State of Texas
State Senator, District 18
Lois W. Kolkhorst
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Lois W. Kolkhorst
- Current role
- State Senator, District 18 (since 2014 special election)
- Background
- B.S., Texas Christian University
- Former player, Texas Christian University women's golf team
- Business owner from Brenham
- Experience
- Chair, Senate Health and Human Services Committee
- Chair, Sunset Advisory Commission (named by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, March 2026)
- Texas House member (2001–2014)
- Top priorities
- "secure our border, lower property taxes, support law enforcement, and protect Texas families"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: In a 2019 statement on her bill on infants born alive after an abortion attempt: "Texans stand united for life"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Join our team as we keep fighting to secure our border, lower property taxes, support law enforcement, and protect Texas families."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Join our team as we keep fighting to secure our border, lower property taxes, support law enforcement, and protect Texas families."
Claims and the record- 2008 ethics fine: Texas Ethics Commission fined her $1,900 over how 2005-06 campaign expenditures were reported (2008); it found no violation on some. She corrected the reports, neither admitted nor denied the findings, and said inappropriately reimbursed funds would be returned.
- Endorsements
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Campaign website
- loisfortexas.com
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