Craig Goldman
{{Short description|American politician (born 1968)}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Craig Goldman
| image = Representative_Craig_Goldman_Official_Portrait.jpg
| alt = Official House portrait of Goldman smiling in front of the U.S. flag, wearing a black jacket, light blue shirt, and checkered red tie.
| state = Texas
| district = {{ushr|TX|12|12th}}
| term_start = January 3, 2025
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kay Granger
| successor =
| office1 = Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives
| term_start1 = January 10, 2023
| term_end1 = April 3, 2024
| predecessor1 = Jim Murphy
| successor1 = Tom Oliverson
| state_house2 = Texas
| district2 = 97th
| term_start2 = January 8, 2013
| term_end2 = January 3, 2025
| predecessor2 = Mark M. Shelton
| successor2 = John McQueeney
| birth_name = Craig Alan Goldman
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|03}}
| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
| party = Republican
| spouse = Auryn Bachman
| education = University of Texas, Austin (BA)
| website = {{url|http://craiggoldman.house.gov/|House website}}
}}
Craig Alan Goldman{{cite web |title=Rep. Craig Goldman |url=https://www.legistorm.com/person/bio/241364/Craig_Alan_Goldman.html |website=Legistorm |access-date=January 4, 2025}} (born October 3, 1968) is an American politician who is serving as the U.S. representative for {{ushr|TX|12}} since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously represented the 97th district in the Texas House of Representatives from 2013 to 2025.{{Cite web|url=https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=97|title=Texas House Member|work=Texas House of Representatives|access-date=May 8, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331085130/https://house.texas.gov/members/member-page/?district=97|archive-date=March 31, 2022|url-status=live|via=Wayback Machine}}{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/key-votes/138373/craig-goldman|title=Craig Goldman's Voting Records|work=Vote Smart|access-date=May 8, 2022}}
Life and career
Goldman was born in Fort Worth, Texas, He attended the University of Texas at Austin, earning his BA degree in political science and government.{{Cite web|url=https://votesmart.org/candidate/biography/138373/craig-goldman|title=Representative Craig Goldman's Biography|work=Vote Smart|access-date=May 8, 2022}} He worked as a real estate businessman in Fort Worth. He is Jewish.{{Cite news|url=https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth188553/m1/2/|title=Goldman, fifth generation Jewish Texan, up for State Rep. seat|first=Laurie|last=Barker James|work=Texas Jewish Post|location=Fort Worth, Texas|date=November 1, 2007|access-date=May 8, 2022|page=2|via=The Portal to Texas History}}
In 2012, Goldman was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, succeeding Mark M. Shelton in the 97th district with 59.4% of the vote. He assumed office on January 8, 2013 and served until January 3, 2025.
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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/news/results-2024-texas-12th-congressional-district-kay-granger-house-seat/ |title=Republican Craig Goldman elected to succeed Rep. Kay Granger in Congress, CBS News projects |first=Doug |last=Myers |website=CBS News |date=November 6, 2024 |access-date=December 23, 2024}}
Electoral history
; 2012
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2012: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=38,139|percentage=59.4}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Gary Grassia|votes=24,159|percentage=37.6}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rod Wingo|votes=1,105|percentage=9.5}}
{{Election box end}}
; 2014
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2014: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=27,977|percentage=81.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rod Wingo|votes=6,295|percentage=18.4}}
{{Election box end}}
; 2016
; {{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2016: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=39,537|percentage=57.23}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Elizabeth Tarrant|votes=27,019|percentage=39.11}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Patrick Wentworth|votes=2,531|percentage=3.66}}
{{Election box end}}
; 2018
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2018: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=35,171|percentage=53.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin|votes=29,665|percentage=44.9}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rod Wingo|votes=1,289|percentage=1.9}}
{{Election box end}}
; 2020
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2020: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=43,852|percentage=52.6}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Elizabeth Beck|votes=37,707|percentage=45.2}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Libertarian Party (United States)|candidate=Rod Wingo|votes=1,884|percentage=2.3}}
{{Election box end}}
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; 2022
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2022: State Representative District 97{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=37,439|percentage=58.2}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Laurel McLaurin|votes=26,890|percentage=41.8}}
{{Election box end}}
; 2024
{{Election box begin no change|title=Texas General Election, 2024: Texas's 12th congressional district{{cite web|url=https://ballotpedia.org/Craig_Goldman |title=Craig Goldman }}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Craig Goldman|votes=174,421|percentage=64.1}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Trey Hunt|votes=97,851|percentage=35.9}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
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