Thurman Bill Bartie
D
Won the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff, 51.0%-49.0%, over Richard Davis
Thurman Bill Bartie is the Democratic nominee challenging incumbent Randy Weber in Texas's 14th District. He was the first African American Justice of the Peace in Jefferson County's Precinct 8 and later served two terms as Mayor of Port Arthur before terming out.[4]
Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.
Positions on the issues
- SupportsExpand public health coverage
Says he supports healthcare access for every American through complete funding of the Affordable Care Act.[4]
In their words — priorities
- Economic opportunity: supports small-business growth, fair wages and safe working conditions.[4]
- Public education funding: supports fair and equal funding for public schools and opposes dismantling the Department of Education.[4]
- Disaster resilience for southeast Texas, citing the district's history of hurricanes, floods, ice storms and periods of very high heat.[4]
Background
Campaign money
Raised $27K · spent $27K · $-1,092 cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗