Incumbent Representative Randy Weber is facing a challenge from the former mayor of Port Arthur, Thurman “Bill” Bartie, for the Texas 14th Congressional District in the Nov. 3 election.
Preparing for the polls
Early voting runs from Oct. 19-30, and Election Day is Nov. 3. In addition to eight statewide races, the following state-level seats are up for election this fall:
- 38 U.S. House seats (by congressional district)
- Four seats on the Texas Supreme Court (statewide)
- Three seats on the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (statewide)
- Three seats on Texas' 15th Court of Appeals (statewide)
- 16 state Senate seats (by legislative district)
- 150 state House seats (by legislative district)
- Eight State Board of Education seats (by SBOE district)
For more coverage of local and state races, visit Community Impact’s election page.
What you need to know
Rep. Randy Weber has served Texas’ 14th Congressional District since 2013, taking over from former representative Ron Paul after his retirement. Former Port Arthur Mayor Thurman “Bill” Bartie came in second place during the Democratic primary, but received enough votes to advance and won the runoff election.
Community Impact reported that both Weber and Bartie defeated their opponents in March and May, respectively.
Write-in candidates may also appear on the ballot; however, Community Impact does not send questionnaires to write-in candidates.
Zooming in
Community Impact's goal with election Q&As is to provide a side-by-side, equitable resource for Texas voters to review candidates' perspectives before they head to the polls.
To ensure that candidates are the ones defining their positions, if candidates did not complete the questionnaire after multiple attempts to contact them, Community Impact's website reads "candidate did not respond to questionnaire before press time." Candidates were informed of this policy.
Candidates were asked to keep responses concise, answer the questions provided and avoid attacking opponents. Answers may have been minimally edited or cut to adhere to those guidelines, or for style and clarity.
