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Craig A. Goldman

R
Federal · U.S. House · TX-12 · term ends 2027-01-03

Won Nov 3, 2026 re-election (unofficial).

Not yet reviewed

100%kept rate
1 / 1kept / rated · LOW SAMPLE
2in progress (not in rate)
4promises tracked
District covers 2 counties (TLC district-by-county report PLANC2193)

Parker, Tarrant active

Promises (4) Donors Foreign-link leads (15) Positions & flips
Kept: 1In progress: 2Not yet rated: 1

Force Washington to take up its duty to secure the border.

In progress
Immigration · stated 2024 · promise source · #76
“As a member of Congress, I will work to force Washington to uphold their duty of securing the border.”
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: A 2024 campaign-website commitment (Ballotpedia quotation). Goldman voted Yea on H.R. 29 on Jan 7, 2025 and Aye on H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025. Border security is treated as underway, not finished. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — A 2024 campaign-website commitment (Ballotpedia quotation). Goldman voted Yea on H.R. 29 on Jan 7, 2025 and Aye on H.R. 1 on July 3, 2025. Border security is treated as underway, not finished.
  • 2024 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Keep fighting to track down fentanyl traffickers at the federal level, following his Texas HB 6 (fentanyl-resulting-in-death) work.

In progress
Public safety · stated 2024 · promise source · #77
“In Congress, I will keep fighting to track these people down and get them off the streets.”
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why In progress: A 2024 campaign commitment tied to his state-level HB 6. Federal follow-through was not confirmed as a signed standalone bill in this pass. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · In progress (current) — A 2024 campaign commitment tied to his state-level HB 6. Federal follow-through was not confirmed as a signed standalone bill in this pass.
  • 2024 · step Stated (current) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.

Return more money to taxpayers and support federal tax relief, consistent with his state record on tax cuts.

Kept
Taxes · stated 2024 · promise source · #78
“Americans are overtaxed, and I will support any efforts to return more of their hard-earned money back to them.”
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
no dated row
Committee
no dated row
One chamber
no dated row
Signed
2025-07-04 · source
In effect
2025-07-04 · source
Funded & in effect: Public Law 119-21 is in force.
Why Kept: A 2024 campaign commitment. Goldman voted Aye on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190); the tax-cut bill was signed July 4, 2025. (batch1-research-2026-11-10, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)
History (append-only)
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Not yet rated (superseded 2026-11-10 14:12:39) — Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence.
  • 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC · Kept (current) — A 2024 campaign commitment. Goldman voted Aye on the July 3, 2025 H.R. 1 concurrence (roll 190); the tax-cut bill was signed July 4, 2025.
  • 2024 · step Stated (superseded) — source — Promise as stated in the cited source.
  • 2025-07-04 · step Passed both/signed (superseded) — source — H.R. 1 became Public Law 119-21 on July 4, 2025. The official voted Aye on House concurrence (roll 190, July 3, 2025).
  • 2025-07-04 · step Funded & in effect (current) — source — Public Law 119-21 is in force.

Combat 'defund the police' policies and back law enforcement in Congress.

Not yet rated
Public safety · stated 2024 · promise source · #79
“In Congress, I will combat the "defund the police" radicals intent on undermining public safety and placing our communities at risk.”
Stated
2024 · source
Filed
Committee
One chamber
Signed
In effect
Stated: Promise as stated in the cited source.
Stalled no milestone activity in 6 months
Why Not yet rated: Newly tracked; not yet reviewed against evidence. (tracker, 2026-11-10 14:12:39 UTC)

No evidence recorded yet.