</a> for the 6th district. A <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a>, Schaefer is assigned to the Licensing and Administrative Procedures committee and the Public Education committee.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He ran without <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> opposition in his successful bid for a fourth legislative term in the <a href="/wiki/General_election" title="General election">general election</a> held on November 6, 2018. Schaefer defeated Neal Katz, an independent, 37,056 (75.6 percent) to 11,929 (24.4 percent).<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Schaefer&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schaefer attended <a href="/wiki/Cisco_College" title="Cisco College">Cisco College</a> in <a href="/wiki/Cisco,_Texas" title="Cisco, Texas">Cisco, Texas</a>, where he played <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">football</a>. Then he attended <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University" title="Texas Tech University">Texas Tech University</a> in <a href="/wiki/Lubbock,_Texas" title="Lubbock, Texas">Lubbock</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-About_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> where he obtained a bachelor's degree in <a href="/wiki/Finance" title="Finance">finance</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Juris_Doctor" title="Juris Doctor">Juris Doctor</a> from <a href="/wiki/Texas_Tech_University_School_of_Law" title="Texas Tech University School of Law">Texas Tech University School of Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-About_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Schaefer&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1999, he worked in a district office of U.S. Senator <a href="/wiki/Phil_Gramm" title="Phil Gramm">Phil Gramm</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tylerpaper_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tylerpaper-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upon Gramm's retirement, Schaefer joined the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Navy_Reserve" title="United States Navy Reserve">United States Navy Reserve</a> and attended law school at Texas Tech University. He retired from the Navy Reserve as a lieutenant commander (<a href="/wiki/Uniformed_services_pay_grades_of_the_United_States" title="Uniformed services pay grades of the United States">O-4</a>), the equivalent of a major in other branches of the U.S. Armed Forces. Schaefer subsequently served as counsel to the chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Sunset_Advisory_Commission" title="Sunset Advisory Commission">Sunset Advisory Commission</a>, state representative Carl Isett, on bills regarding <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Insurance" title="Texas Department of Insurance">insurance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Texas_Department_of_Transportation" title="Texas Department of Transportation">transportation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-tylerpaper_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-tylerpaper-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Texas_House_of_Representatives">Texas House of Representatives</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Schaefer&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Texas House of Representatives"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schafer was first elected to the Texas House of Representatives in November 2012. In the 2012 primary election, he successfully challenged incumbent representative <a href="/wiki/Leo_Berman" title="Leo Berman">Leo Berman</a>. Schaeffer unseated Berman in the Republican <a href="/wiki/Partisan_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="Partisan primary">primary election</a> held on May 29, 2012. He received 11,138 votes, or 57.7 percent, to Berman's 8,172 votes (42.3 percent).<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Schaefer won renomination for a second term in the March 2014 Republican primary. He defeated Tyler businessman Skip M. Ogle, 9,888, or 61.1%, to 6,304, or 38.3%.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 2019, following two mass shootings in Texas, Schaefer <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">tweeted</a> his opposition to increasing gun restrictions such as universal background checks, bans on assault weapons and high-capacity magazine purchases, and mandatory gun buybacks. Instead, he advocates for prayer and discipline in the home, as well as the right to carry for law-abiding single mothers.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Schaefer supports a ban on Democrats being given committee chairmanships as long as the Republicans hold the majority of seats in the Texas House.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On May 27, 2023, Schaefer voted against impeaching Attorney General <a href="/wiki/Ken_Paxton" title="Ken Paxton">Ken Paxton</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In August 2023, Schaefer announced that he would not run for re-election in 2024.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Schaefer&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Schaefer attends <a href="/wiki/Green_Acres_Baptist_Church" title="Green Acres Baptist Church">Green Acres Baptist Church</a>, at which he met his wife in 2001.<sup id="cite_ref-About_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-About-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Matt_Schaefer&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: 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class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="3"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Eighty-eighth_Texas_Legislature" class="mw-redirect" title="Eighty-eighth Texas Legislature">88th Texas Legislature</a></b> (2023) <dl><dt>Speaker of the House</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Dade_Phelan" title="Dade Phelan">Dade Phelan</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Geren" title="Charlie Geren">Charlie Geren</a> (R)</dd></dl></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_VanDeaver" title="Gary VanDeaver">Gary VanDeaver</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jill_Dutton" title="Jill Dutton">Jill Dutton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cecil_Bell_Jr." title="Cecil Bell Jr.">Cecil Bell Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Keith_Bell_(American_politician)" title="Keith Bell (American politician)">Keith Bell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cole_Hefner" title="Cole Hefner">Cole Hefner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Matt Schaefer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Dean_(politician)" title="Jay Dean (politician)">Jay Dean</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cody_Harris_(politician)" title="Cody Harris (politician)">Cody Harris</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Trent_Ashby" title="Trent Ashby">Trent Ashby</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Harrison_(Texas_politician)" title="Brian Harrison (Texas politician)">Brian Harrison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Travis_Clardy" title="Travis Clardy">Travis Clardy</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Kacal" title="Kyle Kacal">Kyle Kacal</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Angelia_Orr" title="Angelia Orr">Angelia Orr</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_N._Raney" title="John N. Raney">John N. Raney</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steve_Toth" title="Steve Toth">Steve Toth</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Will_Metcalf" title="Will Metcalf">Will Metcalf</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stan_Gerdes" title="Stan Gerdes">Stan Gerdes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ernest_Bailes" title="Ernest Bailes">Ernest Bailes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ellen_Troxclair" title="Ellen Troxclair">Ellen Troxclair</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Wilson_(politician)" title="Terry Wilson (politician)">Terry Wilson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dade_Phelan" title="Dade Phelan">Dade Phelan</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christian_Manuel" title="Christian Manuel">Christian Manuel</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terri_Leo-Wilson" title="Terri Leo-Wilson">Terri Leo-Wilson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Greg_Bonnen" title="Greg Bonnen">Greg Bonnen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cody_Vasut" title="Cody Vasut">Cody Vasut</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacey_Jetton" title="Jacey Jetton">Jacey Jetton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ron_Reynolds_(politician)" title="Ron Reynolds (politician)">Ron Reynolds</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gates_(politician)" title="Gary Gates (politician)">Gary Gates</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Thompson_(Texas_politician)" title="Ed Thompson (Texas politician)">Ed Thompson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Geanie_Morrison" title="Geanie Morrison">Geanie Morrison</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Guillen" title="Ryan Guillen">Ryan Guillen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Todd_Ames_Hunter" title="Todd Ames Hunter">Todd Ames Hunter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Justin_Holland_(politician)" title="Justin Holland (politician)">Justin Holland</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Abel_Herrero" title="Abel Herrero">Abel Herrero</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Longoria" title="Oscar Longoria">Oscar Longoria</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sergio_Mu%C3%B1oz_(politician)" title="Sergio Muñoz (politician)">Sergio Muñoz Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Janie_Lopez" title="Janie Lopez">Janie Lopez</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Erin_Gamez" title="Erin Gamez">Erin Gamez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Armando_Martinez_(politician)" title="Armando Martinez (politician)">Armando Martinez</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Canales" title="Terry Canales">Terry Canales</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robert_Guerra_(politician)" title="Robert Guerra (politician)">Robert Guerra</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Raymond_(Texas_politician)" title="Richard Raymond (Texas politician)">Richard Raymond</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/J._M._Lozano" title="J. M. Lozano">J. M. Lozano</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Kuempel" title="John Kuempel">John Kuempel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Erin_Zwiener" title="Erin Zwiener">Erin Zwiener</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sheryl_Cole" title="Sheryl Cole">Sheryl Cole</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vikki_Goodwin" title="Vikki Goodwin">Vikki Goodwin</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Donna_Howard" title="Donna Howard">Donna Howard</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gina_Hinojosa" title="Gina Hinojosa">Gina Hinojosa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Talarico" title="James Talarico">James Talarico</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lulu_Flores" title="Lulu Flores">Lulu Flores</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Caroline_Harris_Davila" title="Caroline Harris Davila">Caroline Harris Davila</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Andrew_Murr" title="Andrew Murr">Andrew Murr</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brad_Buckley_(politician)" title="Brad Buckley (politician)">Brad Buckley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Shine" title="Hugh Shine">Hugh Shine</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pat_Curry&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pat Curry (page does not exist)">Pat Curry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hayes_(Texas_politician)" title="Richard Hayes (Texas politician)">Richard Hayes</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/DeWayne_Burns" title="DeWayne Burns">DeWayne Burns</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shelby_Slawson" title="Shelby Slawson">Shelby Slawson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glenn_Rogers_(politician)" title="Glenn Rogers (politician)">Glenn Rogers</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Frederick_Frazier" title="Frederick Frazier">Frederick Frazier</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Reggie_Smith_(Texas_politician)" title="Reggie Smith (Texas politician)">Reggie Smith</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ben_Bumgarner" title="Ben Bumgarner">Ben Bumgarner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lynn_Stucky" title="Lynn Stucky">Lynn Stucky</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kronda_Thimesch" title="Kronda Thimesch">Kronda Thimesch</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matt_Shaheen" title="Matt Shaheen">Matt Shaheen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Leach_(politician)" title="Jeff Leach (politician)">Jeff Leach</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Spiller_(politician)" title="David Spiller (politician)">David Spiller</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/James_Frank" title="James Frank">James Frank</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mihaela_Plesa" title="Mihaela Plesa">Mihaela Plesa</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stan_Lambert" title="Stan Lambert">Stan Lambert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Drew_Darby" title="Drew Darby">Drew Darby</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carrie_Isaac" title="Carrie Isaac">Carrie Isaac</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Morales" title="Eddie Morales">Eddie Morales</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mary_Gonz%C3%A1lez" title="Mary González">Mary González</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Suleman_Lalani" title="Suleman Lalani">Suleman Lalani</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Evelina_Ortega" title="Evelina Ortega">Evelina Ortega</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joe_Moody_(politician)" title="Joe Moody (politician)">Joe Moody</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Claudia_Ordaz" title="Claudia Ordaz">Claudia Ordaz</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tracy_King" title="Tracy King">Tracy King</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brooks_Landgraf" title="Brooks Landgraf">Brooks Landgraf</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tom_Craddick" title="Tom Craddick">Tom Craddick</a> (R)</li> <li><span 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Smithee">John T. Smithee</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Four_Price" title="Four Price">Four Price</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_King" title="Ken King">Ken King</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Candy_Noble" title="Candy Noble">Candy Noble</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ramon_Romero_Jr." title="Ramon Romero Jr.">Ramon Romero Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Klick" title="Stephanie Klick">Stephanie Klick</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Salman_Bhojani" title="Salman Bhojani">Salman Bhojani</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nate_Schatzline" title="Nate Schatzline">Nate Schatzline</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Tinderholt" title="Tony Tinderholt">Tony Tinderholt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicole_Collier" title="Nicole Collier">Nicole Collier</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/David_Cook_(Texas_politician)" title="David Cook (Texas politician)">David Cook</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Craig_Goldman" title="Craig Goldman">Craig Goldman</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Giovanni_Capriglione" title="Giovanni Capriglione">Giovanni Capriglione</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charlie_Geren" title="Charlie Geren">Charlie Geren</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Venton_Jones" title="Venton Jones">Venton Jones</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Turner_(Texas_politician)" title="Chris Turner (Texas politician)">Chris Turner</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ana-Maria_Ramos" title="Ana-Maria Ramos">Ana-Maria Ramos</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rafael_Anch%C3%ADa" title="Rafael Anchía">Rafael Anchía</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Gonz%C3%A1lez_(politician)" title="Jessica González (politician)">Jessica González</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Terry_Meza" title="Terry Meza">Terry Meza</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jared_Patterson" title="Jared Patterson">Jared Patterson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Victoria_Neave" title="Victoria Neave">Victoria Neave</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Morgan_Meyer" title="Morgan Meyer">Morgan Meyer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Carl_O._Sherman" title="Carl O. 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