Who Craig is
Before he was ever a politician, Craig Goldman spent nearly a decade running his family's gourmet food and wine shop in Fort Worth alongside his dad.
About Craig
Goldman represented Fort Worth in the Texas House for 12 years, rising to Chairman of the House Republican Caucus, before winning Texas's 12th Congressional District seat in 2024 to succeed longtime Congresswoman Kay Granger. He's running for re-election in 2026 on a platform built around border enforcement, gun rights, and opposing what he calls a liberal climate agenda targeting Texas energy.
Where they stand
- Reproductive RightsDisagree
- Immigration & BorderAgree
- Housing & AffordabilityUnknown
- Public EducationUnknown
- Election IntegrityDisagree
- HealthcareAgree
- Social Security & MedicareUnknown
- Gun PolicyAgree
- Climate & EnergyAgree
Also on the ballot for U.S. House • District 12
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Heli Rodriguez PrillimanBefore running for Congress, Heli Rodriguez Prilliman built a nail salon into a startup, founding Lacquerbar to fix what she saw as a broken beauty-school system that sets up nail techs, especially women of color, to fail.
About Heli
Raised in rural Stephenville, Texas, Rodriguez Prilliman went to Texas A&M, then spent years in Silicon Valley building startups, including an early role at the loyalty-software company Fivestars, before returning to Fort Worth to open Lacquerbar. She's running for Texas's 12th Congressional District pushing universal healthcare not tied to a job, a $10-a-day child care cap, and getting billionaire money out of politics.