A special election to fill ousted state Rep. Bryan Slaton's (R-Royse City) seat will be held Nov. 7. At least five candidates have already announced their intention to run in the solidly Republican North Texas district.
less than a month ago after an internal investigation found he had sex with a 19-year-old aide after getting her drunk.
The candidate filing deadline for the special election is Sept. 6, with early voting to start Oct. 23.The seat in House District 2 is solidly Republican and covers three rural counties in Northeast Texas. At least five Republicans have already announced they are running — Jill Dutton, president of the Republican Women of Van Zandt; Heath Hyde, a Sulphur Springs lawyer; Brent Money, a Greenville lawyer; Doug Roszhart, vice chair of the Hunt County GOP; and Buck VanTrease, a veterinarian from Wills Point.
The House unanimously voted to expel Slaton on May 9. He was the first member of the Texas Legislature to be removed from office since 1927. Slaton submitted his resignation a day earlier, but the House moved forward with expulsion anyway.
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