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Craig Goldman
Craig Goldman
Member-elect of the U.S. House of Representatives; from Texas's 12th district
	Assuming office; January 3, 2025
Succeeding	Kay Granger
Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives
	In office; January 10, 2023 – April 3, 2024
Preceded by	Jim Murphy
Succeeded by	Tom Oliverson
Member of the Texas House of Representatives; from the 97th district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; January 8, 2013
Preceded by	Mark M. Shelton
Personal details
Born	Craig Alan Goldman; October 3, 1968 (age 56); Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Auryn Bachman
Education	University of Texas, Austin (BA)

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Craig Alan Goldman^[1] (born October 3, 1968)^[2] is an American politician. He serves as a Republican Party member for the 97th district of the Texas House of Representatives.^[3]^[4] He won election to Texas's 12th congressional district in the 2024 election.^[5]

Life and career

Goldman was born in Fort Worth, Texas, He attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning his BA degree.^[2]^[3] He worked as a real estate businessman in Fort Worth.^[3] He is Jewish.^[6]

In 2012, Goldman was elected to the Texas House of Representatives,^[3] succeeding Mark M. Shelton in the 97th district with 59.4% of the vote. He assumed his office on January 8, 2013.

In 2024, Goldman ran for election in the U.S. House of Representatives. He sought to represent Texas's 12th congressional district, from which longtime representative Kay Granger was retiring. Goldman defeated John O'Shea in the Republican primary, and subsequently won the general election with 63.5% of the vote.^[5]

Electoral history

2012

Texas General Election, 2012: State Representative District 97^[7]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Craig Goldman	38,139	59.4
Democratic	Gary Grassia	24,159	37.6
Libertarian	Rod Wingo	1,105	9.5

2014

Texas General Election, 2014: State Representative District 97^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Goldman	27,977	81.6
	Libertarian	Rod Wingo	6,295	18.4

2016

Texas General Election, 2016: State Representative District 97^[9]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Craig Goldman	39,537	57.23
Democratic	Elizabeth Tarrant	27,019	39.11
Libertarian	Patrick Wentworth	2,531	3.66

2018

Texas General Election, 2018: State Representative District 97^[10]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Craig Goldman	35,171	53.2
Democratic	Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin	29,665	44.9
Libertarian	Rod Wingo	1,289	1.9

2020

Texas General Election, 2020: State Representative District 97^[11]
	Candidate	Votes	%
Republican	Craig Goldman	43,852	52.6
Democratic	Elizabeth Beck	37,707	45.2
Libertarian	Rod Wingo	1,884	2.3

2022

Texas General Election, 2022: State Representative District 97^[12]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Goldman	37,439	58.2
	Democratic	Laurel McLaurin	26,890	41.8

2024

Texas General Election, 2024: Texas's 12th congressional district^[13]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Craig Goldman	174,421	64.1
	Democratic	Trey Hunt	97,851	35.9

References

^ https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/politics/article/alert-craig-goldman-wins-republican-nomination-19482992.php ^{[bare URL]}
^ ^a ^b "Representative Craig Goldman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Texas House Member". Texas House of Representatives. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.
^ "Craig Goldman's Voting Records". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 8, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Myers, Doug (November 6, 2024). "Republican Craig Goldman elected to succeed Rep. Kay Granger in Congress, CBS News projects". CBS News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.
^ Barker James, Laurie (November 1, 2007). "Goldman, fifth generation Jewish Texan, up for State Rep. seat". Texas Jewish Post. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via The Portal to Texas History.
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Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Jim Murphy	Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives 2023–2024	Succeeded by Tom Oliverson
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Kay Granger	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas's 12th congressional district Taking office 2025	Elect

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[b-2] "Representative Craig Goldman's Biography". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[a-3] "Texas House Member". Texas House of Representatives. Archived from the original on March 31, 2022. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Wayback Machine.

[4] "Craig Goldman's Voting Records". Vote Smart. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

[2024election-5] Myers, Doug (November 6, 2024). "Republican Craig Goldman elected to succeed Rep. Kay Granger in Congress, CBS News projects". CBS News. Retrieved December 23, 2024.

[6] Barker James, Laurie (November 1, 2007). "Goldman, fifth generation Jewish Texan, up for State Rep. seat". Texas Jewish Post. Fort Worth, Texas. p. 2. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via The Portal to Texas History.

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 == Electoral history ==

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