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'''William Ballard Hurd''', known as '''Will Hurd''' (born August 19, 1977), is an [[African-American]] [[Moderate Republican]]  member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Texas]]'s sprawling 23rd congressional district, which stretches from western [[San Antonio]] to the eastern side of [[El Paso]].

'''William Ballard Hurd''', known as '''Will Hurd''' (born August 19, 1977), is an [[African-American]] [[Moderate Republican]]  member of the [[United States House of Representatives]] for [[Texas]]'s sprawling 23rd congressional district, which stretches from western [[San Antonio]] to the eastern side of [[El Paso]].

Now in his second term, Hurd easily won re-nomination to a third term in the March 6, 2018, [[primary]], in which he defeated the more [[conservative]] [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]], a [[dentist]] who practices in Uvalde west of San Antonio. He then retained his seat by 1,150 votes in the November 6 general election contest against [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gina Ortiz Jones, 102,903 (49.2 percent) to 101,754 (48.7 percent), a favorite of Democratic Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]]. [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Ruben Corvalan held another critical 4,402 votes (2.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref>

Hurd easily won re-nomination to a third term in the Republican [[primary]] held on March 6, 2018. He defeated the [[conservative]] [[Alma Arredondo-Lynch]], a rancher and [[dentist]] who practices in Uvalde west of San Antonio. He then retained his seat by 1,150 votes in the November 6 general election contest against [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Gina Ortiz Jones, 102,903 (49.2 percent) to 101,754 (48.7 percent), a [[liberal]] favorite of Democratic Speaker [[Nancy Pelosi]]. [[Libertarian Party|Libertarian]] Ruben Corvalan held another critical 4,402 votes (2.1 percent).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://enrpages.sos.state.tx.us/public/nov06_331_state.htm?x=0&y=0&id=545|title=Election Returns|date=November 6, 2018|publisher=Texas Secretary of State|accessdate=November 7, 2018}}</ref>

On August 1, 2019, Hurd announced that he will not seek a fourth consecutive term as U.S. Representative. Dr. Arrendo-Lynch is still seeking the Republican nomination, and Gina Ortiz Jones has confirmed her second candidacy for the seat in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/455872-texas-gop-lawmaker-will-hurd-retiring|title=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/455872-texas-gop-lawmaker-will-hurd-retiring|publisher=''The Hill''|date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>

On August 1, 2019, Hurd announced that he will not seek a fourth consecutive term as U.S. Representative. Dr. Arrendo-Lynch is still seeking the Republican nomination, and Gina Ortiz Jones has confirmed her second candidacy for the seat in 2020.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/455872-texas-gop-lawmaker-will-hurd-retiring|title=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/455872-texas-gop-lawmaker-will-hurd-retiring|publisher=''The Hill''|date=August 1, 2019}}</ref>