May 29, 2024,
The runoff elections are officially over, and pro-gun candidates secured decisive victories in 9 out of 14 races that Texas Gun Rights was monitoring.
These nine victories were secured by candidates who returned their Texas Gun Rights candidate survey with a 100% pro-gun stance, pledging their relentless support for our rights protected by the Second Amendment:
- HD 12: Trey Wharton
- HD 30: AJ Louderback
- HD 33: Katrina Pierson
- HD 44: Alan Schoolcraft
- HD 58: Helen Kerwin
- HD 61: Keresa Richardson
- HD 64: Andy Hopper
- HD 91: David Lowe
- CD 7: Caroline Kane
Through hundreds of thousands of mailers, text messages, and emails and nearly 10,000 door knocks, Texas Gun Rights made sure gun owners knew which candidates supported a No-Compromise approach to the Second Amendment and which didn’t.
Among the standout victories: Katrina Pierson in House District 33, a TOP priority for Texas Gun Rights.
Pierson defeated incumbent Justin Holland after he voted to ban 18-20 year-olds from purchasing guns deemed “assault rifles” by anti-gun liberals, and also walking out of a committee vote to ban Red Flag gun confiscation — empowering Democrats to kill the bill!
Holland’s record also included voting to expand the flawed NICS gun registry and the Texas Gag Act, which aimed to stifle free speech and advocacy for gun rights.
Pierson will bring a tremendous breath of fresh air to the Texas House!
Other incumbents with anti-gun records who lost include Frederick Frazier, Stephanie Klick, John Kuempel, Lynn Stucky, and DeWayne Burns.
Each of these incumbents faced strong challengers committed to protecting gun rights, and thanks to your support, those challengers prevailed.
But gun owners didn’t win everything…
The near losses of disgraced Speaker Dade Phelan (against David Covey) in the Texas House and Tony Gonzales (against Brandon Hererra) in the U.S. House sent shockwaves through the political establishment.
Phelan has a history of empowering anti-gun Democrats by appointing them to important house committees, including a de facto gun control committee that passed a gun ban and an expansion of the NICS gun registry.
Similarly, Gonzales supported the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act in Congress, expanding the NICS gun registry, funding Red Flag gun confiscation programs, and giving the ATF the perceived power to ban private firearms sales.
But after Texas Gun Rights exposed their anti-2A records, Phelan and Gonzales nearly lost their re-election campaigns.
Gonzales will now think twice before betraying gun owners again.
And while Speaker Dade Phelan retained his seat, his weakened position offers us a golden opportunity to elect a pro-gun speaker in the Texas House.
Even better, the eight victories we saw in state legislative races build upon the eighteen victories we witnessed in the March primary…
That means the 2025 legislative session is shaping up to be the most conservative and pro-gun yet!
But first, we must get past a critical November election, where George Soros and Gun Control, Inc. are flooding Texas with millions of dollars.
Now, more than ever, we need your continued support.
After spending nearly a quarter of a million dollars this election cycle, it is critical we replenish our funds to combat the anti-gun agenda in November.
So please consider chipping in today to help us continue mobilizing pro-gun Texans across the state.
