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Statewide Executive Offices
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Disclaimer: The information below summarizes publicly available information. This information is intended to highlight relevant strengths, gaps, or strategic factors, not to advocate for or against any candidate.
Sarah Eckhardt
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Background & Relevant Experience:
A former prosecutor, county commissioner, and Travis County Judge
Third-term Democratic State Senator
She has spent more than twenty years bringing people together to solve problems
She’s balanced budgets, lowered taxes, led through natural disasters, and fought to make government more effective, efficient, fair, and minimally intrusive.
She passed legislation to protect children’s healthcare, lower the barrier for Texans to return to school (Academic Fresh Start Act), and level the playing field for Texas paramedics with a tuition exemption – because everyone deserves a fair shot to succeed
She has also championed fair pay for state employees and stood up for local communities’ ability to meet basic needs and prepare for future disasters
Mission:
Restore trust and accountability in government – to make sure it works for the people who pay for it
Priorities:
A safe place to live
Good schools for our kids
Reliable healthcare
A government that shows up when disaster strikes
Considerations for Voters:
She believes the best government is effective, efficient, fair, and minimally intrusive – one that clears barriers instead of creating them, and gives every Texan a fair shot to build a good life.
She was the first woman elected Travis County Judge
Benjamin Flores
Commissioner of the General Land Office
Background & Relevant Experience:
Came in the U.S. in 1996
Led a 30‑year career in cybersecurity and compliance
Moved to Bay City, TX in 2016 with his family to start a 10-acre family business raising heritage-breed pigs
Currently serves on his city council, on the Bay City Development Corporation and represent Bay City on the Houston‑Galveston Area Council
Mission:
Focus the General Land Office on its core mission: fund public schools, help our veterans and protect the coastline.
Priorities:
Getting money to public schools that need it and school districts where it will help them lower your property taxes.
Improve and expand veteran home loan and support services and work to reduce the burden of traveling long distances to receive assistance or medical treatment
Strengthen coastal protections and improve programs that deliver help for people and industries to recover after storms
Invite more solar and wind energy producers to join the oil and gas companies operating on state land to increase the available energy on the electric grid
Embrace innovation to maximize the use of state lands to benefit Texas
Considerations for Voters:
His website has a dedicated section to educating viewers about the role of the Land Commissioner
Clayton Tucker
Commissioner of Agriculture
Endorsed by Those Meddling Kids - Indivisible Waco
Background & Relevant Experience:
Works on his family's ranch near Lampasas
The ranch, called the RX Ranch in memory of his grandfather who was a pharmacist, runs cattle, goats, and donkeys. Clayton's family has been farming or ranching for several generations.
Off the farm, he works as a fair trade policy advocate, fighting corporations that use international trade policy to rig the rules against working people and ship jobs overseas.
Before being an organizer, Clayton spent some time as a water researcher and a school teacher.
He went to Southwestern University to study International Politics with a minor in Mandarin, where he became a member of Kappa Sigma. Clayton worked as a water researcher for the National Science Foundation, studied at the National Chengchi University in Taipei, and became a kindergarten teacher.
Clayton also authored a science fiction book called Mandated Happiness (1984 with AI & social media) and became involved in various campaigns.
After that, he started leading a political organization founded by former Texas Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, where they lobbied the Texas government to provide healthcare for all Texans.
He's a founding board member of the community garden group Killeen Creators, a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, and founder of the Texas Progressive Caucus, which returned the Texas Democrats to its New Deal roots, & is Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union.
Mission:
Make food and farming affordable
Priorities:
Stop AI Data Centers
Bust Monopolies
Fight for Family Farms
Conservation and Responsible Soil Management
Make Food Affordable Again - limit the ability of greedy corporate middlemen from monopolizing our food system
Remove Chemicals from Foods
No Kid Left Hungry
Regulate PFAS to prevent contamination that kills livestock and livelihoods
Water Conservation & More Efficient Irrigation
Rural Economy
Healthcare
Considerations for Voters:
His website is phenomenal. There is no shortage of information about him or what he stands for.
In each of his "Issues" topics, he includes how the role of Ag Commissioner affects the issue being discussed.
His website also includes a dedicated section to explaining what the office of Ag Commissioner does, links to important voting information, and multiple opportunities to ensure that he hears your voice and concerns.
Jon Rosenthal
Railroad Commissioner
Background & Relevant Experience:
Has lived in Texas since 1979
Currently serves as the State Representative for District 135 (NW Houston)
Holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering from UT Austin
Has worked for over 25 years in and around the oil & gas industry demonstrating success as a Project Manager, Engineering Manager, and Subsea Systems Engineer
In 2016, he earned a Graduate Certificate in Subsea Engineering from the University of Houston
Spent four terms in the Texas State Legislature advocating for public education, veterans, affordable housing, and public health & safety
Mission:
Make sure the Railroad Commission works for the people of Texas – not just special interests
Priorities:
Keep the Heat and Lights On & Bring Bills Down:
Mandate weatherization for critical gas infrastructure, with enforceable deadlines, audits, and penalties.
Publish reliability scorecards for transparency at the site level.
Protect consumers by reviewing gas rate increases and blocking recovery of costs from negligence.
Put Texans Over Special Interests:
Ban industry donations to Railroad Commissioners and adopt a personal pledge to refuse them.
Ensure transparency with published calendars, meetings, recusals, livestreamed hearings, and plain-English decision summaries.
Clean Air, Clean Water, Safe Communities:
End routine flaring and venting; allow only true emergencies with monitoring and penalties.
Require modern leak detection and rapid repair to stop methane and VOC emissions.
Strengthen groundwater protections with testing, tougher liners, and ongoing monitoring.
Stop the Waste and Clean Up the Mess:
Accelerate plugging with county-level dashboards, risk prioritization, and local hiring requirements.
Increase bonding so operators, not taxpayers, cover cleanup costs.
Property Rights and Community Safety:
Require advance notice and plain-language consent for landowners near waste pits or injection wells; provide real appeal rights.
Upgrade pipeline safety with high-consequence area mapping, automatic shut-off valves, and operator-funded first-responder training.
Texas Energy Leadership and Good Jobs:
Capture natural gas instead of flaring, with enforceable timelines; support small operators with compliance assistance.
Repurpose wells and skills for new industries (geothermal, CO₂ storage) using Texas expertise.
Implement local hiring for plugging/remediation projects and partner with colleges on paid training.
Fair, Affordable Gas Utility Rates:
Stricter prudence reviews; block recovery for preventable failures.
Set hedging and storage standards to stabilize prices.
Provide clear, line-item billing transparency for riders and storm charges.
A Commission That Listens:
Community liaisons in every region; offer evening/virtual hearings and language access.
24/7 complaint hotline and text line with public tracking and resolution timelines.
Pilot neighborhood monitoring with low-cost sensors and public dashboards in frontline areas.
Considerations for Voters:
His unique background being the only career mechanical engineer in the Texas State House of Representatives and his pragmatic “no-BS” approach earned him respect and credibility across the aisle and across the political spectrum.
As a new member to the 86th Legislative session, Representative Rosenthal was named Freshman of the Year by the Legislative Study Group Caucus, a nonpartisan policy analysis group and the second largest caucus in the Texas State House.
Amy Taylor
Member, State Board of Education, District 14
Background & Relevant Experience:
Dedicated teacher with 15 years of experience in public school education
Mission:
Remove politics from educational decisions, embrace the value of every student, and commit to providing a comprehensive educational experience that ensures all children have access to opportunities.
Priorities:
Real experts making decisions, not the Heritage Foundation
Rigorous, differentiated and non-religious textbooks and materials
Public school funding for public school students
High quality teachers
A reevaluation of End of Course exams for graduation
Considerations for Voters:
Her website explains what the State Board of Education does and has a map of her district on it
