Briscoe Cain

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Briscoe Cain
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Texas House of Representatives District 128
Tenure

2017 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

7

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

High school

Deer Park High School

Bachelor's

University of Houston

Law

South Texas College of Law

Personal
Religion
Christian
Contact

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Briscoe Cain (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 128. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.

Cain (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 128. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Cain is a lifelong resident of Harris County.[1] After graduating from Deer Park High School, he attended the University of Houston-Downtown.[2]

While attending college, Briscoe began pursuing an interest in Republican politics and founded the College Republicans club.[1] He earned his B.A. in communications in 2008.[2]

Cain then attended South Texas College of Law. As a law student he founded a pro-life student organization and served as the President of the Federalist Society, a conservative group seeking reform to the American legal system.[1] He earned his J.D. in 2012.

In 2013, Cain started his own law firm.[3] He also serves as legal counsel for Operation Rescue, an anti-abortion activist group, and as a board member for Right to Life Advocates, Inc.[1] In 2015, Cain filed an amicus brief on behalf of a group of pastors arguing that a ruling striking down the state's school finance system should be upheld because the prevention of taxpayer dollars from going towards religious private school was "unconstitutionally inefficient."[4]

Committee assignments

2023-2024

Cain was assigned to the following committees:

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2021-2022

Cain was assigned to the following committees:

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2019-2020

Cain was assigned to the following committees:

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2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
Defense & Veterans' Affairs
Juvenile Justice & Family Issues

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain defeated Charles Crews and Kevin Hagan in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain (R)
 
69.3
 
39,739
Image of Charles Crews
Charles Crews (D)
 
28.0
 
16,064
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Kevin Hagan (L)
 
2.7
 
1,557

Total votes: 57,360
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Charles Crews advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Crews
Charles Crews
 
100.0
 
3,102

Total votes: 3,102
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain defeated Bianca Gracia in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
 
69.5
 
9,004
Image of Bianca Gracia
Bianca Gracia
 
30.5
 
3,947

Total votes: 12,951
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Libertarian convention

Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Kevin Hagan advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 16, 2024.

Candidate
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Kevin Hagan (L)

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Campaign finance

Endorsements

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2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain defeated Charles Crews in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain (R)
 
70.5
 
32,465
Image of Charles Crews
Charles Crews (D) Candidate Connection
 
29.5
 
13,594

Total votes: 46,059
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Charles Crews advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charles Crews
Charles Crews Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
3,309

Total votes: 3,309
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
 
100.0
 
10,848

Total votes: 10,848
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Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain defeated Mary Williams in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain (R)
 
68.4
 
48,831
Image of Mary Williams
Mary Williams (D)
 
31.6
 
22,569

Total votes: 71,400
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Mary Williams defeated Josh Markle in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Mary Williams
Mary Williams
 
72.4
 
4,672
Image of Josh Markle
Josh Markle Candidate Connection
 
27.6
 
1,777

Total votes: 6,449
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain defeated Robert Hoskins in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
 
79.3
 
11,791
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Robert Hoskins
 
20.7
 
3,077

Total votes: 14,868
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Campaign finance

2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain (R)
 
100.0
 
38,197

Total votes: 38,197
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128

Incumbent Briscoe Cain advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 128 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Briscoe Cain
Briscoe Cain
 
100.0
 
7,975

Total votes: 7,975
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2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[5]

Briscoe Cain defeated Ken Lowder in the Texas House of Representatives District 128 general election.[6]

Texas House of Representatives, District 128 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Briscoe Cain 86.41% 42,287
     Libertarian Ken Lowder 13.59% 6,653
Total Votes 48,940
Source: Texas Secretary of State


Briscoe Cain defeated incumbent Wayne Smith in the Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican primary runoff.[7]

Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary Runoff, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Briscoe Cain 50.19% 3,050
     Republican Wayne Smith Incumbent 49.81% 3,027
Total Votes 6,077


Briscoe Cain and incumbent Wayne Smith defeated Melody McDaniel in the Texas House of Representatives District 128 Republican Primary.[8][7]

Texas House of Representatives, District 128 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Briscoe Cain 47.83% 8,374
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Wayne Smith Incumbent 43.75% 7,660
     Republican Melody McDaniel 8.42% 1,474
Total Votes 17,508

Primary

Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016

Cain received key endorsements from the following state and national conservative groups:[9]

  • Conservative Republicans of Texas
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • National Association for Gun Rights
  • Texas Right to Life
  • Pro-Life Texas
  • Pro-Life Nation
  • National Organization for Marriage

Smith received endorsements from the following state groups:[10]

  • Texas Alliance for Life PAC
  • National Rifle Association
  • National Federation of Independent Business in Texas
  • Texas State Rifle Association
  • Texas Association of Realtors
  • Texas Medical Association

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. John Gay was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Sheryl Berg and Dennis Paul defeated Briscoe Cain, Mary Huls, Jeff Larson, Chuck Maricle and Brent Perry in the Republican primary. Paul defeated Berg in the May 27 Republican primary. Paul defeated Gay in the general election.[11][12][13]

Texas House of Representatives, District 129 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDennis Paul 67.8% 26,415
     Democratic John Gay 32.2% 12,540
Total Votes 38,955

Campaign themes

2024

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2022

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2020

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2016

Cain's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Border Security: With over 1,200 miles of border with Mexico, Texas must act to stop the detrimental economic and social effects that come with illegal immigration. I support the ending of sanctuary cities the ability of Texas law enforcement to enforce the rule of law and the will of the people.

Jobs and the Economy: I believe the government cannot create jobs, wealth or grow the economy. This is the role of businesses and entrepreneurs. In Austin, I will fight to get government out of the way of the real job creators and wealth creators–small businesses and entrepreneurs.

Faith and Family Values: I am fully committed to making sure Texas families stay strong and autonomous. I believe the traditional family unit is the backbone of society and that marriage should be only between one man and one woman. I am happily married with two sons and we are expecting our third child in late November. We can strengthen Texas families by returning to principles of personal responsibility and accountability.

Transparency and Accountability: The larger the government, the smaller the individual. If we are to hold our elected officials accountable, we must have a government that answers to the people and not big businesses. As a conservative republican I believe that we must draw a line in the sand and say no more. No more political lip-service. No more budget and spending increases. No more accounting gimmicks and budget trickery.

Sanctity of Life: As a pro-life advocate with a record of defending the unborn I will lead the fight to fully end the abortion industry in Texas. That means the total defunding of Planned Parenthood and its affiliates.[14]

—Briscoe Cain[15]

2014

Cain listed the following issues on his campaign website:[16]

  • Budget: "I support moving to a zero-based budget system."
  • Property tax: "I support a constitutional amendment to automatically lower appraisal district taxes to 5% or less."
  • Voting: "Requiring a valid Texas issued photo ID to vote is essential to restoring fair elections and reducing voter fraud."
  • Abortion: "I’m an unapologetic supporter of the Right to Life with a record to prove it."
  • Same sex marriage: "I believe the traditional family unit is the backbone of society and that marriage should be only between one man and one woman."
  • Tax reform: "I oppose all efforts to implement a state income tax and pledge to oppose all efforts to increase Taxes whatsoever. I also support significantly reducing or eliminating the Margins Tax."
  • Immigration: " I believe that increased border security is critical for increasing job opportunities for Americans, and decreasing crime and taxes on Texas families. I also oppose blanket amnesty, the ending of sanctuary cities and support the ability of Texas law enforcement to enforce the rule of law and the will of the people."
  • Natural resources: "A strong and deregulated energy climate in Texas means a stronger America."
  • Education: "I support greater school choice and believe that the State Board of Education should have the authority to appoint the Commissioner of Education and textbook review committees."
  • Healthcare: "I passionately support the defunding and repeal of Obama Care."

Campaign finance summary


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Briscoe Cain campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 128Won general$157,260 $174,316
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 128Won general$473,287 $522,024
2022Texas House of Representatives District 128Won general$324,843 $271,973
2020Texas House of Representatives District 128Won general$508,976 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 128Won general$294,593 N/A**
Grand total$1,758,958 $968,313
Sources: OpenSecretsFederal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* Data from this year may not be complete
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Personal

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Cain and his wife, Bergundi, have two children.

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