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Candy Noble

Candy Noble
Member of the Texas House of Representatives
from the 89th district
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 8, 2019
Preceded byJodie Laubenberg
Personal details
Born (1961-10-10) October 10, 1961 (age 63)
Political partyRepublican
SpouseRobert Noble
Children3
Residence(s)Lucas, Texas, U.S.
Alma materHardin-Simmons University
WebsiteCandy Noble website

Candace Thweatt Noble (born October 10, 1961) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 89, situated in Collin County.[1][2]

Career

Texas Governor Greg Abbott appointed Noble to serve on the Texas Juvenile Justice Board. Her service includes the Collin County CPS Board, the Collin County Parks and Open Spaces Board, and the State Republican Executive Committee. In 2016, Noble served as the Texas Electoral College Chair.[3]

Noble has a degree in Education from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas and serves on the university’s Board of Development.[3]

Notable votes

In May 2023, Rep. Noble voted for the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.[4] Noble faced challenger Abraham George, the previous chairman of the Collin County GOP, in the 2024 Republican primary, whom she defeated.[5]

2024 Texas 89th District Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Candy Noble (incumbent) 9,579 52.60%
Republican Abraham George 8,632 47.40%
Total votes 18,211 100.00%

Committee assignments

  • House Committee on Ways & Means
  • House Committee on Human Services
  • House Committee on General Investigating

Bills

In 2019, Noble introduced House Bill 1929, which would prohibit local governments and state agencies from giving tax money to abortion providers.[6]

Personal life

Noble and her husband, Robert, live in Lucas, Texas. They have three children and nine grandchildren. They are active members of Prestonwood Baptist Church.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Texas House of Representatives : Representative Candy Noble". house.texas.gov. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  2. ^ "State Rep. Candy Noble - District 89". texastribune.org. Retrieved March 7, 2019.
  3. ^ a b Q&A: Candy Noble is running for Texas state representative, District 89, Community Impact newspaper (Plano edition), March 2, 2018.
  4. ^ "Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House. See how each representative voted". Texas Tribune. Retrieved March 27, 2023.
  5. ^ Scaia, Alan. North Texas state representative faces challenge from own party, KRLD Radio Dallas, October 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Lindell, Chuck. Texas abortion opponents file ‘line in the sand’ bills, Austin American-Statesman, March 7, 2019.
  7. ^ "Vote Candy Noble". VoteCandyNoble.com. May 26, 2023. Archived from the original on May 10, 2023. Retrieved May 26, 2023.
Texas House of Representatives
Preceded by Texas State Representative for
District 89 (part of Collin County)
2019– 		Succeeded by
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