State of Texas
State Representative, District 128
Tom Butler
Republican- On ballot as
- TOM BUTLER
- Current role
- President, USI Federal Credit Union, La Porte (per campaign)
- Background
- Attended La Porte schools, San Jacinto College and the University of Houston (per campaign)
- Bachelor's degrees, Computer Information Systems and Accounting (per campaign)
- Ran Centrifuge Services Inc. in La Porte (per campaign)
- Later Director of Religious Education, St. Hyacinth Catholic Church (per campaign)
- Raised in Deer Park (per campaign)
- Experience
- Vice Chair, Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (past 12 years; per campaign)
- Served eight years on the Texas Credit Union Commission, including as Chairman (per campaign)
- Worked in Harris County Adult Probation, including several years in the Sex Crimes division (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
- Top priorities
- "I will work to cut property taxes (not just slow their growth), rein in runaway appraisals"
- Elections: "I will make it my top priority to secure our elections"
- School choice: "Education dollars should follow the student, not the system."
- "I will lead on the creation of a statewide Sex Crimes Investigative Unit"
- Insurance: "I will fight to keep coverage affordable, demand accountability and transparency from TWIA"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: "I applaud the Legislature's new school choice program, and I will champion expanding it so every child has access to the best education possible"
- Property taxes: "I will work to cut property taxes (not just slow their growth), rein in runaway appraisals, and push for lasting reforms"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Briscoe Cain, Current State Representative, HD 128 (listed by campaign)
- Sen. Mayes Middleton, SD 11 (listed by campaign)
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- Rep. Brent Money, HD 2 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Wes Virdell, HD 53 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Dennis Paul, HD 129 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Tom Oliverson, HD 130 (listed by campaign)
- Rep. Michael Schofield, HD 132 (listed by campaign)
- Texas Right to Life (listed by campaign)
- Texas Gun Rights PAC (listed by campaign)
- Associated Builders & Contractors PAC (listed by campaign)
- Gary Polland, Publisher & Editor-in-Chief, Texas Conservative Review (listed by campaign)
- Terry Lowry, The LINK Letter (listed by campaign)
- "C" Club of Pasadena (listed by campaign)
- Kingwood TEA Party (listed by campaign)
- La Porte Police Officers Association (listed by campaign)
- "C" Club of Houston (listed by campaign)
- Texans for Toll-Free Highways (listed by campaign)
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform (listed by campaign)
- Scott Bowen, Former SREC SD-11 & Current State Representative Candidate, HD 129 (listed by campaign)
- Jerry Mouton, Deer Park Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Rick Helton, La Porte Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Thomas Schoenbein, Pasadena Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Tom Ramsey, Harris County Commissioner Precinct 3 (listed by campaign)
- Pastor Willie Davis, Houston City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Jay Martin, La Porte City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Justin League, Deer Park City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Tommy Ginn, Deer Park City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Ken Griffith, Baytown City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- James Franco, Baytown City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Jacob Powell, Baytown City Councilman (listed by campaign)
- Beckie Stockstill, Former Deer Park City Councilwoman (listed by campaign)
- Robert Eckels, Former Harris County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Larry Murphy, Harris County GOP Precinct 103 Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Gary Sintas, Harris County GOP Precinct 279 Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Tiffany Pattenaude, Harris County GOP Precinct 470 Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Krissi Taylor, Harris County GOP Precinct 604 Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Camillo Hernandez, Harris County GOP Precinct 679 Chairman (listed by campaign)
- Tom Cottar, Baytown Community Leader & Fmr. Republican Congressional Candidate (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- tombutler.org
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