Republican Andy Hopper wins Texas House seat after defeating incumbent in the primary
Republican Andy Hopper will represent Texas House District 64, which represents most of Denton and parts of Wise County, in the Texas House of Representatives.
Hopper defeated Republican incumbent state Rep. Lynn Stucky in the Republican primaries earlier this year. Stucky voted to impeach Attorney General Ken Paxton last year, but Paxton was ultimately acquitted After the vote, Paxton targeted Republicans who supported impeachment, including Stucky.
In the lead-up to Nov. 5, Hopper received endorsements from Gov. Greg Abbott, Sen. Ted Cruz, and others, including Kyle Rittenhouse, the right-wing activisit who was acquitted of killing two protesters in 2020. He was also endorsed by Julie McCarty, the CEO of the True Texas Project, according to Hopper’s website. The True Texas Project came under fire earlier this year when it organized a pro-Christian nationalist conference in Fort Worth.
The Associated Press declared virtory for Hopper at 10:05 p.m., with Hopper receiving 64.6% of the vote.
His opponent, Democrat Angela Brewer, had received 35.4% of the vote.
