Tom Craddick
1993 - Present
2025
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Tom Craddick (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 82. He assumed office in 1993. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Craddick (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 82. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Craddick is the Owner of Craddick Properties, President of Craddick, Incorporated, and is a Sales Representative for Mustang Mud/Newpark Resources, Incorporated.
Craddick has been affiliated with the Midland Downtown Lions Club and the Eagle Scouts.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Craddick was assigned to the following committees:
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2021-2022
Craddick was assigned to the following committees:
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2019-2020
Craddick 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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| • Energy Resources |
| • State Affairs |
2015 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Craddick served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2015 |
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| • Energy Resources |
| • State Affairs |
2013-2014
In the 2013-2014 legislative session, Craddick served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2013 |
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| • Energy Resources |
| • State Affairs |
2011-2012
During the 2011-2012 legislative session, Craddick served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2011 |
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| • Energy Resources |
| • State Affairs |
2009-2010
During the 2009-2010 legislative session, Craddick served on the following Texas House of Representatives committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2009 |
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| • Energy Resources |
| • State Affairs |
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
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick defeated Steven Schafersman in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Tom Craddick (R) | 83.9 | 4,458 |
 | Steven Schafersman (D) | 16.1 | 856 | |
| Total votes: 5,314 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Steven Schafersman advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven Schafersman | 100.0 | 1,048 |
| Total votes: 1,048 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick | 100.0 | 15,128 |
| Total votes: 15,128 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
The general election was canceled. Incumbent Tom Craddick won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 82.
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick | 100.0 | 13,643 |
| Total votes: 13,643 | |||
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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 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick (R) | 100.0 | 61,068 |
| Total votes: 61,068 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick | 100.0 | 22,604 |
| Total votes: 22,604 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick defeated Spencer Bounds in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick (R) | 80.1 | 39,030 |
 | Spencer Bounds (D) | 19.9 | 9,677 | |
| Total votes: 48,707 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Spencer Bounds advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Spencer Bounds | 100.0 | 1,576 |
| Total votes: 1,576 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82
Incumbent Tom Craddick advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 82 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tom Craddick | 100.0 | 13,973 |
| Total votes: 13,973 | |||
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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.[2]
Incumbent Tom Craddick ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 82 general election.[3]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 82 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Tom Craddick Incumbent (unopposed) |
100.00% | 47,432 | |
| Total Votes | 47,432 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Tom Craddick ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 82 Republican Primary.[4][5]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 82 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
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| Republican | Tom Craddick Incumbent (unopposed) | |
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 Tom Craddick was unopposed in the Republican primary. Craddick was unopposed in the general election. Dan Anderson (L) was removed from the ballot before the election.[6][7][8]
2012
Craddick ran in the 2012 election for Texas House of Representatives, District 82. Craddick ran unopposed in the May 29 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[9]
2010
Craddick won re-election in District 82 in 2010. He was unopposed in the March 2 Republican primary and faced no opposition in the November 2 general election.[9]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 82 2010 General election results | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tom Craddick (R)
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28,006 | 100% | ||
2008
On November 4, 2008, Craddick won re-election to the Texas House of Representatives from Texas' 82nd District, defeating Bill Dingus (D) and Sherry Phillips (L). Craddick received 33,202 votes in the election while Dingus received 18,870 votes, and Phillips received 1,372 votes.[9] Craddick raised $2,572,518 for his campaign; Dingus raised $408,714.[10]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 82 | ||||
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| Candidates | Votes | Percent | ||
| Tom Craddick (R)
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33,202 | 62.12% | ||
| Bill Dingus (D) | 18,870 | 35.30% | ||
| Sherry Phillips (L) | 1,372 | 2.56% | ||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2022
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2020
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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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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
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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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
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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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
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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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.[11] Two additional called sessions were held from July 1 through July 30 and July 30 through August 5.[12]
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2012
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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.[12]
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Personal
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Craddick and his wife, Nadine, have two children.
Noteworthy events
Pension
Craddick is the first Texas legislator to qualify for the maximum pension when he retires - $125,000 annually. In 1981, lawmakers linked their salaries to those of state judges. Since then, they raised judges' salaries while removing the caps on their own pensions, pushing the maximum benefit up to 100% of a judge's salary.[13]
See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Follow the Money, "2008 Candidate funds," accessed May 24, 2014
- ↑ kten.com, "Texas Lawmakers To Tackle Redistricting In Special Session," May 29, 2013
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Legislative reference Library of Texas, "Texas Legislative Sessions and Years," accessed June 13, 2014
- ↑ USA Today, "State lawmakers pump up pensions in ways you can't," September 23, 2011
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Texas House of Representatives District 82 1993-Present |
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Texas House of Representatives District 76 1983-1993 |
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Texas House of Representatives District 68 1973-1983 |
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Texas House of Representatives District 70 1969-1973 |
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