2026 General Election Endorsements

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Federal Endorsements

U.S. Senator
No Endorsement
U.S. Representative, District 2
Steve Toth
U.S. Representative, District 7
No Endorsement
U.S. Representative, District 8
Jessica Steinmann
U.S. Representative, District 9
Alex Mealer
U.S. Representative, District 18
No Endorsement
U.S. Representative, District 22
Trever Nehls
U.S. Representative, District 29
No Endorsement
U.S. Representative, District 36
Brian Babin
U.S. Representative, District 38
Jon Bonck

Statewide Endorsements

Governor
Greg Abbott
Lieutenant Governor
Dan Patrick
Attorney General
Mayes Middleton
Comptroller
Donald Huffines
Land Commissioner
Dawn Buckingham
Agriculture Commissioner
Nate Sheets
Railroad Commissioner
No Endorsement

Texas Supreme Court

Chief Justice, Supreme Court
Jimmy Blacklock
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 2
James Sullivan
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 7
Kyle Hawkins
Justice, Supreme Court, Place 8
Brett Busby

Court of Criminal Appeals

Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 3
Thomas Smith
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 4
Kevin Patrick Yeary
Judge, Court of Criminal Appeals, Place 9
John Messinger

State Board of Education

SBOE, District 4
Tammie Nielsen
SBOE, District 6
Tiffany Nelson
SBOE, District 7
Julie Pickren
SBOE, District 8
Audrey G. Young

Texas Senate

State Senator, District 4
Brett Ligon
State Senator, District 11
Dennis Paul
State Senator, District 13
No Endorsement
State Senator, District 18
Lois Kolkhorst

Texas House of Representatives

State Representative, District 126
Stan Stanart
State Representative, District 127
Charles Cunningham
State Representative, District 128
Tom Butler
State Representative, District 129
Scott Bowen
State Representative, District 130
Tom Oliverson
State Representative, District 131
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 132
Mike Schofield
State Representative, District 133
Mano DeAyala
State Representative, District 134
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 135
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 137
Helen Zhou
State Representative, District 138
Lacey Hull
State Representative, District 139
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 140
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 141
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 142
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 143
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 144
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 145
Inocensia Moreno
State Representative, District 146
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 147
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 148
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 149
No Endorsement
State Representative, District 150
Valoree Swanson

Courts of Appeals

Chief Justice, 15th Court of Appeals
Scott Brister
Justice, 15th Court, Place 2
Scott Field
Justice, 15th Court, Place 3
April Farris
Chief Justice, 14th Court
Kevin Jewell
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 3
Todd Frankfort
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 4
David Gunn
Justice, 1st Court of Appeals, Place 5
Jessica Caird
Justice, 14th Court of Appeals, Place 7
Ken Wise

Civil District Courts

Civil District Judge, 55th Judicial District
Nile Copeland
Civil District Judge, 113th Judicial District
Paul M. Sullivan
Civil District Judge, 157th Judicial District
Gerald Fowler
Civil District Judge, 189th Judicial District
Vance Christopher
Civil District Judge, 190th Judicial District
Aaron Adams
Civil District Judge, 234th Judicial District
David Harvey
Civil District Judge, 269th Judicial District
Celena Guerra Pawlak
Civil District Judge, 270th Judicial District
Brian Staley
Civil District Judge, 281st Judicial District
Chris Carmona
Civil District Judge, 295th Judicial District
Greg Travis

Juvenile District Courts

Juvenile District Judge, 313th Judicial District
Amy Strickling
Juvenile District Judge, 314th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Juvenile District Judge, 315th Judicial District
Maria Valeria Brock

Family District Courts

Family District Judge, 245th Judicial District
Paula Vlahakos
Family District Judge, 246th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Family District Judge, 247th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Family District Judge, 257th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Family District Judge, 280th Judicial District
Rosa Cardenas
Family District Judge, 308th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Family District Judge, 309th Judicial District
Melissa Fertel
Family District Judge, 310th Judicial District
No Endorsement
Family District Judge, 311th Judicial District
Joe Radler
Family District Judge, 312th Judicial District
Jesus Guillen

Criminal District Courts

Criminal District Judge, 180th Judicial District
Tami C. Pierce
Criminal District Judge, 182nd Judicial District
Brent Haynes
Criminal District Judge, 183rd Judicial District
Lance Long
Criminal District Judge, 184th Judicial District
Heather Hudson
Criminal District Judge, 185th Judicial District
Mark Goldberg
Criminal District Judge, 208th Judicial District
Stephen F. Driver
Criminal District Judge, 209th Judicial District
Tony Coveny
Criminal District Judge, 228th Judicial District
Caroline Dozier
Criminal District Judge, 230th Judicial District
Megan Long
Criminal District Judge, 232nd Judicial District
Chuck Silverman
Criminal District Judge, 248th Judicial District
David W. Overhuls
Criminal District Judge, 262nd Judicial District
Nathan Moss
Criminal District Judge, 263rd Judicial District
Jason A. Campo
Criminal District Judge, 482nd Judicial District
Bryan Honeycutt
Criminal District Judge, 486th Judicial District
Vanessa Velasquez
Criminal District Judge, 495th Judicial District
Lori Ann DeAngelo
Criminal District Judge, 496th Judicial District
Dan Simons
Criminal District Judge, 497th Judicial District
Peyton Peebles

Harris County

Harris County Judge
Orlando Sanchez
County Attorney
Jacqueline Lucci Smith
Harris County District Clerk
Chris Daniel
Harris County Clerk
Teneshia Hudspeth
Harris County Treasurer
Marc Cowart
Harris County School Trustee, Position 5, At Large
Sartaj Bal
Harris County School Trustee, Position 7, At Large
No Endorsement
Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 2
Richard Vega
Harris County Commissioner, Precinct 4
Steve Radack

County Civil Courts at Law

Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 1
Jamie King
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 2
Mark Montgomery
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 3
Israel Garcia
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 4
John Donovan
Judge, County Civil Court at Law No. 5
Richard Lanier Fason

County Probate Courts

Judge, County Probate Court No. 1
Loyd H. Wright
Judge, County Probate Court No. 2
Paul Shanklin
Judge, County Probate Court No. 3
Ronald Schramm
Judge, County Probate Court No. 4
Kevin Fulton

County Criminal Courts at Law

Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 1
Erin Swanson
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 2
Matt Alford
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 3
Leslie R. Johnson
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 4
Rebecca Philips Aceto
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 5
Stella Stevens
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 6
Joshua Normand
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 7
Thomas Adam Bodrick
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 8
Victor Flores
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 9
Xavier Alfaro
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 10
Bao Hoang
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 11
Elizabeth Buss
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 12
Anna Emmons
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 13
Amber Cox
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 14
Jessica Padilla
Judge, County Criminal Court at Law No. 15
Stephen St. Martin

Justice of the Peace

Harris County JP, Precinct 1, Place 2
No Endorsement
Harris County JP, Precinct 2, Place 2
No Endorsement
Harris County JP, Precinct 3, Place 2
Lucia Bates
Harris County JP, Precinct 4, Place 2
Laryssa Korduba
Harris County JP, Precinct 5, Place 2
Mark Fury
Harris County JP, Precinct 6, Place 2
Angela Rodriguez
Harris County JP, Precinct 7, Place 2
No Endorsement
Harris County JP, Precinct 8, Place 2
Louie Ditta

HCAD Directors

HCAD, Director, At-Large, Place 1
Beverly Barrett
HCAD, Director, At-Large, Place 2
Claudio Gutierrez
HCAD, Director, At-Large, Place 3
Ericka McCrutcheon