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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 44

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Alan SchoolcraftAlan SchoolcraftRepublican Incumbent
Eric NormanEric NormanDemocratic
On ballot as
ALAN SCHOOLCRAFT
ERIC NORMAN
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 44 (returned January 14, 2025)
Independent shoemaker, Seguin
Background
  • Graduate, University of Texas at Austin
  • Graduate, St. Mary's University law school, San Antonio
  • Attorney and business owner (per official biography)
  • CEO, TXDOCS LLC (per Secretary of State filing)
  • United States Air Force veteran
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  • Lives in McQueeney (per official biography)
  • Grew up in Guadalupe County (per campaign)
  • Graduate, University of North Texas (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree, University of North Texas (2008) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Graduate degrees, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center and University of North Texas (2012) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Master's degree in International Sustainable Tourism (per his 2024 candidate survey)
  • Board member and volunteer: Christian Cupboard, Community Cycles Seguin and Downtown Business Alliance (per campaign)
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  • Co-founder, Community Cycles Seguin, a nonprofit community bike shop (per his 2026 candidate survey)
  • Eagle Scout (per campaign)
  • Grew up in McAllen (per his 2024 candidate survey)
  • Moved to Seguin in 2019 (per his 2024 candidate survey)
Experience
  • Member, Public Education and Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committees (per House committee page)
  • November 2024 election: won with 65.1% of the vote
  • Texas House (1981–1993; six terms)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 80.3% over Gabriel Ortiz
  • Democratic nominee, this seat (2024); lost the November 2024 general election to Alan Schoolcraft
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 62.5% over Steve Schwab
Top priorities
  • "Continue to support President Trump in his deportation operations, and continue to fund Operation Lone Star fully."
  • "Limit government spending at every level and use the budget surplus to continue driving down M&O taxes, setting them on a path to zero."
  • "Raise the basic allotment by removing the compensatory allotment, giving school districts the flexibility to use the funds for any purpose."
  • "Require employers to verify legal status with E-Verify."
  • "making sure consumers aren't getting ripped off, fighting for better pay, increasing competition by supporting small businesses"
  • "I've spoken out against data centers because they'll do long-term damage to our community, and I oppose giving them tax breaks to come here."
  • Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas' public schools need more support from the state, not to be undermined by a voucher program."
  • "I want to go to Austin to solve problems, not waste time and energy playing political games."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Proudly 100% pro-life."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Continue to support President Trump in his deportation operations, and continue to fund Operation Lone Star fully."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Firmly committed to protecting the right to keep and bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Raise the basic allotment by removing the compensatory allotment, giving school districts the flexibility to use the funds for any purpose."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Limit government spending at every level and use the budget surplus to continue driving down M&O taxes, setting them on a path to zero."
  • Abortion: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat), on Texas abortion law: "Lawmakers have no place in this personal decision."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "militarizing the border doesn't address why people are fleeing their counties in the first place"
  • Guns: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "A majority of Texans support mandatory safe storage rules, raising the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle, and other common-sense measures, so why haven't we taken these steps?"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas' public schools need more support from the state, not to be undermined by a voucher program."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas has slowly shifted the burden of funding public education from the state to taxpayers (via property taxes) which makes housing more expensive"
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
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  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
  • Gov. Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • National Rifle Association (listed by campaign)
  • Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Gun Owners of America (listed by campaign)
  • Texas State Rifle Association (listed by campaign)
  • AFC Victory Fund (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (listed by campaign)
  • Americans for Public Safety (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Strong Borders (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Vaccine Choice (recommendation) (listed by campaign)
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
Campaign website
schoolcraftfortx.com
ericfortx.com
Alan Schoolcraft

Alan Schoolcraft

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
ALAN SCHOOLCRAFT
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 44 (returned January 14, 2025)
Background
  • Graduate, University of Texas at Austin
  • Graduate, St. Mary's University law school, San Antonio
  • Attorney and business owner (per official biography)
  • CEO, TXDOCS LLC (per Secretary of State filing)
  • United States Air Force veteran
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  • Lives in McQueeney (per official biography)
  • Grew up in Guadalupe County (per campaign)
Experience
  • Member, Public Education and Pensions, Investments & Financial Services committees (per House committee page)
  • November 2024 election: won with 65.1% of the vote
  • Texas House (1981–1993; six terms)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 80.3% over Gabriel Ortiz
Top priorities
  • "Continue to support President Trump in his deportation operations, and continue to fund Operation Lone Star fully."
  • "Limit government spending at every level and use the budget surplus to continue driving down M&O taxes, setting them on a path to zero."
  • "Raise the basic allotment by removing the compensatory allotment, giving school districts the flexibility to use the funds for any purpose."
  • "Require employers to verify legal status with E-Verify."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Proudly 100% pro-life."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Continue to support President Trump in his deportation operations, and continue to fund Operation Lone Star fully."
  • Guns: Campaign site: "Firmly committed to protecting the right to keep and bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Raise the basic allotment by removing the compensatory allotment, giving school districts the flexibility to use the funds for any purpose."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Limit government spending at every level and use the budget surplus to continue driving down M&O taxes, setting them on a path to zero."
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Show all 21
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
  • Gov. Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • National Rifle Association (listed by campaign)
  • Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
  • Gun Owners of America (listed by campaign)
  • Texas State Rifle Association (listed by campaign)
  • AFC Victory Fund (listed by campaign)
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (listed by campaign)
  • Americans for Public Safety (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Strong Borders (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (listed by campaign)
  • Texans for Vaccine Choice (recommendation) (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
schoolcraftfortx.com
Eric Norman

Eric Norman

Democratic
On ballot as
ERIC NORMAN
Current role
Independent shoemaker, Seguin
Background
  • Graduate, University of North Texas (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's degree, University of North Texas (2008) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Graduate degrees, Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Center and University of North Texas (2012) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Master's degree in International Sustainable Tourism (per his 2024 candidate survey)
  • Board member and volunteer: Christian Cupboard, Community Cycles Seguin and Downtown Business Alliance (per campaign)
Show all 9
  • Co-founder, Community Cycles Seguin, a nonprofit community bike shop (per his 2026 candidate survey)
  • Eagle Scout (per campaign)
  • Grew up in McAllen (per his 2024 candidate survey)
  • Moved to Seguin in 2019 (per his 2024 candidate survey)
Experience
  • Democratic nominee, this seat (2024); lost the November 2024 general election to Alan Schoolcraft
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 62.5% over Steve Schwab
Top priorities
  • "making sure consumers aren't getting ripped off, fighting for better pay, increasing competition by supporting small businesses"
  • "I've spoken out against data centers because they'll do long-term damage to our community, and I oppose giving them tax breaks to come here."
  • Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas' public schools need more support from the state, not to be undermined by a voucher program."
  • "I want to go to Austin to solve problems, not waste time and energy playing political games."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat), on Texas abortion law: "Lawmakers have no place in this personal decision."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "militarizing the border doesn't address why people are fleeing their counties in the first place"
  • Guns: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "A majority of Texans support mandatory safe storage rules, raising the minimum age to purchase an assault rifle, and other common-sense measures, so why haven't we taken these steps?"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas' public schools need more support from the state, not to be undermined by a voucher program."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "Texas has slowly shifted the burden of funding public education from the state to taxpayers (via property taxes) which makes housing more expensive"
Endorsements
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
Campaign website
ericfortx.com

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