State of Texas
State Representative, District 61
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)
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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)
- Campaign website
- keresafortexas.com
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