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'''Christi Leigh Craddick''' (born July 1, 1970) is the newest member of the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's elected utility regulatory panel. A [[Republican]] originally from [[Midland]], [[Texas]], Craddick handily won her seat in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012. She is the daughter of Texas State Representative [[Tom Craddick]] of Midland, the longest serving member of the state House who was the Speaker from 2003 to 2009.

'''Christi Leigh Craddick''' (born July 1, 1970) is the newest member of the Texas Railroad Commission, the state's elected utility regulatory panel. A [[Republican]] originally from [[Midland]], [[Texas]], Craddick handily won her seat in the [[general election]] held on November 6, 2012. She is the daughter of Texas State Representative [[Tom Craddick]] of Midland, the longest serving member of the state House who was the Speaker from 2003 to 2009.

   

   

Though the Railroad Commission was created in 1891 in the Jim Hogg gubernatorial administration to check abuses by railroads, it no longer has such functions. Instead it regulates the energy industries in Texas. In most states, the Railroad Commission is known as the Public Service Commission.

Though the Railroad Commission was created in 1891 in the Jim Hogg gubernatorial administration to check abuses by railroads, it no longer has such functions. Instead it regulates the energy industries in Texas. In most states, the Railroad Commission is known as the Public Service Commission.

Craddick faces opposition in the March 6, 2018, Republican primary for a second term on the commission from [[San Antonio]] businessman Weston Charles Martinez (born 1975), a conservative grass-roots activist in the party.

In the primary election held on March 6, 2018, Craddick handily defeated her lone opponent, Weston Charles Martinez (born 1975), a [[San Antonio]] businessman and a conservative grass-roots activist in the party who also ran for the commission in the 2016 primary won by [[Wayne Christian]]. Craddick polled 1,038,722 votes (75.8 percent; Martinez, 331,309 (24.2 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/mar06_325_state.htm?x=0&y=1394&id=142|title=Election Returns|date=March 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=March 7, 2018}}</ref> Craddick now faces the Democrat Roman McAllen in the November 6 general election.

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