One of three commissioners who regulate the Texas oil and gas industry and pipelines. The name is historic: it does not regulate railroads. Six-year term.
On the ballot
Jon RosenthalDemocratic
Arthur DiBiancaLibertarian
Bo FrenchRepublican
Listed alphabetically by party. The list comes from the Secretary of State's ballot and news voter guides; votetexas.gov and your county elections office have the official ballot for your address.
A University of Texas at Austin poll conducted September 25 to October 5 found Democrats holding narrow leads in most Texas statewide races, within the margin of error. The poll was released October 14.
University of Texas at Austin/Texas Politics Project, conducted poll; James Talarico, Democratic U.S. Senate nominee; Ken Paxton, Republican U.S. Senate candidate and 9 more
Most Republican nominees for Texas statewide office have not accepted debate invitations from Democratic opponents with two weeks left before early voting. Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, has not accepted any debate invitations despite his July statement that he would debate. James Talarico, his Democratic opponent, has accepted at least four debate invitations. Abbott's campaign has not publicly agreed to debate Democratic gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinojosa, though he debated his opponents in each of his three previous races.
Ken Paxton, Republican nominee for U.S. Senate; Attorney General; James Talarico, Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate; Greg Abbott, Governor; Republican gubernatorial nominee and 8 more
In the most recent campaign finance reporting period, Democratic state Rep. Jon Rosenthal raised more money than Republican Bo French in the Texas Railroad Commission race. Rosenthal raised $488,415.56 while French raised $439,913.92 between July 1 and Sept. 24.
$$488,415.56 for campaign contributions
Jon Rosenthal, Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner; state representative; Bo French, Republican candidate for Texas Railroad Commissioner; JB Pritzker, Illinois Governor; donor to Rosenthal and 3 more