Sam Johnson (far north Dallas and suburbs) is 87, and he hasn’t been the same since his wife died. A solid conservative, but it’s time for him to retire. United Methodist.
Hensarling (east Dallas and suburbs) is a Pence buddy and a Phil Gramm protege. Episcopalian.
Poe is from Houston and I know nothing about him. He’s Church of Christ.
Ted Poe was a no-nonsense judge who didn’t like criminals and he usually handed out some pretty creative sentences.
When elected he started out as a strong conservative, but has had a few questionable stances in recent years. I’m not sure I would classify him as a RINO but he has lost some of his conservative staunchness. He has always been pro 2A and pro-life.
I would still take him over a true RINO or a Democrat. I think all-in-all it would be considered a loss by most conservatives.
The district he represents votes Republican, so I would think he could be replaced by another. However, there are many moving here from other states that are liberal, so there might be a fight to keep the seat.