Kevin Roberts (politician)

Kevin Dale Roberts (born January 16, 1966)[1] is a former politician who served one term in the Texas House of Representatives for District 126 in Harris County. He resides in Spring, Texas.

Kevin Roberts
Member of the Texas House of Representatives from the 126th district
In office January 8, 2017 – January 8, 2019
Preceded by	Patricia Harless
Succeeded by	Sam Harless
Personal details
Born	(1966-01-16) January 16, 1966 Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Hollie Lanier Roberts
Children	2
Education	Texas Tech University

State Representative election of 2016

Roberts ran without opposition in the Republican legislative primary on March 1, 2016, after the Republican incumbent, Patricia Harless, did not seek re-election. In the general election on November 8, 2016, Roberts received 58 percent of the ballots casted defeating Democrat, Joy Dawson-Thomas, and Libertarian Party candidate, Eric Moquin.

Congressional election of 2018

Upon the announcement of incumbent U.S. Representative Ted Poe’s retirement effective in January 2019, Roberts announced his candidacy for the seat against a crowded field of nine other challengers. After Roberts placed first in the March 6th primary with 33 percent of the vote, Roberts faced retired United States Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw in a primary runoff election. A negative super PAC, funded by Roberts' brother-in-law, Mark Lanier, ran ads opposing Crenshaw's candidacy for the nomination.[2]

Roberts was crushed by Crenshaw in the May 22 Republican run-off primary by more than a 2 to 1 margin.[3] Roberts finished with 30.2 percent of the vote, compared to Crenshaw's 69.8 percent. Crenshaw went on to win the seat in the general election on November 6, 2018.

References

1. Texas State Directory: Rep. Kevin Roberts (R)
2. Wallace, Jeremy (May 17, 2018). "Attack ads in Houston race being funded by brother-in-law's business". Houston Chronicle. Retrieved February 11, 2019.
3. "Retired Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw Crushes State Rep. Kevin Roberts in District 2 Runoff". KHOU-TV. May 23, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2020.

Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Patricia Harless	Texas State Representative for the 126th district (Harris County) 2017–2019	Succeeded by Sam Harless (husband of Patricia Harless)