Retired business professional

Chris Oldham is the Democratic nominee for Texas House District 58. He is a native Texan and Mansfield resident who earned a business degree at Angelo State University and spent 30 years at Verizon before retiring in 2024². His campaign centers on public school funding, Medicaid expansion and opposing school vouchers².

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, and scale back charter schools toomedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the 2026 ATPE candidate survey wrote that the education savings account law should be repealed and that public funds should not be used for charter, private, or church schools. (2026) source
  • His campaign website says he will stand firmly against any school voucher scheme that sends rural tax dollars to private schools. (2026) source
• Safety net programsExpand help for childcare, housing and paid family leavemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign website says he wants to expand Medicaid to keep rural hospitals open and to expand healthcare access. (2026) source
• Curriculum and booksTeachers and librarians, as trained professionalsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the 2026 ATPE candidate survey called petitions for book removals from school libraries ludicrous, said library councils should work with certified librarians, and said local districts should have the final say on instructional materials, chosen by professional educators. (2026) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign website says medical decisions should be made by women and their doctors, not by politicians, and that he will fight to restore reproductive freedoms. (2026) source
• Property taxesNo single answer fitsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • In the 2026 ATPE candidate survey said he is very opposed to Republican proposals to eliminate the property taxes that support school districts. (2026) source

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