Craig Goldman | |
Office: | Majority Leader of the Texas House of Representatives |
Term Start: | January 10, 2023 |
Term End: | April 3, 2024 |
Predecessor: | Jim Murphy |
Successor: | Tom Oliverson |
State House1: | Texas |
District1: | 97th |
Term Start1: | January 8, 2013 |
Predecessor1: | Mark M. Shelton |
Birth Name: | Craig Alan Goldman |
Birth Date: | 3 October 1968 |
Birth Place: | Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
Party: | Republican |
Spouse: | Auryn Bachman |
Education: | University of Texas, Austin (BA) |
Craig Alan Goldman[1] (born October 3, 1968) is an American politician who serves as a Republican Party member for the 97th district of the Texas House of Representatives.[2] [3] He is the Republican nominee for in the 2024 election.
Born in Fort Worth, Texas, Goldman attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he earned his Bachelor of Arts degree.[4] In 2012, he was elected to the Texas House of Representatives, succeeding Mark M. Shelton in the 97th district with 59.4% of the vote. Goldman assumed his office on January 8, 2013. He worked as a real estate businessman in Fort Worth. He is Jewish.[5]