State of Texas
State Representative, District 54
Brad Buckley
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Brad Buckley
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 54 (since January 8, 2019; fourth term)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Texas A&M University (1989)
- Doctor of Veterinary Medicine, Texas A&M University (1993)
- Killeen ISD schools (per official biography)
- Veterinarian, Killeen
- Born and raised in rural Bell County (per official biography)
- Lives in Salado
- Experience
- Chairman, House Public Education Committee (per official biography)
- Member, Natural Resources Committee (per official biography)
- Author, House Bill 2 (2025, public school finance)
- House sponsor, Senate Bill 2 (2025, education savings account program)
- Won November 2024 general election over Dawn Richardson, 61.1% to 38.9%
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- Former Killeen ISD school board member
- Past chair, Greater Killeen Chamber of Commerce (per official biography)
- Top priorities
- "I will reduce your property taxes and bring down rates once and for all."
- "I will increase our border security resources, including adding more law enforcement"
- "I voted to stop no-cash bail for violent criminals and voted to end parole for rapists and murderers."
- "stand up for Texas land owners to protect them from unfair eminent domain practices tied to transmission projects"
- Told the Killeen Daily Herald the disabled veterans property tax exemption reimbursement is a "critical issue"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "I will increase our border security resources, including adding more law enforcement"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: says he authored an education funding bill "providing $8.5 billion to improve our public schools and provide historic teacher pay raises"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "I will reduce your property taxes and bring down rates once and for all."
- Endorsements
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Campaign website
- buckleyfortexas.com
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