TX-HD02: Special election to replace expelled Bryan Slaton in Texas House set for Nov. 7
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that Nov. 7 will be the date of a special election to fill the seat of disgraced former state Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City.
The House voted to expel Slaton less than a month ago after an internal investigation found he had sex with a 19-year-old aide after getting her drunk.
The candidate filing deadline for the special election is Sept. 6, with early voting to start Oct. 23.
Nov. 7 is already the date of local elections across Texas, including the Houston mayoral contest.
The seat in House District 2 is solidly Republican and covers three rural counties in Northeast Texas.
At least five Republicans have already announced they are running — Jill Dutton, president of the Republican Women of Van Zandt; Heath Hyde, a Sulphur Springs lawyer; Brent Money, a Greenville lawyer; Doug Roszhart, vice chair of the Hunt County GOP; and Buck VanTrease, a veterinarian from Wills Point.
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