2 candidates are on the ballot. Below is what each one says they stand for, what they have actually done in office or in public life, and the arguments published for and against them — each quoted from a named source rather than summarised by us.
2 candidates · ballot order · Randy Weber currently holds this seat
Medium confidenceMedium confidenceThe candidate's stated positions and basic record are documented, but coverage is thin — often little independent reporting, or criticism from only one side.What would raise it: More independent reporting, a documented voting record, or published criticism from a named opponent would raise this.
What they say they stand for
Their own words. Claims, not verified facts.
Nothing documented in the sources reviewed.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
U.S. Representative for the 14th District since January 2013; re-elected in 2024 with 68.7%.
Member of the Texas House of Representatives before Congress.
Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Republican primary.
Arguments in favor
He votes the conservative position consistently: Heritage Action scores him at 88% for the 119th Congress, and he has missed 2.0% of roll calls across thirteen years, on par with the median for sitting members.
— Heritage Action legislative scorecard and GovTrack
When he got something badly wrong he said so: "I need to first apologize to all those offended by my tweet. It was not my intention to trivialize the Holocaust nor to compare the President to Adolf Hitler."
— Randy Weber, quoted by NBC News
Arguments against
He posted from his official account that "even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris" — a tweet Rep. Steve Israel called "vile", saying it "stoops to a new low level by desecrating the victims of the Holocaust to make a political point." Jewish organisations condemned it too.
— Rep. Steve Israel and Jewish groups, reported by NBC News and ABC News
He joined the Supreme Court case seeking to throw out the presidential votes cast in Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin after the 2020 election.
— Weber's signature on the Texas v. Pennsylvania amicus brief, as recorded in his legislative record
What we couldn’t verify
The Hitler tweet dates from 2015; no criticism of him by name from his current opponent or from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee was found for this cycle.
His committee assignments were not established from the sources found.
This district was redrawn in Texas's 2025 mid-decade redistricting; how the new boundaries change his position was not established from the sources found.
Local economic development as the foundation of strong communities.
Investment in teachers and school facilities.
Resilient infrastructure and reliable energy in a district exposed to hurricanes and flooding.
Expanding the Affordable Care Act so residents can get care without long travel or high cost.
Immigration reform he describes as humane, noting the system has not been updated since 1990.
Support for law enforcement alongside mental health resources; reducing tariffs and increasing competition in health care and food processing to lower costs.
What they’ve actually done
Documented record from official sources.
Mayor of Port Arthur.
First African American justice of the peace in Precinct 8.
Background in education and ministry.
Advanced from the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary.
We found no published arguments for or against this candidate.
What we couldn’t verify
No published criticism of Bartie by name in this race could be found: not from Randy Weber or his campaign, not from the National Republican Congressional Committee, and not from southeast Texas news coverage of the congressional contest. Because no case against him exists on the record in this contest, none is presented for him either, rather than showing his own campaign's case unanswered.
His positions and record were not stated in material available beyond his campaign site.
His fundraising totals were not reported in material available.
Positions and criticism are quoted from the named sources, not our assessments. This is built to help you start getting informed — confirm the official candidate list with your election authority before you vote.
Texas held its primary on March 3, 2026. Republican incumbent Randy Weber and Democrat Thurman Bill Bartie are the two candidates on the November ballot. The district was redrawn in Texas's 2025 mid-decade redistricting; it remains anchored in Galveston County and now extends west into Brazoria and Fort Bend counties and east across the Bolivar Peninsula to Port Arthur and Orange. Roster confirmed against the Texas Secretary of State's certified ballot. Neither candidate is listed with arguments for or against here: no published criticism of either candidate by name from someone opposing them could be found, and setting out a case against one and not the other would tilt the page.
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