State of Texas
State Representative, District 58
Chris Oldham
Democratic- On ballot as
- CHRIS OLDHAM
- Current role
- Retired
- Background
- Fredericksburg High School graduate
- Bachelor's degree, Angelo State University (1991) (a B.B.A., per campaign)
- Former program director, United Campus Ministries at Angelo State (per campaign)
- Verizon roles ranged from purchasing to systems management (per campaign)
- Retired in 2024 (per campaign)
- Native Texan; has lived in Mansfield since 2019 (per campaign)
- Experience
- Verizon, 30 years (per campaign)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "finally expanding Medicaid to keep our rural hospitals open and lowering the cost of living for working families"
- "I am 100% committed to fully funding our local schools and giving our teachers the raises they deserve."
- "I will fight to restore reproductive freedoms and expand healthcare access"
- "I want to lower your taxes, but I won't do it by making it harder for you to feed your family."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "I believe in a Texas where medical decisions are made by women and their doctors, not by politicians in Austin."
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I will stand firmly against any 'school voucher' scheme that sends our rural tax dollars to private schools in big cities."
- Property taxes: In a 2026 candidate survey: "I also am very opposed to the current Republican proposals to eliminate property taxes which support school districts."
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- oldham4texas.com
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