Hugh Shine
2017 - Present
2025
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Hugh Shine (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 55. He assumed office in 2017. His current term ends on January 14, 2025.
Shine (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 55. He lost in the Republican primary on March 5, 2024.
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Shine was assigned to the following committees:
- Ways & Means Committee
- International Relations & Economic Development Committee
- Resolutions Calendars Committee
2021-2022
Shine was assigned to the following committees:
2019-2020
Shine was assigned to the following committees:
2017 legislative session
At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:
| Texas committee assignments, 2017 |
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| • Business & Industry, Vice chair |
| • General Investigating & Ethics |
| • Ways & Means |
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Hillary Hickland defeated Jennifer Lee in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hillary Hickland (R) | 57.6 | 31,620 | |
| Jennifer Lee (D) | 42.4 | 23,256 | ||
| Total votes: 54,876 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Jennifer Lee advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jennifer Lee | 100.0 | 4,029 | |
| Total votes: 4,029 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Hillary Hickland defeated incumbent Hugh Shine, Davis Ford, and Jorge Estrada in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hillary Hickland | 53.1 | 9,115 | |
| Hugh Shine | 39.5 | 6,781 | ||
 | Davis Ford | 4.5 | 775 | |
| Jorge Estrada | 2.9 | 493 | ||
| Total votes: 17,164 | ||||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine defeated Tristian Sanders in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine (R) | 61.1 | 28,868 | |
| Tristian Sanders (D) | 38.9 | 18,409 | ||
| Total votes: 47,277 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Tristian Sanders advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tristian Sanders | 100.0 | 4,759 | |
| Total votes: 4,759 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine | 100.0 | 10,301 | |
| Total votes: 10,301 | ||||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine (R) | 100.0 | 54,733 | |
| Total votes: 54,733 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Holly Teel (L)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine | 100.0 | 13,427 | |
| Total votes: 13,427 | ||||
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Libertarian convention
Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Holly Teel advanced from the Libertarian convention for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 21, 2020.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | | Holly Teel (L) |
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine (R) | 100.0 | 34,297 | |
| Total votes: 34,297 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55
Incumbent Hugh Shine defeated Brandon Hall and C.J. Grisham in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 55 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Hugh Shine | 60.2 | 6,907 | |
| Brandon Hall | 21.4 | 2,457 | |
| C.J. Grisham | 18.4 | 2,113 | ||
| Total votes: 11,477 | ||||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
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| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| C.J. Grisham, the founder of Open Carry Texas, and Rev. Brandon Hall challenged state Rep. Hugh Shine, an ally of Speaker Joe Straus, in his primary. Grisham was endorsed by state Rep. Jonathan Stickland (R), a member of the Texas Freedom Caucus. When endorsing Grisham on January 2, 2018, Stickland said, "Many will criticize me for endorsing against a fellow ‘Republican.’ It’s not typical and most don’t do it. It’s time to kick out RINOs (Republican in Name Only).”[1] All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. Grisham was criticized by the Texas Metropolitan Police Association for comments he made on Facebook in June 2018 saying, “I’m done feeling bad when cops get shot," and, “this is why people like me have lost confidence in the law enforcement profession and treat them all they way they treat us — like a threat. This video hurts my heart and my soul.” Grisham said he did not remember the reason why he made the comments. The Texas Metropolitan Police Association endorsed Shine in the race.[2] Endorsements for Hall
Endorsements for Grisham
Endorsements for Shine
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Campaign finance
2016
Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[5]
Hugh Shine ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 55 general election.[6]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 55 General Election, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Hugh Shine (unopposed) |
100.00% | 35,950 | |
| Total Votes | 35,950 | |||
| Source: Texas Secretary of State | ||||
Hugh Shine defeated incumbent Molly White in the Texas House of Representatives District 55 Republican Primary.[7][8]
| Texas House of Representatives, District 55 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Hugh Shine |
50.27% | 9,655 | |
| Republican | Molly White Incumbent | 49.73% | 9,551 | |
| Total Votes | 19,206 | |||
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Hugh Shine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Hugh Shine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Hugh Shine did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2016
Shine's campaign website highlighted the following issues:
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Prioritizing the State Budget Process:
Education Issues:
Protecting our Border:
Water Issues:
Individual Rights:
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| —Hugh Shine[10] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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2023
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In 2023, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 10 to May 29.
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2022
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In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2021
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In 2021, the Texas State Legislature was in session from January 12 to May 31.
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2020
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In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was not in session. |
2019
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In 2019, the Texas State Legislature was in its 86th legislative session from January 8 through May 27.
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2018
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In 2018, the Texas State Legislature did not hold a regular session. |
2017
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In 2017, the Texas State Legislature was in its 85th legislative session from January 10 through May 29. A special session was held from July 18 to August 15.
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ TDT News, "GOP’s factions emerging in House District 55 race," January 13, 2018
- ↑ [http://www.wacotrib.com/news/elections/state-legislative-candidate-draws-criticism-from-police-association/article_06e9b506-c28c-5798-8efa-a67e5417c8c2.html Waco Tribune-Herald, "State legislative candidate draws criticism from police association," February 17, 2018]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Texas Tribune, "The Blast," February 8, 2018
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedNFIB - ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "Important 2016 Election Dates," accessed December 14, 2015
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 General Election," accessed December 2, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "2016 March Primary Election Candidate Filings by County," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Texas Secretary of State, "1992 - Current Election History results," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Shine for State Rep, "My position points," accessed February 24, 2016
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