Kevin Dale Roberts (born January 16, 1966)[1] is a former politician who served one term in the Texas House of Representatives for District 126 in Harris County.
In the general election on November 8, 2016, Roberts received 58 percent of the ballots cast defeating Democrat, Joy Dawson-Thomas, and Libertarian Party candidate, Eric Moquin.
After Roberts placed first in the March 6th primary with 33 percent of the vote, Roberts faced retired U.S. Navy SEAL Dan Crenshaw in a primary runoff election.
A negative super PAC, funded by Roberts' brother-in-law, Mark Lanier, ran ads opposing Crenshaw's candidacy for the nomination.
[2] Roberts was defeated by Crenshaw in the May 22 Republican run-off primary by more than a 2 to 1 margin.