Candy Noble

Candace Thweatt "Candy" Noble (born October 10, 1961) is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives for District 89, situated in Collin County.

Education and prior public service Noble has a degree in education from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas, and serves on the university's Board of Development.

Texas House of Representatives The House District 89 seat was open in 2018 following the retirement of Jodie Laubenberg. Noble won the Republican nomination for the seat in the March 2018 primary election, receiving 54.23% of the vote and defeating John Payton; she went on to win the November 2018 general election with 59.54%, defeating Democratic opponent Ray Ash. Noble won reelection to the state House in 2020. In 2022, she ran unopposed for the Republican nomination and in the general election.

Noble was sworn in on January 8, 2019, to serve in the 86th Legislature.

In 2019, Noble introduced legislation (HB 1929) to prohibit state agencies and local governments from providing any public funds to, or engaging in any transaction with, entities that provide abortions, even for services unrelated to abortions. The bill targeted organizations such as Planned Parenthood.

In 2023, Noble introduced legislation (SB 1515) that would require every public school classroom in Texas to display a copy of the Ten Commandments.

In May 2023, Noble voted for the impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a vote that divided Texas Republicans. In the 2024 Republican primary election, Noble faced challenger Abraham George, the previous chairman of the Collin County Republican Party. George's campaign was primarily funded by two far-right oil billionaires, Tim Dunn and Farris Wilks. Noble defeated George by 5%, though George was elected chairman of the Texas Republican Party the next year.