John Raney
2011 - Present
2025
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John Raney (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 14. He assumed office in 2011. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Raney (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 14. He won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Raney ran in one of 48 contested Texas state legislative Republican primaries in 2018. To read more about the conflict between Republican factions in the primaries, including who the factions were, which races were competitive and who key influencers lined up behind, click here.
In August 2023, Raney announced that he would not seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives. [1]
Biography
Raney graduated from Texas A&M University with a degree in marketing. In 1969, while still enrolled at Texas A&M, he founded Texas Aggieland Bookstore. Raney is a member of the National Federation of Independent Businesses, Texas Leadership Council. He is also chairman of the Private Stores Committee of the National Association of College Stores. He is also a member of the Texas Retailers Association Executive Committee. He is married to his wife, Elizabeth. They have two children.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Raney was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Raney was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Raney 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 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education, Vice chair |
| • House Administration |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Raney served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education |
| • House Administration |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Raney served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Appropriations |
| • Higher Education |
| • House Administration |
Sponsored legislation
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
John Raney did not file to run for re-election.
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent John Raney defeated Jeff Miller in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Raney (R) | 68.1 | 29,868 |
 | Jeff Miller (L)  | 31.9 | 13,995 | |
| Total votes: 43,863 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Josh Wilkinson (Independent)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent John Raney defeated John Slocum in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Raney | 57.2 | 7,235 |
 | John Slocum | 42.8 | 5,414 | |
| Total votes: 12,649 | |||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Jeff Miller advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 12, 2022.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Jeff Miller (L) |
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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 14
Incumbent John Raney defeated Janet Dudding in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Raney (R) | 57.5 | 35,922 |
 | Janet Dudding (D) | 42.5 | 26,520 | |
| Total votes: 62,442 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Janet Dudding defeated Raza Rahman in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Janet Dudding | 65.5 | 5,901 |
 | Raza Rahman | 34.5 | 3,114 | |
| Total votes: 9,015 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent John Raney advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Raney | 100.0 | 11,139 |
| Total votes: 11,139 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent John Raney defeated Josh Wilkinson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Raney (R) | 56.4 | 26,906 |
| Josh Wilkinson (D) | 43.6 | 20,817 | |
| Total votes: 47,723 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Josh Wilkinson defeated Alex Vidal in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Josh Wilkinson | 63.2 | 2,429 |
| Alex Vidal | 36.8 | 1,416 | |
| Total votes: 3,845 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14
Incumbent John Raney defeated Sarah Laningham, Rick Davis, and Jeston Texeira in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 14 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Raney | 57.7 | 4,917 |
| Sarah Laningham | 23.5 | 2,005 | |
| Rick Davis | 17.1 | 1,454 | |
| Jeston Texeira | 1.7 | 146 | |
| Total votes: 8,522 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Rick Davis, Sarah Laningham, and Jeston Texeira challenged state Rep. John Raney, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus. As of January 31, 2018, all candidates in this race except for Davis signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Laningham
Endorsements for Raney |
Campaign finance
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]
Incumbent John Raney ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 14 general election.[6]
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  John Raney Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 37,330 | |
| Total Votes | 37,330 | |||
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Incumbent John Raney defeated Jess Fields in the Texas House of Representatives District 14 Republican Primary.[7][8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 14 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | John Raney Incumbent |
68.78% | 11,512 | |
| Republican | Jess Fields | 31.22% | 5,226 | |
| Total Votes | 16,738 | |||
Primary
- Main article: Notable Texas primaries, 2016
Raney has received endorsements from the National Rifle Association, the Texas Alliance for Life and the following state business and professional groups:[9]
- National Federation of Independent Business
- Texas Association of Business
- Texas Retailers Association
- Texas Medical Association
- Texas Farm Bureau
Meanwhile, Fields has received the endorsements of State Sens. Don Huffines (R), Konni Burton (R) and the following state conservative groups:[10]
- Texas Right to Life
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
Raney and Fields have argued over who is more consistently conservative on the issues. Raney has brought up his work during the 84th legislative session where he supported a border security bill, tax cuts, and anti-abortion legislation. Fields has noted that Raney voted for a block grant in 2013 that would expand Medicaid in Texas, a policy Raney says he now opposes.[11]
Citing a Rice University study, Fields has said Raney is the "fifth-most liberal Republican in the Texas House" and contrasted himself as a "consistent conservative."[11]
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. Incumbent John Raney was unopposed in the Republican primary. Andrew Metscher was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Raney defeated Metscher and Bruce Pugh (L) in the general election.[12][13][14]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Raney Incumbent |
68.1% | 15,193 | |
| Democratic | Andrew Metscher | 28.5% | 6,358 | |
| Libertarian | Bruce Pugh | 3.4% | 765 | |
| Total Votes | 22,316 | |||
2012
Raney won re-election in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 14. Raney defeated Hal Hawkins in the May 29 primary election and won re-election in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[15]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | John Raney Incumbent |
60.2% | 24,269 | |
| Democratic | Judy Le Unes | 36.2% | 14,614 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua Baker | 3.6% | 1,463 | |
| Total Votes | 40,346 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
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John Raney Incumbent |
81.5% | 6,695 |
| Hal Hawkins | 18.5% | 1,522 |
| Total Votes | 8,217 | |
2011
On November 8, Raney faced fellow Republicans Bob Yancy and Rebecca Boenigk. He also faced Libertarian Joshua Baker and Democrat Judy Webb LeUnes. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote on November 8, the top two vote getters--Yancy and Raney--proceeded to a runoff election on December 13, 2011. Raney defeated Yancy by a 3,901 to 2,834 margin.[15]
Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
John Raney did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2011
Raney's website highlighted the following campaign themes:
- "John Raney is conservative to the core, and will represent our values in Austin. He wants to be a voice for the people of District 14. We need a leader who knows our area like the back of his hand, and has been a part of building a better community. That leader is John Raney."
Debates
- On October 18, candidates for District 14 participated in a debate sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce.
- On October 25, candidates for District 14 participated in a second debate sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. Audio of the debate can be found here.
Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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2016
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2015
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In 2015, the Texas State Legislature was in its 84th legislative session from January 13 through June 1.
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2014
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In 2014, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2013
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In 2013, the Texas State Legislature was in its 83rd legislative session from January 8 through May 27. Thirty minutes after the regular session ended, Governor Rick Perry called legislators back for a special session starting that evening.[16] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[17]
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2011
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In 2011, the Texas State Legislature was in its 82nd legislative session from January 11 through May 30. A special session was called for May 31 through June 29.[17]
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On May 6, Raney announced he tested positive for COVID-19.[18]
See also
2022 Elections
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Footnotes
- ↑ ‘’KAGS TV, “State Rep. John Raney to not seek re-election in 2024,” August 9, 2023
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- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Raney for Texas, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ JessFields, "Endorsements," accessed February 22, 2016
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 The Eagle, "Raney, Fields spar at Bryan-College Station Chamber of Commerce forum," February 18, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current ELECTION HISTORY," accessed December 2, 2014
- ↑ The Libertarian Party of Texas, "2014 Texas Representative Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Green Party of Texas, "Greens Release Candidate List," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ Texas Tribune, "State Rep. John Raney tests positive for coronavirus after being inside Capitol this week," May 6, 2021
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