Chad Carnahan
Chad Carnahan (Republican Party) ran for election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 112. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Carnahan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Chad Carnahan was born in Lake Charles, Louisiana. Carnahan earned a degree from Centenary College of Louisiana in 1974. His career experience includes working as a marketer with General Motors and founding a product and service company for vehicle repair businesses.[1][2]
As of 2024, Carnahan was affiliated with the following organizations:[2]
- Republican Party of Texas
- Eagle Forum
- Texas Values
- Texans for Vaccine Choice
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
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General election for Texas House of Representatives District 112
Incumbent Angie Chen Button and Averie Bishop are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 112 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | ||
 | Angie Chen Button (R) | |
 | Averie Bishop (D) | |
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 112
Averie Bishop advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 112 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Averie Bishop | 100.0 | 8,695 |
| Total votes: 8,695 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 112
Incumbent Angie Chen Button defeated Chad Carnahan in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 112 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Angie Chen Button | 72.0 | 10,955 |
 | Chad Carnahan | 28.0 | 4,254 | |
| Total votes: 15,209 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 102
Ana-Maria Ramos defeated incumbent Linda Koop in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 102 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ana-Maria Ramos (D) | 52.9 | 30,025 |
 | Linda Koop (R) | 47.1 | 26,758 | |
| Total votes: 56,783 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 102
Ana-Maria Ramos advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 102 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ana-Maria Ramos | 100.0 | 7,732 |
| Total votes: 7,732 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 102
Incumbent Linda Koop defeated Chad Carnahan and Scott Kilgore in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 102 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Linda Koop | 72.0 | 6,521 |
| Chad Carnahan | 15.0 | 1,362 | |
 | Scott Kilgore | 13.0 | 1,174 | |
| Total votes: 9,057 | |||
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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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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?
| Chad Carnahan and Scott Kilgore challenged state Rep. Linda Koop, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in her primary. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Endorsements for Carnahan
Endorsements for Koop |
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Chad Carnahan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Carnahan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I am not a politician. I am a small businessman. I have managed my current company, AfterMark LLC, since 2004.
I am running for office because the Texas House has increasingly distanced itself from the citizens it represents. It is now controlled by large donors and powerful political action committees. I want to restore a citizen legislature.
I have lived in Richardson since 1990. I am extremely proud of my son and my daughter, and I receive great joy from my two granddaughters.
I am libertarian as much as Republican. I am interested in solutions, and I have limited patience for political maneuvering that delays solutions.
- Texas elections are designed to invite voter fraud. The system must be changed. It is not hard to do. It will be less expensive and more reliable. 1. Voting ONLY on auditable paper ballots. 2. Allow voting only on Election Day in Home Precinct 3. Make Election Day a civic holiday in Texas. 4. A government issued photo ID is required to vote
- The full length of the Texas border must be secured by all available means. This will likely include walls, drones, manpower, negotiation with the Mexican government, defiance of corrupt actions from the federal government, and more.
- Education reform is critical. School choice should be passed only if two requirements are met. First, it must be completely free of all federal involvement. Second, there must be a strategy for how it will boost neighborhood public schools. College education reform is critical. A new model that focuses on students rather than faculty should be developed.
Border security, education reform, stabilization of energy, higher education reform,
Winston Churchill led the British through an impossible challenge. I admire his fearless leadership.
Mere Christianity.
Honesty. A desire to serve. A willingness to listen to the people represented.
Communication skills. Ability to conceive solutions.
Honesty. A desire to serve. A willingness to listen to the people represented.
I dug ditches during the summer in high school.
Brave New World. It projects a conceivable world that we must avoid.
Angelina by Tom Faulkner
Equal Cooperation
Coping with exploding budgets from immigration, federal demands, and population growth.
Yes. Cooperation is necessary to pass legislation.
On rare occasions.
Clean Up Elections
Higher Education, Elections, Energy Resources
Total transparency should be a requirement.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 112 |
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Footnotes
- ↑ Chad Carnahan for Texas House, "About Chad," accessed February 9, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on February 26, 2024
- ↑ Dallas Morning News, "We recommend Linda Koop in the Republican primary for state House District 102," January 15, 2018
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