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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 61

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

State of Texas
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Keresa RichardsonKeresa RichardsonRepublican Incumbent
Brittany BlackDemocratic
Anissa ChilmeranGreen
On ballot as
Keresa Richardson
Brittany Black
Anissa Chilmeran
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 61 (since January 14, 2025; first term)
Senior software engineer and small business owner (per her Community Impact questionnaire)
Realtor (per Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (1979)
  • Graduate degree, Oklahoma State University
  • CEO, Lawton Group
  • Lawton Group: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, refrigeration and pest control companies (per campaign)
  • She and her husband opened their first business 40 years ago (per campaign)
  • Born in Denison
  • Self-taught coder (per campaign)
  • Nearly 20 years in software engineering (per campaign)
  • Projects for the Department of Defense, NASA and the State Department (per campaign)
Not found
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Frederick Frazier
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won over Jackie Bescherer
  • Green convention nominee (March 14, 2026)
Top priorities
  • Border: "Texas must step up when Washington refuses to enforce the law"
  • Property taxes: "Delivering real, lasting property tax relief so families can afford to stay in their homes"
  • School choice: "Letting parents direct education dollars to the school that works best for their child"
  • Elections: backs "requiring proof of citizenship to register, cleaning and updating voter rolls"
  • Supports "expanding access to career and technical education, apprenticeships, and on the job training"
  • In a Community Impact Q&A: "I support Governor Abbott's Texas Taxpayer Empowerment Pledge"
  • Schools: "keep public education dollars where they belong, in public schools"
  • Costs: "a state budget that respects taxpayers, real property tax reform, and health policy that actually lowers costs"
  • Border: "real investment in secure ports of entry, technology, and coordinated law enforcement to stop drug and human trafficking"
  • Guns: "Brittany believes in the right to keep and bear arms"
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Texas must step up when Washington refuses to enforce the law."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Protecting the constitutional right of law-abiding Texans to keep and bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site, on school choice: "Letting parents direct education dollars to the school that works best for their child."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Delivering real, lasting property tax relief so families can afford to stay in their homes."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: supports "real investment in secure ports of entry, technology, and coordinated law enforcement to stop drug and human trafficking, not costly political stunts"
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Brittany believes in the right to keep and bear arms. She also believes responsible ownership and public safety go hand in hand"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Brittany will fight to keep public education dollars where they belong, in public schools"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Brittany wants a state budget that respects taxpayers, real property tax reform, and health policy that actually lowers costs"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (listed by campaign)
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  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Angela Paxton, Texas State Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Keith Self, U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Bob McEwen, Former U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Scott Sanford, Former Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Chris Hill, Collin County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Skinner, Collin County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
  • Joe Wright, Collin County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Gary Edwards, Collin County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Pikl, SREC for Senate District 8 (listed by campaign)
  • Chuck Branch, Former City Councilman (listed by campaign)
  • Jessica Hulcy, Former Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jatonna Morgan, Precinct 12 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jennifer Ponce, Precinct 13 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Josh Gerving, Precinct 17 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Matt Sayegh, Precinct 43 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Muniraj Janagarajan, Precinct 87 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jordan Hulcy, Precinct 97 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jerry West, Precinct 122 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Rachel Elliott, Precinct 126 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sharon Duncan, Precinct 131 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jeff Hall, Precinct 140 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Matt Craycraft, Precinct 149 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lynn St. Angelo, Precinct 150 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • John Montes, Precinct 155 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lora Vogelsang, Precinct 161 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Kylee Kelley, Precinct 162 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Amy Haynes, Precinct 169 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Russ Buettner, Precinct 173 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Patti Jones, Precinct 204 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • John Heisner, Precinct 206 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Debbie Lindstrom, Precinct 209 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Bonnie Daily, Precinct 211 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Dudley Wilson, Precinct 220 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Nancy Robertson, Precinct 221 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lisa Akerly, Precinct 225 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sandy Davis, Precinct 226 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sue Silver, Precinct 231 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Suresh Kumar, Precinct 234 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Mike Giles, Precinct 236 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Troy Roberson, Precinct 238 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Herblin, Precinct 240 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Gregory Steele, Precinct 248 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Rhonda Rickett, Precinct 250 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Greig Alteri, Precinct 252 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Harvey Oaxaca, McKinney ISD Board of Trustees (listed by campaign)
  • Gene Wu, Texas State Representative, HD-137 (listed by campaign)
  • Christina Morales, Texas State Representative, HD-145 (listed by campaign)
  • Junior Ezeonu, candidate for Texas House District 101 (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
Campaign website
keresafortexas.com
brittanyfortexas.com
Not found
Keresa Richardson

Keresa Richardson

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Keresa Richardson
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 61 (since January 14, 2025; first term)
Background
  • Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (1979)
  • Graduate degree, Oklahoma State University
  • CEO, Lawton Group
  • Lawton Group: plumbing, HVAC, electrical, refrigeration and pest control companies (per campaign)
  • She and her husband opened their first business 40 years ago (per campaign)
  • Born in Denison
Experience
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Frederick Frazier
Top priorities
  • Border: "Texas must step up when Washington refuses to enforce the law"
  • Property taxes: "Delivering real, lasting property tax relief so families can afford to stay in their homes"
  • School choice: "Letting parents direct education dollars to the school that works best for their child"
  • Elections: backs "requiring proof of citizenship to register, cleaning and updating voter rolls"
  • Supports "expanding access to career and technical education, apprenticeships, and on the job training"
  • In a Community Impact Q&A: "I support Governor Abbott's Texas Taxpayer Empowerment Pledge"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Texas must step up when Washington refuses to enforce the law."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Protecting the constitutional right of law-abiding Texans to keep and bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site, on school choice: "Letting parents direct education dollars to the school that works best for their child."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Delivering real, lasting property tax relief so families can afford to stay in their homes."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Greg Abbott, Governor of Texas (listed by campaign)
  • Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (listed by campaign)
Show all 52
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Angela Paxton, Texas State Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Rick Santorum, Former U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (listed by campaign)
  • Keith Self, U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Bob McEwen, Former U.S. Congressman (listed by campaign)
  • Scott Sanford, Former Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Chris Hill, Collin County Judge (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Skinner, Collin County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
  • Joe Wright, Collin County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Gary Edwards, Collin County Constable (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Pikl, SREC for Senate District 8 (listed by campaign)
  • Chuck Branch, Former City Councilman (listed by campaign)
  • Jessica Hulcy, Former Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jatonna Morgan, Precinct 12 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jennifer Ponce, Precinct 13 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Josh Gerving, Precinct 17 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Matt Sayegh, Precinct 43 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Muniraj Janagarajan, Precinct 87 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jordan Hulcy, Precinct 97 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jerry West, Precinct 122 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Rachel Elliott, Precinct 126 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sharon Duncan, Precinct 131 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jeff Hall, Precinct 140 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Matt Craycraft, Precinct 149 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lynn St. Angelo, Precinct 150 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • John Montes, Precinct 155 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lora Vogelsang, Precinct 161 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Kylee Kelley, Precinct 162 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Amy Haynes, Precinct 169 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Russ Buettner, Precinct 173 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Patti Jones, Precinct 204 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • John Heisner, Precinct 206 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Debbie Lindstrom, Precinct 209 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Bonnie Daily, Precinct 211 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Dudley Wilson, Precinct 220 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Nancy Robertson, Precinct 221 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Lisa Akerly, Precinct 225 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sandy Davis, Precinct 226 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Sue Silver, Precinct 231 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Suresh Kumar, Precinct 234 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Mike Giles, Precinct 236 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Troy Roberson, Precinct 238 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Jim Herblin, Precinct 240 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Gregory Steele, Precinct 248 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Rhonda Rickett, Precinct 250 Chair (listed by campaign)
  • Greig Alteri, Precinct 252 Chair (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
keresafortexas.com

Brittany Black

Democratic
On ballot as
Brittany Black
Current role
Senior software engineer and small business owner (per her Community Impact questionnaire)
Background
  • Self-taught coder (per campaign)
  • Nearly 20 years in software engineering (per campaign)
  • Projects for the Department of Defense, NASA and the State Department (per campaign)
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won over Jackie Bescherer
Top priorities
  • Schools: "keep public education dollars where they belong, in public schools"
  • Costs: "a state budget that respects taxpayers, real property tax reform, and health policy that actually lowers costs"
  • Border: "real investment in secure ports of entry, technology, and coordinated law enforcement to stop drug and human trafficking"
  • Guns: "Brittany believes in the right to keep and bear arms"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: supports "real investment in secure ports of entry, technology, and coordinated law enforcement to stop drug and human trafficking, not costly political stunts"
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Brittany believes in the right to keep and bear arms. She also believes responsible ownership and public safety go hand in hand"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Brittany will fight to keep public education dollars where they belong, in public schools"
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Brittany wants a state budget that respects taxpayers, real property tax reform, and health policy that actually lowers costs"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Harvey Oaxaca, McKinney ISD Board of Trustees (listed by campaign)
  • Gene Wu, Texas State Representative, HD-137 (listed by campaign)
  • Christina Morales, Texas State Representative, HD-145 (listed by campaign)
  • Junior Ezeonu, candidate for Texas House District 101 (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
brittanyfortexas.com

Anissa Chilmeran

Green
On ballot as
Anissa Chilmeran
Current role
Realtor (per Secretary of State's list of qualified candidates)
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Green convention nominee (March 14, 2026)
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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