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2026 Texas General Election

2026 Texas Primary Election

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Chris Oldham

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Chris Oldham is from Texas. He has a bachelor27s 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. 

Chris's campaign for Texas State Representative, District 58, is his first time running for public office.

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Supports Medicaid expansion to provide consistent revenue for local hospitals and enhance behavioral health services.

Supports building infrastructure for families in Mansfield, Burleson, and Cleburne.

Supports lowering the tax burden and ensuring affordable and reliable energy and water for households.

Economy

For Candidate Chris Oldham on Issue public-safety: Supports replacing county jail cells with Intermediary Care Centers for individuals in active crisis.

Public Safety

Supports restoring reproductive freedoms and expanding healthcare access.

Advocates for a return to community-based care through the Home Health Care Network, emphasizing proactive wellness checks and medication management by roving nurses and mental health professionals.

For Candidate Chris Oldham on Issue healthcare: Supports replacing county jail cells with Intermediary Care Centers to divert individuals in crisis to medical professionals instead of the criminal justice system.

Wants to bring federal tax dollars to Texas to fund healthcare without raising local property taxes.

Healthcare

Supports significantly raising the Basic Allotment to help school districts cover rising costs without depleting their reserves.

Opposes new state requirements for schools that do not come with 100% state funding for implementation.

Opposes the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA) and any voucher/ESA programs that divert taxpayer dollars to private entities.

Supports permanent, formula-based salary increases for all school personnel to ensure competitiveness for educators in rural and suburban districts.

Supports funding for teacher certification fees and streamlining pathways for new educators to address shortages in special education and secondary math/science.

Education

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

Energy & the Environment

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