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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 6

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Daniel AldersDaniel AldersRepublican Incumbent
Lorenzo JohnsonDemocratic
On ballot as
Daniel Alders
Lorenzo Johnson
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 6 (since January 14, 2025; first term)
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Background
  • Liberal Arts degree, New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho
  • Executive Property Manager and President, Drake Management Services
  • Began his career in real estate
  • Grew up on a family farm in Nacogdoches County
  • Moved to Tyler in 2015
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Experience
  • East Texas Regional Director, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (from 2015)
  • Former chairman, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "I believe the role of government should be focused on keeping Texans safe, prosperous and free"
  • Immigration: "We must enforce immigration laws and demand any person entering our country does so legally"
  • Education: "Texas needs an expansive and universal school choice program so parents have control and we have accountability in education"
  • Energy: says Texas is "harming our state’s infrastructure with continued investment in the subsidized areas of solar and wind generation"
  • Budget: "We must always aggressively evaluate our state’s budget for programs and agencies"
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Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: "We must enforce immigration laws and demand any person entering our country does so legally."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Texas needs an expansive and universal school choice program so parents have control and we have accountability in education."
  • Property taxes: In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, listed "Permanent property tax reform" among the policy areas he is passionate about
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
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  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
None found in our research
Campaign website
danielalders.com
Not found
Daniel Alders

Daniel Alders

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Daniel Alders
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 6 (since January 14, 2025; first term)
Background
  • Liberal Arts degree, New Saint Andrews College in Moscow, Idaho
  • Executive Property Manager and President, Drake Management Services
  • Began his career in real estate
  • Grew up on a family farm in Nacogdoches County
  • Moved to Tyler in 2015
Experience
  • East Texas Regional Director, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (from 2015)
  • Former chairman, Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce Government Affairs committee
Top priorities
  • "I believe the role of government should be focused on keeping Texans safe, prosperous and free"
  • Immigration: "We must enforce immigration laws and demand any person entering our country does so legally"
  • Education: "Texas needs an expansive and universal school choice program so parents have control and we have accountability in education"
  • Energy: says Texas is "harming our state’s infrastructure with continued investment in the subsidized areas of solar and wind generation"
  • Budget: "We must always aggressively evaluate our state’s budget for programs and agencies"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: "We must enforce immigration laws and demand any person entering our country does so legally."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Texas needs an expansive and universal school choice program so parents have control and we have accountability in education."
  • Property taxes: In a 2024 Ballotpedia survey, listed "Permanent property tax reform" among the policy areas he is passionate about
Endorsements
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Show all 8
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
Campaign website
danielalders.com

Lorenzo Johnson

Democratic
On ballot as
Lorenzo Johnson
Current role
Not found
Background
Not found
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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