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Herald Democrat State Representative Drew Springer won the right to replace Pat Fallon in the state Senate District 30 seat Saturday. Springer defeated Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther in the run off. The pair came to the runoff after a special election in the fall that featured  three other Republicans and a Democrat. Luther had the narrow lead over Springer in the September special election, winning 32.04% of the votes to Springer’s 31.87%, The Star-Telegram reported on Saturday. Satur...

He puts the COVID-19 response at the top of his priority list. “I think the top priorities need to be dealing with our COVID response and that is also addressing the governors executive powers. It is one of the first bills I filed, and so I think that is going to be one of the top priorities. After that, you know, you’ve got the budget, you’ve got redistricting. But I still want to make sure we are working on property tax and there is a handful of other bills I think are important too,�...

Drew Springer Wins Special Election Runoff for Senate District 30 Enter your number to get our free mobile app In an election that probably didnt garner as much statewide attention as expected, the runoff for the Special Election for Senate District 30 was held on Saturday, December 19th, 2020. State Rep. Drew Springer prevailed over Shelley Luther in a 56.45 percent to 43.55 percent win. Springer has been the long-time representative for House District 68, and there will end up being a separat...

                  State Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster prevailed Saturday over fellow Republican Shelley Luther in a special election runoff for a state Senate seat that was animated by Gov. Greg Abbott and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.                   Luther is the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her refusal to close her business due to coronavirus restrictions. Throughout the race, she was an outspoken critic of Abbott, who en...

Wichita Falls Times-Record News Texas Senate District 30 voters seem to have retained some sanity in what otherwise is a largely insane political climate. They chose over the weekend to send someone to the Texas Senate with actual government experience rather than select a candidate who was running for office – and this is just my humble opinion – for the purpose of making a spectacle of herself. The senator-elect is state Rep. Drew Springer, who will succeed U.S. Rep.-elect Pat Fallon. ...

Gov. Greg Abbotts campaign has made over a quarter-million dollars worth of in-kind contributions in support of state Rep. Drew Springers campaign for state Senate. Credit: Miguel Gutierrez Jr./The Texas Tribune Gov. Greg Abbott stayed out of the September special election for a Texas state Senate seat in rural North Texas, content to let his coronavirus response become a flashpoint between two members of his own party. But now that the race is down to a Saturday runoff, Ab...

State Rep. Drew Springer managed to overcome a challenger who drew nationwide attention this year for a seat in the Texas Senate. Springer, who gathered 32,599 total votes, defeated Shelley Luther for the Texas Senate District 30 seat in a Dec. 19 runoff election, according to preliminary voter data from the Texas Secretary of State’s website. Luther gathered 25,146 votes. Fourteen counties, including a portion of Collin County, make up District 30. Springer fills the former seat of Pat Fa...

25,146 Top Republicans in the state, including Gov. Greg Abbott (R) and presumptive Speaker of the House Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont), offered their congratulations to Springer on social media Saturday night. Congratulations to @DrewSpringer on the overwhelming victory tonight for Texas Senate District 30. We look forward to working with you to secure our border, support police, protect unborn, cut taxes, safeguard 2nd Amendment rights, fund schools & open up businesses in Texas.— Greg Abb...

Springer is a Republican state Representative with the backing of Gov. Greg Abbott. Unofficial results from the Texas Secretary of State show Rep. Drew Springer (R-Muenster) with a commanding victory over fellow Republican Shelley Luther in the runoff for State Senate District 30. Luther is the Dallas salon owner who made national headlines earlier this year when she briefly went to jail for violating Gov. Greg Abbott’s closure of nonessential businesses. Both candidates sought to curtail the...

State Rep. Drew Springer trumps Shelley Luther in Texas Senate runoff Texas Tribune Tags:  Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune State Rep. Drew Springer of Muenster prevailed over fellow Republican Shelley Luther in a special election runoff for a state Senate seat that was animated by Gov. Greg Abbott and his handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Luther is the Dallas salon owner who was jailed earlier this year over her refusal to close her business due to coronavirus restrictions. Thr...