When Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, announced that he would run to fill longtime U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s seat, it opened up the race for State House District 97. Cheryl Bean, a fellow Republican, announced she is running to replace Goldman.

Bean is the owner and CEO of B Smart Builders and also serves on the school board for the Texas Center for Arts + Academics, which governs two public charter schools: the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and the Texas School of the Arts.

Bean did not return a request for comment prior to publication but shared the following in campaign material: “I am a tough Texan with experience that can speak to so much of what our citizens are dealing with right now. From national threats to our border and our land to supporting our business owners and the parents who are just trying to make sure their kids have good opportunities, I am the kind of conservative Texans can count on to toe the line and get the work done. I look forward to showing the voters of HD 97 what a strong and determined representative looks like,” she wrote.

The state attorney general has ruled that school board members may run for a seat in the Texas Legislature but must automatically resign from the board if elected, according to the Texas Association of School Boards.

District 97 covers Benbrook, White Settlement, Crowley and parts of Fort Worth south of Camp Bowie Boulevard and on the Texas Christian University campus.

Rep. Goldman first won the District 97 seat in 2012 and has held it since.

Fellow Republican Leslie Robnett and Democrat Diane Symons have also filed to run. The filing period ends at 6 p.m. Dec. 11. 

Representatives in the Texas House earn $7,200 a year.

Editor’s note: This piece was updated at noon Dec. 5 to add information about two other candidates who have also entered the race.

Marcheta Fornoff covers the arts for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at marcheta.fornoff@fortworthreport.org or on Twitter. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy here.

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Public charter school board member announces run for House District 97

by Marcheta Fornoff, Fort Worth Report
November 30, 2023

<h1>Public charter school board member announces run for House District 97</h1> <p class="byline">by Marcheta Fornoff, Fort Worth Report <br />November 30, 2023</p> <p>When Rep. Craig Goldman, R-Fort Worth, <a href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/11/03/goldman-jumps-into-race-to-replace-granger-byrd-eyes-state-legislator-run/">announced that he would run</a> to fill longtime U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s seat, it opened up the race for State House District 97. <a href="https://texas97th.com/">Cheryl Bean</a>, a fellow Republican, announced she is running to replace Goldman.</p> <p>Bean is the owner and CEO of B Smart Builders and also serves on the school board for the Texas Center for Arts + Academics, which governs two public charter schools: the Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts and the Texas School of the Arts.</p> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EDEkw7vRF4 </div> </figure> <p>Bean did not return a request for comment prior to publication but shared the following in campaign material: “I am a tough Texan with experience that can speak to so much of what our citizens are dealing with right now. From national threats to our border and our land to supporting our business owners and the parents who are just trying to make sure their kids have good opportunities, I am the kind of conservative Texans can count on to toe the line and get the work done. I look forward to showing the voters of HD 97 what a strong and determined representative looks like,” she wrote.</p> <p>The state attorney general has ruled that school board members may run for a seat in the Texas Legislature but must automatically resign from the board if elected, <a href="https://www.tasb.org/services/legal-services/tasb-school-law-esource/governance/documents/dual-office-holding-issues-for-sch-bd-trustees.pdf">according to the Texas Association of School Boards</a>.</p> <p>District 97 covers Benbrook, White Settlement, Crowley and parts of Fort Worth south of Camp Bowie Boulevard and on the Texas Christian University campus.</p> <p>Rep. Goldman first won the District 97 seat in 2012 and has held it since.</p> <p>Fellow Republican Leslie Robnett and Democrat Diane Symons have also filed to run. The filing period ends at 6 p.m. Dec. 11. </p> <p>Representatives in the Texas House earn $7,200 a year.</p> <p><strong><em>Editor's note: </em></strong><em>This piece was updated at noon Dec. 5 to add information about two other candidates who have also entered the race.</em></p> <p><em>Marcheta Fornoff covers the arts for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at marcheta.fornoff@fortworthreport.org or on </em><a href="https://twitter.com/MarchetaFornoff"><em>Twitter</em></a><em>. At the Fort Worth Report, news decisions are made independently of our board members and financial supporters. Read more about our editorial independence policy </em><a href="https://fortworthreport.org/about/fort-worth-report-editorial-independence-policy/"><em>here</em></a><em>.</em></p> <p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org/2023/11/30/public-charter-school-board-member-announces-run-for-house-district-97/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://fortworthreport.org">Fort Worth Report</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://i0.wp.com/fortworthreport.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/cropped-favicon.png?fit=150%2C150&amp;quality=80&amp;ssl=1" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://fortworthreport.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=96367" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p> Copy to Clipboard

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