Craig Alan Goldman (born October 3, 1968) is a real estate businessman from his native Fort Worth, Texas, who is a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 97 in Tarrant County. First elected in 2012, Goldman successfully sought a third two-year term in the general election held on November 8, 2016. Goldman secured a fourth term in 2018. With 35,083 votes (53.2 percent), he defeated another Democrat, Beth Llewellyn McLaughlin, who collected 29,549 ballots (44.8 percent). Another 1,283 votes (1.9 percent) went to the Libertarian choice, Rod Wingo.