State of Texas
State Representative, District 56
Pat Curry
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Pat Curry
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 56 (since November 18, 2024)
- Background
- BBA in finance, Texas A&M (per campaign)
- Businessman
- Former owner, Rabroker A/C and Plumbing, Hewitt (per campaign)
- Built and managed Miracle-Ear centers (per campaign)
- Farmer and rancher; lives on a ranch in Bruceville (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Waco (per campaign)
- Experience
- Won vacant District 56 seat November 5, 2024 (special and regular elections)
- Led the revitalization of Central Freight Lines in the mid-1990s (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 69% over Ralph Patterson
- Top priorities
- "Securing the Border"
- "Protecting McLennan County's Water Supply"
- "Lowering Property Taxes"
- "Protecting Agriculture & Private Property Owner Rights"
- "Defending the Second Amendment"
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- "Protecting Life and our Conservative Christian Values"
- "Improving Teacher Pay and Public Education"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 campaign): "Pat is PRO LIFE!" and believes that "life begins at conception"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 campaign): "Pat will fight for additional fencing, manpower and technology along the border"
- Guns: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 campaign): "He will fight stricter control measures" and calls himself a "life-long gun owner"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 campaign): "Pat will fight to improve public education, increase teacher pay, and take care of our retired educators"
- Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 campaign): favors "lowering appraisal caps" and "developing a long-term plan to eliminate property taxes once and for all"
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Texas Alliance for Life
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- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
- Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Woodway City Councilman David Russel (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- patcurry.com
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