All major party candidates in the following races were invited to film a video for this series.
The candidates who participated are featured below.
Locales
Statewide
US Senate
United States Senator is one of two elected position who holds 6 year terms in the United States Senate. The US Senate is the Upper Chamber of the United States Congress.
MJ Hegar
John Cornyn (I)
Kerry McKennon
Amarillo
US House: Texas District 13
Texas's 13th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes most of the Texas Panhandle, parts of Texoma and northeastern parts of North Texas. The principal cities in the district are Amarillo, Gainesville and Wichita Falls.
Gus Trujillo
Ronny Jackson
Jack Westbrook
Texas State Board of Education, District 15
Representative to State Board of Education for District 15
John Betancourt
Jay Johnson
Austin
US House: Texas District 10
Texas's 10th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes the northwestern portion of the Greater Houston region, including suburbs such as Katy, Cypress, Tomball, and Prairie View, cities in east-central Texas, including Brenham and Columbus. The district also stretches to Greater Austin, such as suburbs like Pflugerville, Bastrop, Manor, Elgin, and communities in Northern Austin.
Mike Siegel
Michael McCaul (I)
US House: Texas District 21
Texas's 21st congressional district of the US House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas.
Wendy Davis
Chip Roy (I)
Arthur DiBianca
TX House District 45
Texas' 45th Congressional District is located in the central portion of the state and includes Austin and the surrounding areas.
Erin Zwiener (I)
Carrie Isaac
College Station
US House: Texas District 17
Texas's 17th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes a strip of central Texas stretching from Waco to Bryan-College Station.
Rick Kennedy
Pete Sessions
Sheriff - Brazos County
The sheriff's department is responsible for operating the county jails, investigating crimes, traffic control, and maintaining communications with other law enforcement organizations. The sheriff's department has county-wide jurisdiction but mostly concentrates their activities outside city limits where municipal officers cannot operate.
Patrick Logan
Wayne Dicky
County Attorney - Brazos County
The Brazos County Attorney's Office is dedicated to providing professional and efficient legal service to the citizens of Brazos County through the different divisions of the office. The Criminal Division works with the various law enforcement agencies in the county to prosecute misdemeanor criminal cases in the County Courts-at-Law, Magistrate's Court, and Justice of the Peace Courts in Brazos County.
Freddie Medina
Earl Gray
Corpus Christi
Texas House District 32
Texas's 32nd congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes Corpus Christi and the surrounding area in the state of Texas.
Eric Holguin
Todd Hunter (I)
District Attorney, Corpus Christi
The District Attorney (DA) represents the state government in the prosecution of criminal offenses, and is the chief law enforcement officer and legal officer of that state's jurisdiction.
Mark Gonzalez
Jon West
Mayor, City of Corpus Christi
The mayor is a member of the city council. This office presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national and international levels. Primary responsibilities include; serving on the city council, voting in council meetings, and preparing and/or reporting on the annual budget. The mayor may also be charged with assigning council members to chair or serve on committees and appointing citizens to serve on advisory boards or commissions.
Priscilla Gonzalez
Paulette Guajardo
Joe McComb
John Medina
Joe Michael Perez
Eric Rodriguez
Carolyn Vaughn
Pancho Villa
Dallas/Fort Worth
US House: Texas District 6
Texas's 6th congressional district of the US House of Representatives is in an area that includes Ellis and Navarro counties to the south and southeast of the Dallas/Fort Worth area plus the southeast corner of Tarrant County.
Stephen Daniel
Ronald Wright (I)
Melanie Black
US House: Texas District 24
Texas's 24th congressional district of the US House of Representatives covers much of the suburban area in between Fort Worth and Dallas in the state of Texas. The district centers along the Dallas-Tarrant county line, and includes the southeastern corner of Denton County as well.
Candace Valenzuela
Beth Van Duyne
Darren Hamilton
Mark Bauer
Stephen Kuzmich
US House: Texas District 32
Texas's 32nd congressional district of the US House of Representatives serves a suburban area of northeastern Dallas County and a sliver of Collin County.
Colin Allred (I)
Genevieve Collins
Christy Mowrey
Jason Sigmon
El Paso
US House: Texas District 16
Texas's 16th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes El Paso and the surrounding area in the state of Texas.
Veronica Escobar (I)
Irene Armendariz-Jackson
Ben Leder
Texas Senate District 29
The Texas Senate is the upper house of the Texas State Legislature. There are 31 members of the Senate, representing single-member districts across the U.S. state of Texas, with populations of approximately 806,000 per constituency, based on the 2010 U.S. Census. There are no term limits, and each term is four years long.
Cesar Blanco
Bethany Hatch
Mayor, City of El Paso
As with all El Paso city elections, the mayoral race is non-partisan. The Mayor shall be a member of and preside over the City Council, having the power to propose legislation; represent the City in intra-governmental and intergovernmental relationships; appoint with the consent of the Council the members of citizen advisory boards and commissions; make appointments and perform duties pursuant to federal and state law; present an annual state of the City message, break tie votes, veto legislation except for any City Council action which removes the City Manager, convene the Council in special session and perform other duties specified by the Council.
Oscar Leeser
Dee Margo
Verónica Carbajal
Carlos Gallinar
Houston
US House: Texas District 2
Texas's 2nd congressional district of the US House of Representatives is in the southeastern portion of the state of Texas. It encompasses parts of northern and western Houston.
Sima Ladjevardian
Dan Crenshaw (I)
Elliot Scheirman
US House: Texas District 22
Texas's 22nd congressional district of the US House of Representatives covers a largely suburban south-central portion of the Greater Houston metropolitan area, including the majority of Fort Bend County, portions of northern Brazoria County, as well as a small portion of southeast Harris County centered on Friendswood. This is an open seat race as Congressman Pete Olsen is retiring.
Sri Preston Kulkarni
Troy Nehls
Joseph LeBlanc
Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3
Harris County contains 4 precinct bodies that make up the county commission. Precinct 3 is the western most jurisdiction and is one of the most culturaly diverse populations in the country. The Commissioner acts as the executive branch of local government. Some duties include creating and upholding taxes, and administering governmental services, such as, but not limited to, public works, court systems, property registration, and public health oversight.
Michael Moore
Tom Ramsey
Lubbock
US House: Texas District 19
Texas's 19th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes the upper midwestern portion of the state of Texas, covering portions of the state from Lubbock to Abilene.
Tom Watson
Jodey C. Arrington (I)
Texas House District 83
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms.
Addison Perry-Franks
Dustin Burrows (I)
Texas House District 84
The Texas House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Texas Legislature. It consists of 150 members who are elected from single-member districts for two-year terms.
John Gibson
John Frullo
Midland/Odessa
US House: Texas District 11
Texas's 11th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes Midland, Odessa, San Angelo, and the surrounding areas of central and western Texas.
John Mark Hogg
August Pfluger
Wacey Alpha Cody
Mayor, City of Odessa
Mayor of the city of Odessa
Gloria Apolinario
Dewey Bryant
Javier Joven
San Antonio
US House: Texas District 20
Texas's 20th congressional district of the United States House of Representatives includes the western half of San Antonio and Bexar County in Texas.
Joaquin Castro (I)
Mauro Garza
Jeffrey Blunt
US House: Texas District 21
Texas's 21st congressional district of the US House of Representatives serves the area north of San Antonio and a significant portion of Austin in the state of Texas.
Wendy Davis
Chip Roy (I)
Arthur DiBianca
US House: Texas District 23
Texas's 23rd congressional district of the US House of Representatives stretches across the southwestern portion of Texas, running along the majority of Texas's border with Mexico, just north of the Rio Grande.
Gina Ortiz Jones
Tony Gonzales
Beto Villela
US House: Texas District 35
Texas's 35th congressional district of the US House of Representatives includes parts of the San Antonio metropolitan area, including portions of Bexar County, thin strips of Comal and Hays, and a portion of Caldwell county, as well as portions of southern and eastern Austin in Travis County.
Lloyd Doggett (I)
Jenny Garcia Sharon
