State of Texas
State Representative, District 1
Chris Spencer
Republican- On ballot as
- CHRIS SPENCER
- Current role
- President and CEO, Crump Foods, a rural grocery and distribution company (per campaign)
- Background
- Attended Hughes Springs High School and the University of Texas at Tyler (per campaign)
- Has led Crump Foods for nearly 30 years (per campaign)
- Store owner (per Secretary of State filing)
- Born in Morris County; grew up in Morris and Cass counties (per campaign)
- Experience
- Ran for this seat (2024); lost the May 28, 2024 Republican primary runoff to Rep. Gary VanDeaver
- Appointed chairman of the Sulphur River Basin Authority in 2018 by Gov. Greg Abbott (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 50.9% over Josh Bray
- Top priorities
- "I will fight to protect our precious water resources, cut taxes for hardworking families, and boldly stand up for our conservative way of life."
- "running to fix the broken property tax system and protect our rural Texas values" (per campaign)
- "Defend the Southern Border"
- "Fighter for Local Small Businesses"
- 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: Campaign site: he is "running to fix the broken property tax system"
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Gov. Greg Abbott (primary)
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (listed by campaign)
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
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- Former State Representative George Lavender (listed by campaign)
- Former Cass County Judge Charles McMichael (listed by campaign)
- Cass County Sheriff Larry Rowe (listed by campaign)
- Morris County Sheriff Jack Martin (listed by campaign)
- Avinger Mayor Jeff Patterson (listed by campaign)
- DeKalb Mayor Lowell Walker (listed by campaign)
- Bowie County Commissioner Mike Carter (listed by campaign)
- Cass County Commissioner Brett Fitts (listed by campaign)
- Cass County Commissioner Kevin Young (listed by campaign)
- Morris County Commissioner Todd Freeman (listed by campaign)
- Morris County Commissioner Kerry McCoy (listed by campaign)
- SREC Committeewoman SD 1 Christin Bentley (listed by campaign)
- SREC Committeeman SD 1 Paul Hale (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- chrisspencer.com
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