THURMAN BILL BARTIE

Democratic

On ballot as: THURMAN BILL BARTIE
Current role: Not found
Background: B.S. in political science,
Master's in ministry, Tennessee Temple University Baptist Seminary
Has worked as a funeral director and embalmer, educator, and pastor
Experience: Mayor of Port Arthur, 2019–2025
Former Jefferson County Justice of the Peace, Precinct 8;
The Texas Supreme Court suspended him without pay in 2002 pending a judicial-conduct charge; the Port Arthur News reports he was removed from the bench in 2004
Top priorities: Economic opportunity: access to good jobs and fair wages
Healthcare: strengthening and restoring the Affordable Care Act
Education: investment in teachers and modernized classrooms
Infrastructure and resiliency against hurricanes, floods, and power outages
Affordability: rolling back tariffs and clearing barriers to building more affordable housing
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Immigration: "I would push for Immigration reform that is humane in our present environment"
Guns: No public statement found
Health care: "I support strengthening and restoring the Affordable Care Act"
Claims and the record
Removal as justice of the peace and permanently barred from the bench.
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: votebartie.org

U.S. Representative, District 14