TTH Endorsements & TURF – 2024 Primary Election Voter Guide

Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom (TURF) compiled this Voter Guide to gauge candidates’ positions on toll roads, transportation policy (including accountability and transparency), and property rights. Based on each candidate’s answers to our survey, they received a grade.

NOTE: This guide only includes contested primary races (so those with no opponent do not appear in this guide). * It also only includes candidates who returned our survey in writing (filled out by the candidate themselves, with the exception of presidential race, which is based on his record). If you do not see a candidate here, they did NOT return our candidate survey in writing.
Those candidates who also signed our pledge are indicated by:

Do NOT cast your vote until you know where the candidate stands on tolls.

You can’t trust what they tell you until they’re willing to put it in writing (and even then we have trouble holding them to it!). Have them contact us immediately.

The below candidates will appear on the GOP Primary Ballot. Not a single Democrat returned our candidate survey.

See the 2023 Texas TURF Report Card for the grade of every incumbent state legislator.

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TURF Voter Guide – 2024 Primary Election

Texans for Toll-free Highways Endorsements – 2024 Primary Election

U.S. Congress

House –

CD 23 –
Julie Clark

Texas State

Criminal Court of Appeals –

Place 1 –
David Schenck

Place 7 –
Gina Parker

Place 8 –
Lee Finley

House –

HD 1 –
Dale Huls

HD 15 –
Steve Toth

HD 17 –
Tom Glass

HD 19 –
Kyle Biedermann

HD 20 –
Janine Chapa

HD 21 –
David Covey

HD 26 –
Matthew Morgan

HD 33 –
Dennis London

HD 53 –
Wes Virdell

HD 60 –
Mike Olcott

HD 61 –
Keresa Richardson

HD 62 –
Shelley Luther

HD 68 –
Kerri Kingsbery

HD 70 –
Joe Collins

HD 71 –
Charles Byrn

HD 85 –
Tim Greeson

HD 86 –
Jaime Haynes

HD 91 –
David Lowe

HD 112 –
Chad Carnahan

HD 114 –
Aimee Ramsey

HD 121 –
Marc LaHood

Local Offices

County Commissioners –

Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 3 –
Chris Schuchardt

Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 3 –
Darrell Hale

Smith County Commissioner, Precinct 3 –
Christina Drewry

Sheriff –

Bexar County Sheriff –
Nathan Buchanan

TTH Recommended –

In races where we recommend but do not endorse a candidate, it means he or she did NOT return a survey or pledge, but based on the candidate’s record or our own research, we believe the recommended candidate would be the best candidate in that race.

Texas State

Supreme Court –

John Devine

House –

HD 2 –
Brent Money

HD 18 –
Janis Holt

HD 55 –
Hillary Hickland

HD 65 –
Mitch Little

HD 83 –
Wade Cowan

HD 89 –
Abraham George

HD 133 –
John Perez

State Board of Education –

D 10 –
Dr. Mary Bone

President

Donald Trump – A+
(ended public private partnership toll roads, reined-in climate policies)

U.S. Congress

House –

CD 3 –
Keith Self – A
Note: Keith Self did vote to de-fund the kill switch

Signed TURF Pledge CD 3 –
Jeremy Ivanovskis – A

CD 21 –
Chip Roy – A+

Signed TURF Pledge CD 23 –
Julie Clark – A+
Note: Tony Gonzales voted to de-fund kill switch, but after he had two primary opponents

CD 25 –
Matthew Lucci – A
Note: Roger Williams voted to de-fund kill switch

Texas State

Criminal Court of Appeals –

Place 1 –
David Schenck – A

Place 7 –
Gina Parker – A+

Place 8 –
Lee Finley – A

Senate –

Signed TURF Pledge SD 30 –
Carrie DeMoor – A

House –

HD 1 –
Dale Huls – A+
(against Gary Van Deaver who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 11 –
JoAnne Shofner – A
(against Travis Clardy who earned an F last session)

HD 12 –
Incumbent Kyle Kacal earned an F last session & has 3 opponents. None completed our survey, but Ben Bius did return an incomplete survey and got an A on questions he answered. He did not answer the question on the mileage tax.

Signed TURF Pledge HD 15 –
Steve Toth – A-
(Toth earned a B last session’s report card)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 17 –
Tom Glass – A+
(against Stan Gerdes who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 19 –
Kyle Biedermann – A+
(against Ellen Troxclair who earned an F last session)

HD 20 –
Janine Chapa – A-
(against Terry Wilson who earned a D- last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 21 –
David Covey – A+
(against Speaker Dade Phelan who earned an F every session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 26 –
Matthew Morgan – A+
(against Jacey Jetton who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

HD 28 –
Dan Mathews – A
(against Gary Gates who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 33 –
Dennis London – A+
(against Justin Holland who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 44 –
David Freimarck – A-
(against John Kuempel who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 44 –
Greg Switzer – A+

Signed TURF Pledge HD 53 –
Wes Virdell – A+

Signed TURF Pledge HD 60 –
Mike Olcott – A
(against Glenn Rogers who did not vote on mileage tax, so how does he stand? Also earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 61 –
Keresa Richardson – A
(against Frederick Frazier who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 62 –
Shelley Luther – A+
(against Reggie Smith who earned a C- last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 64 –
Andy Hopper – A+
(against Lynn Stucky who earned an F last session)

HD 66 –
Wayne Richard – A+
(against Matt Shaheen who earned a C last session)

HD 67 –
Daren Meis – A-
(against Jeff Leach who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 68 –
Kerri Kingsbery – A
(against David Spiller who earned an F last session)

HD 70 –
Joe Collins – A+
(against Mihaela Plesa who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

HD 71 –
Charles Byrn – A+
(against Stan Lambert who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 76 –
Sumara Kanwal – A+
(against Suleman Lalani who earned an F last session)

HD 76 –
Lea Simmons – A+

Signed TURF Pledge HD 85 –
Tim Greeson – A+
(against Stan Kitzman who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 86 –
Jaime Haynes – A+
(against John Smithee who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 91 –
David Lowe – A-
(against Stephanie Klick who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 108 –
Barry Wernick – A
(against Morgan Meyer who earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 112 –
Chad Carnahan – A+
(against Angie Chen Button who voted FOR mileage tax and earned a D last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 114 –
Aimee Ramsey – A+
(against John Bryant who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Signed TURF Pledge HD 121 –
Marc LaHood – A+
(against Steve Allison who voted FOR mileage tax and earned an F last session)

Local Offices

County Commissioners –

Signed TURF Pledge Bexar County Commissioner, Precinct 3 –
Chris Schuchardt – A

Signed TURF Pledge Collin County Commissioner, Precinct 3 –
Darrell Hale – A

Smith County Commissioner, Precinct 1 –
Christina Drewry – A

Sheriff –

Signed TURF Pledge Bexar County Sheriff –
Nathan Buchanan – A+