While he was a doctoral student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Craddick decided to run for the legislature to succeed the incumbent Republican Frank Kell Cahoon of Midland, was not seeking a third two-year term.
While he was a doctoral student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Craddick decided to run for the legislature as a Republican. The incumbent, Republican Frank Kell Cahoon of Midland, was not seeking a third two-year term.