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Jim Wright wins Texas Railroad Commission race


Republican Jim Wright wins Texas Railroad Commission race

Wright defeated Democrat Chrysta Castañeda. The commission's elected, three-member board has been entirely Republican for at least 25 years.

Republican Jim Wright Wins Railroad Commission Seat in a ...

After Tuesday's Railroad Commission results, Democrat's three-decade-long losing streak for a spot on the state's oil and gas regulatory ...

Republican incumbent wins Railroad Commissioner race for third ...

She took nearly 60% of the votes. The current three commissioners are Republican Chairman Christi Craddick, Republican Commissioner Wayne ...

James Wright (Texas) - Ballotpedia

James Wright (Republican Party) (also known as Jim) is a member of the Texas Railroad Commission. He assumed office on January 1, 2021.

Republican Jim Wright comfortably wins Railroad Commission race

Republican candidate Jim Wright comfortably defeated Democrat candidate Chrysta Castañeda in the race for Railroad Commission of Texas.

Jim Wright wins election to Railroad Commission of Texas

In Tuesday's general election, he defeated Democratic candidate Chrysta Castaneda, lawyer and engineer from Dallas, by more than one million ...

Republican Wright wins Texas Railroad Commission race

Texas Democrats spent millions in their quest to win statewide office, but Republican Jim Wright won the seat on the state's oil and gas ...

Jim Wright (commissioner) - Wikipedia

James "Jim" Wright is an American businessman and politician who has served as a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas, the elected regulatory body ...

Republican Candidate Jim Wright Poised To Be Texas' Next Oil And ...

The state Democratic Party called the Railroad Commission election the most important environmental race in the country, ...

Who's Running in the Big Money Election for the Texas Railroad ...

Republican incumbent Christi Craddick has raised upwards of $10 million in her campaign for a third term on the Railroad Commission of Texas ...

Ryan Sitton concedes Texas Republican primary in surprising upset

Sitton was elected in 2014 to the three-member board, which oversees Texas' oil and gas industry. Jim Wright, who beat him in an upset, ...

Republican Insurgent Wright Wins Texas Oil Regulator Post

Republican Jim Wright was elected as one of three powerful commissioners at Texas's oil and gas regulator, ending a high-profile battle.

Commissioner Jim Wright - The Railroad Commission of Texas

Jim Wright is a life-long south Texan, and a fifth-generation Texas rancher. As such, he understands the important relationship the energy industry has with ...

Texas Railroad Commission: Jim Wright has early lead over Chrysta ...

Republican Jim Wright has an early lead over Democrat Chrysta Castañeda for a seat on state commission that regulates the oil and gas industry.

Railroad Commission candidate may have had the Wright name

Voter psychology — and an incumbent's complacency — may have led to the surprise ouster of Texas Railroad Commissioner Ryan Sitton in ...

GOP dominance on Texas Railroad Commission extended with Jim ...

With a 10% margin of victory over a Democrat challenger, Republican Jim Wright won election Tuesday to the Texas Railroad Commission, ...

Jim Wright - DeSmog

The Railroad Commission, with its three elected members, oversees the oil and gas pipeline industry in Texas ...

Castañeda Concedes to Wright in Texas Railroad Commissioner Race

Railroad commissioners run the state agency that regulates oil and gas production across the state. As of Wednesday morning at 10 a.m., Wright ...

Oil-and-gas money flows to Railroad Commission nominee

When Jim Wright, was an obscure Republican primary challenger to a sitting state oil and gas regulator, he pledged to recuse himself from ...

Oil associations welcome Wright's election to Railroad Commission

Texas' oil industry watched closely as Republican Jim Wright handily won a seat on the...