2026 Texas General Election

Chris Oldham

Chris Oldham is from Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree in business administration from Angelo State University. He lives with his life partner, Mike, in Mansfield.

Chris is retired. He previously worked at Verizon for 30 years in roles ranging from purchasing to systems management. He also served as a program director for United Campus Ministries at Angelo State University. 

Chris previously ran for Texas State Representative, District 58, in 2024 but did not win.

As of July 22, 2026, Chris Oldham’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Buket Urgen

Chris is from Mansfield, Texas. He attended Angelo State University. He has a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Angelo State University. He lives with his life partner, Mike, in Mansfield.

TX voter guide for the General election on Nov 03, 2026. - iVoterGuide

Chris is a retired systems manager. He worked at Verizon for 30 years in roles ranging from purchasing to systems management.

Supports vocational and trade school opportunities for students.

Believes that reducing "uncompensated care" costs will lower local county hospital taxes.

Economy

Supports the Law Enforcement Relief Act, which allows police to drop off mentally ill citizens at an Intermediary Care Center instead of jailing them.

Public Safety

Supports abortion and wants to expand healthcare access.

Supports expanding Medicaid in Texas to stabilize hospitals, lower insurance premiums, and provide sustainable funding for mental health networks.

Believes the "reactive" model of mental health care in Texas is costly for taxpayers and advocates for a return to the proactive community model of the 80s and 90s to save money and lives.

Healthcare

Opposes school voucher programs that use public funds for private schools.

Opposes unfunded mandates, saying "I will vote against any new state requirements (such as armed security or technology mandates) that do not come with 100% state-funded allotments to cover their implementation."

Opposes the use of public funds for private schools.

Supports "permanent, formula-based salary increases for all school personnel, ensuring that educators in rural and suburban districts remain competitive with major metropolitan areas."

Supports funding for teacher certification fees and simplifying pathways for entering the profession to address critical shortages in special education (SPED) and secondary math/science.

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Voting & Elections

Helen Kerwin is a mother and grandmother. 

Meet Rep. Helen Kerwin, a grandmother of nine and freshman North ...

Helen previously worked as a flower shop owner. 

Helen Kerwin previously ran for mayor and later was elected as a county commissioner, becoming the first Republican to hold that office.

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Helen previously served as mayor in 1997 and later as county commissioner. 

Said, "I will not support the expansion of gambling in Texas."

Opposes the expansion of gambling in Texas. 

Supports banning ownership of agricultural land and natural resources by governments, entities, or individuals deemed national security threats by the federal government.

- Supports eliminating property taxes.
- Opposes taxpayer-funded lobbying.
- Opposes the expansion of gambling in Texas. 
- Supports banning ownership of agricultural land and natural resources by governments, entities, or individuals deemed national security threats by the federal government.

Supports strict measures against human trafficking, including background checks for child care workers, establishing safe zones around schools and bus stops, and elevating all human-trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.

Supported legislation requiring background checks for child care workers and elevating all human-trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.

Supports reducing the amount of fentanyl in the U.S., protecting families from trafficking, and convicting cartel criminals.

Supports reducing the amount of fentanyl in the U.S. and convicting "cartel criminals." 

Supports increased border security measures, including building more border walls and passing legislation to create the Texas Border Protection Unit.

- Supported legislation requiring background checks for child care workers and elevating all human-trafficking offenses to a first-degree felony.
- Supports reducing the amount of fentanyl in the U.S. and convicting "cartel criminals." 
- Supports increased border security measures, including building more border walls and passing legislation to create the Texas Border Protection Unit.

As of July 22, 2026, Helen Kerwin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports families having the option to choose from public, private, charter, and home schooling for their children.

Supports the prosecution of voter fraud under the office of the State Attorney General.

- Supports families having the option to choose from public, private, charter, and home schooling for their children.
- Supports the prosecution of voter fraud.

Supports environmental conservation and clean water initiatives.

Supports clean soil and clean water initiatives.

Supports legislation to protect Texans from harmful chemicals.

Supports removing polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. 

- Supports clean soil and clean water initiatives.
- Supports removing polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in water. 

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Helen Kerwin

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Texas State Representative, District 58

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