Colleyville voters will choose a new state representative on Tuesday, Nov. 3, after incumbent Tony Tinderholt decided not to seek re-election.
Republican Cheryl Bean and Democrat Katie O'Brien Duzan are competing for Texas House District 94, a Tarrant County seat covering Fort Worth and Colleyville, Community Impact reported.
The district also includes Arlington, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Dalworthington Gardens and Pantego, according to The Texan.
Tinderholt, a Republican, announced Nov. 12, 2025, in a social media post that he would leave the Texas House to run for Tarrant County Commissioner Precinct 2.
The open seat makes HD 94 one of the competitive races in Tarrant County this fall, according to Spectrum News.
The Texan's Texas Partisan Index rates the district R-57%.
Bean: engineering background, Tinderholt endorsement
Bean, a former engineer who worked at Lockheed Martin and Elbit, most recently ran a general contracting business.
She was president of the Greater Fort Worth Builders Association and is a board member of the Texas Association of Builders.
She ran for HD 97 in 2024 but lost the Republican primary runoff to John McQueeney.
This time, Bean won the March 3 Republican primary for HD 94 with 53.77% of the vote, defeating four other candidates, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Bean lists property tax relief, education and border security as her top priorities. She told The Texan that property taxes are often oversimplified: "Elected officials have to be good stewards about how this money is replaced."
She is endorsed by Tinderholt, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and state Reps. Mitch Little of Weatherford, David Lowe of North Richland Hills and Andy Hopper of Decatur.
O'Brien Duzan: business executive, first-time candidate
O'Brien Duzan is a vice president of marketing at Veeva Systems. She holds an MBA from TCU's Neeley School of Business and grew up in Arlington.
She was born in the district and has lived in her current HD 94 home for nearly five years, according to the Fort Worth Report.
She ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
O'Brien Duzan's top priorities are lowering costs and property taxes, fully funding public schools and raising the minimum wage. She has served on the Arlington ISD citizens bond oversight committee and volunteered on PTA financial reconciliation committees.
She told The Texan that affordability extends beyond property taxes to utility rates, insurance, healthcare and childcare. She has also flagged data centers as an emerging issue, citing strain on the electric grid and water supply.
Early voting in Tarrant County opens ahead of the Nov. 3 general election.
