Bo FrenchRepublican
Jon RosenthalDemocratic
Arthur DibiancaLibertarian- Bachelor’s degree
- Started investment firm
- Family runs an oil business in Midland
- Mechanical engineer – oil field engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Former computer programmer
- Libertarian activist
- Former chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party
- Longtime conservative activist
- Texas House
- "Fix administrative inefficiencies and overly-broad regulation to allow operators to produce energy at a more affordable cost to consumers"
- "Protecting landowners and plugging more abandoned wells"
- Tailor regulations to regions and operator sizes "rather than using blanket rules"
- "End rampant DEI spending at the Railroad Commission"
- Find "innovative solutions to water use" with oil industry experts
- Advocate "for increased funding to enforce existing requirements and be more responsive to communities"
- "Streamline permits for good actors and impose serious fines on egregious violators"
- Funding "to turbocharge well plugging and environmental cleanup"
- Work to "end routine flaring, weatherize natural gas facilities" and set stronger setback standards
- "Community liaisons in every region; evening and virtual hearings; language access (Spanish, Vietnamese, and more)"
- "Fully respect the property rights of landowners" and give them priority "over industry interests"
- "Better transparency" and avoiding "regulatory capture"
- "Simplify and clean up 100 years of regulations"
- Make restitution "readily available in cases of property damage" via insurance, bonding and industry cleanup funds
- Renewables should "compete in a free market"; regulators "should not favor one form over another"
- Oil and gas regulation: "Tailor regulations and Commission operations to the specific environment and needs across our state, rather than using blanket rules"
- Environmental risks and well plugging: Will "find solutions that safeguard our land and environment while allowing energy to be produced efficiently"; priorities include "plugging more abandoned wells"
- Renewable energy: "These projects should be economic on their own without taxpayer-funded incentives."
- Has made several inflammatory statements that have been condemned by both Republicans and Democrats, such as calling for denaturalizing and deporting all Muslims and making “Texas inhospitable to Muslims”; called people who support transgender rights or birthright citizenship “retards.”
- Renewable energy: "We should promote all energy production, including natural gas, geothermal, and renewable sources."
- Said he would be “pretty cool” with marching naked in an LGBT Pride parade
- Said conservatives who oppose Sharia while supporting Christian-influenced policies are “basically the Christian Taliban.”
- Called bathroom bills protecting girls “propagating discrimination and bigotry for the sake of riling up a base”
- Said antisemitism is “alive and well in Texas”
- "The RRC's job is not to promote the oil and gas industry, but to make choices that secure the property rights of all Texans."
- Pro Abortion
- Called for legalizing marijuana and ending the “war on drugs”
- Does not support a border wall
- Opposes all government funding of medical care, not just abortion.
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
- Railroad Commissioners Wayne Christian and Christi Craddick
- Texas Oil and Gas Association PAC
- Panhandle Producer and Royalty Owners Association
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- Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
- Numerous Republican Elected Officials and Conservative Organizations
- Texas Gun Rights
- Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association
- True Texas Project
- Texans for Toll-Free Highways
- Texans for Strong Borders
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Sierra Club
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
Bo French
Republican- On ballot as
- BO FRENCH
- Current role
- Investor in the energy sector
- Background
- Bachelor’s degree
- Started investment firm
- Family runs an oil business in Midland
- Experience
- Former chairman, Tarrant County Republican Party
- Longtime conservative activist
- Top priorities
- "Fix administrative inefficiencies and overly-broad regulation to allow operators to produce energy at a more affordable cost to consumers"
- "Protecting landowners and plugging more abandoned wells"
- Tailor regulations to regions and operator sizes "rather than using blanket rules"
- "End rampant DEI spending at the Railroad Commission"
- Find "innovative solutions to water use" with oil industry experts
- Tidbits
- Oil and gas regulation: "Tailor regulations and Commission operations to the specific environment and needs across our state, rather than using blanket rules"
- Environmental risks and well plugging: Will "find solutions that safeguard our land and environment while allowing energy to be produced efficiently"; priorities include "plugging more abandoned wells"
- Renewable energy: "These projects should be economic on their own without taxpayer-funded incentives."
Claims and the record- Has made several inflammatory statements that have been condemned by both Republicans and Democrats, such as calling for denaturalizing and deporting all Muslims and making “Texas inhospitable to Muslims”; called people who support transgender rights or birthright citizenship “retards.”
- Endorsements
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick
- Railroad Commissioners Wayne Christian and Christi Craddick
- Texas Oil and Gas Association PAC
- Panhandle Producer and Royalty Owners Association
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- Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
- Numerous Republican Elected Officials and Conservative Organizations
- Texas Gun Rights
- Tarrant County Law Enforcement Association
- True Texas Project
- Texans for Toll-Free Highways
- Texans for Strong Borders
- Campaign website
- bofrench.com
Jon Rosenthal
Democratic- On ballot as
- JON ROSENTHAL
- Current role
- Texas State Representative
- Background
- Mechanical engineer – oil field engineering experience
- Bachelor's degree
- Experience
- Texas House
- Top priorities
- Advocate "for increased funding to enforce existing requirements and be more responsive to communities"
- "Streamline permits for good actors and impose serious fines on egregious violators"
- Funding "to turbocharge well plugging and environmental cleanup"
- Work to "end routine flaring, weatherize natural gas facilities" and set stronger setback standards
- "Community liaisons in every region; evening and virtual hearings; language access (Spanish, Vietnamese, and more)"
- Tidbits
- Renewable energy: "We should promote all energy production, including natural gas, geothermal, and renewable sources."
Claims and the record- Said he would be “pretty cool” with marching naked in an LGBT Pride parade
- Said conservatives who oppose Sharia while supporting Christian-influenced policies are “basically the Christian Taliban.”
- Called bathroom bills protecting girls “propagating discrimination and bigotry for the sake of riling up a base”
- Said antisemitism is “alive and well in Texas”
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Sierra Club
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
- Campaign website
- jonrosenthaltx.com
Arthur Dibianca
Libertarian- On ballot as
- ARTHUR DIBIANCA
- Current role
- Retired
- Background
- Former computer programmer
- Libertarian activist
- Experience
- Not found
- Top priorities
- "Fully respect the property rights of landowners" and give them priority "over industry interests"
- "Better transparency" and avoiding "regulatory capture"
- "Simplify and clean up 100 years of regulations"
- Make restitution "readily available in cases of property damage" via insurance, bonding and industry cleanup funds
- Renewables should "compete in a free market"; regulators "should not favor one form over another"
- Tidbits
- "The RRC's job is not to promote the oil and gas industry, but to make choices that secure the property rights of all Texans."
- Pro Abortion
- Called for legalizing marijuana and ending the “war on drugs”
- Does not support a border wall
- Opposes all government funding of medical care, not just abortion.
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- votedibianca.com
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