The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.
State Rep. Craig Goldman speaks at a panel during The Texas Tribune Festival on Sept. 23, 2022 in Austin, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.WASHINGTON — Texas state Rep. Craig Goldman beat business owner John O’Shea in Tuesday’s Republican primary runoff to represent the 12th congressional district, the Associated Press projected.
O’Shea’s progress into the runoff in March’s primary race beat the odds, with Goldman vastly outraising him. O’Shea had raised only $236,000 with $30,000 ahead of the primary. Goldman, meanwhile, had raised over $1.4 million. “He will be a serious member of Congress that people will enjoy working with on both sides of the aisle,” Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker said in an interview earlier this year. Parker, a former staffer for Granger, endorsed Goldman. “And he will also try to follow in the footsteps of Congresswoman Granger and the interests that are best for CD 12.”
Goldman vowed to continue to spend to defend U.S. allies overseas. But support on the right wing of the party for foreign aid has waned, especially to Ukraine. Right-wing Republicans urged for stronger border security measures before spending money in Ukraine. O’Shea said he and Paxton were personal friends going back to Paxton’s time on the Texas House Banking and Finance Committee when O’Shea worked in community banking in North Texas.
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