2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Texas House District 97

2 candidates, listed alphabetically.

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Candidates

Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin

Democratic

Work: Retired public school teacher (32 years); volunteer docent, Kimbell Art Museum

Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin retired after a 32-year teaching career, 29 years of it at Southwest High School in Fort Worth, and volunteers as a docent at the Kimbell Art Museum. She ran for office in 2018.

Sources for McLaughlin

Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin - candidate profile, tx-statehouse-97 (Branch Politics (branch.vote), Facts summarized from a public page (not copied))

John W. McQueeney

RepublicanIncumbent

In office now: State Representative, District 97
Work: State Representative, Texas House District 97 (since 2025); restaurant franchise owner (Chicken Express) and logistics business owner

John W. McQueeney is the sitting State Representative for District 97 in the Texas Legislature, a district that includes all or part of Tarrant County.

John W. McQueeney has operated McDonald's franchises, built a FedEx contracting and logistics business to a 50-truck fleet, and recently acquired Chicken Express restaurants in Texas. He was elected to Texas House District 97 in 2024 and serves on the State Affairs Committee.

McQueeney's committees

Congressional Redistricting, Select
General Aviation, Select
Licensing & Administrative Procedures
State Affairs
S/C on Telecommunications & Broadband

Sources for McQueeney

John W. McQueeney: official member information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: committee information (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Texas Legislature: current member roster (Texas Legislature (Texas Senate; Texas House of Representatives; Texas Legislature Online), Public record)
Rep. John W. McQueeney biography (Texas House of Representatives, Public record)

Sources

Candidate list and race details

Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (state and district offices), and Certified List of Write-In Candidates (Texas Secretary of State, Public record)

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Candidate lists: As of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.

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