Chris Oldham
Candidate for State Representative, 58th District
Background
- Occupation
- Retired telecommunications manager
- Campaign website
- oldham4texas.com
Retired in 2024 after 30 years at Verizon in purchasing and systems management; an Angelo State University business graduate who lives in Mansfield.
Photo: Campaign photo — Ballotpedia
Documented positions
Taxes & budget
Opposes replacing school property taxes with a value-added tax.
ReportChris Oldham: The Truth About HB 130 & Property TaxesCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“This isn't a cut. It's an inflation multiplier.”
Education
Opposes the Texas Education Freedom Accounts voucher program.
ReportPublic School Policy — Oldham for TexasCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“I am 100% opposed to the Texas Education Freedom Accounts (TEFA)”
Supports funding schools by enrollment instead of attendance.
ReportPublic School Policy — Oldham for TexasCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“I support transitioning from Average Daily Attendance (ADA) to Enrollment-Based Funding”
Housing
Proposes easement pay at triple market value for landowners.
ReportData Centers & Transmission | Oldham for TexasCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“requiring easement compensation to landowners at three times fair market value”
Roads & infrastructure
Proposes making large data centers fund their own transmission lines.
ReportData Centers & Transmission | Oldham for TexasCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“drawing 75 megawatts or more must fund the transmission infrastructure their own operations require”
Health & human services
Supports expanding Medicaid to keep rural hospitals open.
ReportOldham for Texas House Representative - District 58Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
“finally expanding Medicaid to keep our rural hospitals open”
Proposes mental health care centers as an alternative to jail.
ReportHealthcare Reform — Oldham for TexasCampaign website · oldham4texas.com
“officers can drop them off at an Intermediary Care Center in minutes”
Other issues in this race
Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Chris Oldham on them.
- Public safetyNo documented position found.
- Environment & parksNo documented position found.
- Government & transparencyNo documented position found.
All sources (11)
- Qualified Candidates Information: 2026 November General Election, State Representative — Texas Secretary of State Candidate Bio Portal
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- Candidate Bio Portal: qualified candidates, 2026 November General Election (county offices)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · goelect.txelections.civixapps.com
- 2026 November General Election — Ballot Certification Report (Johnson County)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · sos.state.tx.us
- Election Sample Ballots — November 3, 2026 General Election (by commissioner precinct)
Election filing · Johnson County Elections Office · johnsoncountytx.org
- Ballot Certification Report, 2026 November General Election (08/28/2026), County SOMERVELL (pages 1161–1166)
Election filing · Texas Secretary of State · Aug 28, 2026 · sos.texas.gov
- Order of Election – November General Election for County Officers (Somervell County, issued August 28, 2026)
Election filing · Somervell County · somervell.co
- Oldham for Texas House Representative - District 58
Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
- Public School Policy — Oldham for Texas
Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
- Data Centers & Transmission | Oldham for Texas
Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
- Chris Oldham: The Truth About HB 130 & Property Taxes
Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
- Healthcare Reform — Oldham for Texas
Campaign website · oldham4texas.com
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