1 | DEMOCRAT | REPUBLICAN | |
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2 | RAYNA GLASSER | Brandon Hall | |
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4 | INTRODUCTION | Rayna Glasser earned an A.A. in general studies from Tarant County College in 2004, a bachelor's degree from Texas Woman's University in 2007, and a M.Ed. (master's of education) in educational leadership and curriculum from Lamar University. Her career experience includes working as a high school math teacher. Source BallotPedia.org | Brandon Hall earned a degree from the University of Texas. Hall's career experience includes working as an information technology professional and running a construction company. Source BallotPedia.org |
5 | Career | Ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 55. Hall lost in the Republican primary on March 6, 2018. Hall ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. | |
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8 | Campaign finance | Contributions $36,306 Expenditures $21,087 | |
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11 | Noteworthy events | C.J. Grisham, the founder of Open Carry Texas, and Rev. Brandon Hall challenged state Rep. Hugh Shine, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. Grisham was endorsed by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R), a member of the Texas Freedom Caucus. When endorsing Grisham on January 2, 2018, Stickland said, "Many will criticize me for endorsing against a fellow ‘Republican.’ It’s not typical and most don’t do it. It’s time to kick out RINOs (Republican in Name Only).”[2] All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Grisham was criticized by the Texas Metropolitan Police Association for comments he made on Facebook in June 2018 saying, “I’m done feeling bad when cops get shot," and, “this is why people like me have lost confidence in the law enforcement profession and treat them all they way they treat us — like a threat. This video hurts my heart and my soul.” Grisham said he did not remember the reason why he made the comments. The Texas Metropolitan Police Association endorsed Shine in the race. | |
12 | Education | Associate-Tarrant County College, 2004 Bachelor's-Texas Woman's University, 2007 Graduate-Lamar University, 2022 | Bachelor's-University of Texas |
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14 | Profession | Educator | Information technology professional Political aide |
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