2月19日，国际钻井承包商协会（IADC）的政治行动委员会DrillersPAC举办了一场专属候选人论坛，邀请了德克萨斯州两个空缺的美国众议院席位的初选候选人。论坛上，来自第8选区和第38选区的候选人与IADC成员分享了他们对国家现状和钻井行业的看法。论坛结束后，《钻井工人政治行动委员会》（ DC）采访了三位候选人——德克萨斯州第8选区共和党候选人戴德里克·威尔默（Deddrick Wilmer）、尼克·特兰（Nick Tran）和德克萨斯州第38选区共和党候选人巴雷特·麦克纳布（Barrett McNabb）——了解他们的竞选活动以及如果当选国会议员将如何为钻井行业发声。

On 19 February, DrillersPAC, IADC’s political action committee, hosted an exclusive candidate forum with candidates in the primaries for two open US House of Representatives seats in Texas. At the forum, candidates from District 8 and District 38 shared their perspectives on the state of the nation and the drilling industry with IADC members. Following the forum, DC spoke to three of the candidates present at the forum –  Deddrick Wilmer (R), Candidate, TX-8; Nick Tran (R), Candidate, TX-8; and Barrett McNabb (R), Candidate, TX-38 – about their campaigns and how they aim to advocate for the drilling industry should they be elected to Congress.