State of Texas
State Representative, District 30
Aj Louderback
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- AJ LOUDERBACK
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 30 (since January 14, 2025)
- Background
- Attended Palacios High School (per campaign)
- Former sheriff of Jackson County
- Five terms as sheriff (per campaign)
- Over 40 years in law enforcement (per campaign)
- Executive director, Texas Sheriff's Regional Alliance (per campaign, in text dating from his 2024 campaign)
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- U.S. Air Force service, reaching the rank of sergeant (per campaign)
- Born and raised in Matagorda County (per campaign)
- Experience
- District covers DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda and Victoria counties
- Member, House Criminal Jurisprudence and Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committees
- Member, House select committees on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding and on Governmental Oversight
- Won the seat in 2024
- Won the May 28, 2024 Republican primary runoff with 55.0% over Jeff Bauknight
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- Former chair, Legislative Division, Sheriffs' Association of Texas (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
- He "supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
- Will fight to ensure local public schools "are fully funded and to reduce burdensome unfunded mandates" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
- "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always defend the unborn here in Texas"
- Border and immigration: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns."
- Guns: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always fight for Texans' God-given right to self-defense."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "I'm a strong supporter of our public schools"; "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education."
- Property taxes: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Sheriff Louderback supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Texas Values Action
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
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- Texas Alliance for Life
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- President Donald Trump (listed by campaign)
- Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- ajlouderback.com
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