Clayton TuckerDemocratic
Austin R. KellyLibertarian- Served in the U.S. Naval Reserve
- Marketing degree
- Co-founded Nature Nate's honey; sold it in 2021, resigned as CEO in 2024
- Grew up working on his family's ranch
- Bachelor's degree
- Taught kindergarten
- Two bachelor's degrees at Texas A&M
- Communications director for E3 Partners, a ministry organization
- Owns and operates Honey Rock Ranch, a 10,000-acre property
- Water and agriculture researcher for the National Science Foundation
- Former lecturer at Texas A&M teaching rangeland, botany and ecology classes
- Was a researcher on the A&M-based Prairie Project and is a TDA-licensed Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
- "Cleaning up school lunches and our food supply"
- "Making food more affordable by prioritizing Texas farmers and ranchers over foreign processed-food companies"
- "Protecting our land and water"
- Revamp the Go Texan program; "Texans should feed Texans"
- "Cut unnecessary taxes and regulations" and bring "greater transparency and accountability to the agency"
- "Ensure affordable and safe food and water for all Texans"
- Combine sterile insect technique with SWASS "to defeat screwworm
- "Rebuild our food inspection system" and "our local food system"
- "All school meals to be free" with no "ultra-processed foods in our schools"; "defend Summer EBT"
- "Breaking up the monopolies with a death grip on food production" and "stopping the invasion of hyperscale AI data centers"
- "Cutting burdensome regulations, defending property rights, and ending wasteful government spending"
- "Modernize [Texas Department of Agriculture] operations through market-driven solutions"
- Eliminate "red tape and protectionist rules that restrict direct-to-consumer sales, cottage foods and local processing"
- Fight New World screwworm with "sound ecological science" and targeted sterile insect technique
- Address "water security and rapid land fragmentation"
- School meals: "Texas must put more locally grown, whole foods in schools, invest in scratch-cooking kitchens, and prioritize nutrition education."
- New World screwworm: "strengthen surveillance, secure our border, accelerate detection and response, and deploy proven eradication tools"
- Food supply and farmers: "Texas producers should get the first shot at supplying schools, agencies and other taxpayer-funded institutions.
- Land and water: "We face enormous challenges, from screwworm to data centers and growing pressure on our land and water."
- School meals: "All school meals to be free
- Food supply and farmers: "Rebuild our food inspection system to ensure accountability in our food system."
- Land and water: "Take on the corrupt big shots who are trying to steal our water and destroy our family farmers."
- School meals: "Incentivize local school districts to partner directly with Texas agricultural producers"
- New World screwworm: "Prioritize sound ecological science and coordinate targeted monitoring with livestock producers to maintain early-detection networks
- Food supply and farmers: "Eliminate unnecessary red tape and protectionist rules that restrict direct-to-consumer sales, cottage foods and local processing."
- Land and water: “Defend private property rights while encouraging voluntary rangeland conservation and voluntary stewardship models."
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Texas Cattle Feeders Association
- State Sens. Charles Perry, Kevin Sparks and Angela Paxton
- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum
- Houston businessman Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale
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- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
- Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Congressman Ronny Jackson and many other Republican Officials and Conservative Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Cattle Raisers PAC and numerous other Business Associations – too many to list (see website)
- U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett
- U.S. Rep. Greg Casar
- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Ted Brown, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate
- Libertarian Booster PAC
Nate Sheets
Republican- On ballot as
- NATE SHEETS
- Current role
- Business and ranch owner
- Background
- Served in the U.S. Naval Reserve
- Marketing degree
- Co-founded Nature Nate's honey; sold it in 2021, resigned as CEO in 2024
- Experience
- Communications director for E3 Partners, a ministry organization
- Owns and operates Honey Rock Ranch, a 10,000-acre property
- Top priorities
- "Cleaning up school lunches and our food supply"
- "Making food more affordable by prioritizing Texas farmers and ranchers over foreign processed-food companies"
- "Protecting our land and water"
- Revamp the Go Texan program; "Texans should feed Texans"
- "Cut unnecessary taxes and regulations" and bring "greater transparency and accountability to the agency"
- Tidbits
- School meals: "Texas must put more locally grown, whole foods in schools, invest in scratch-cooking kitchens, and prioritize nutrition education."
- New World screwworm: "strengthen surveillance, secure our border, accelerate detection and response, and deploy proven eradication tools"
- Food supply and farmers: "Texas producers should get the first shot at supplying schools, agencies and other taxpayer-funded institutions.
- Land and water: "We face enormous challenges, from screwworm to data centers and growing pressure on our land and water."
- Endorsements
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- Texas Cattle Feeders Association
- State Sens. Charles Perry, Kevin Sparks and Angela Paxton
- Former U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum
- Houston businessman Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale
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- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board
- Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
- Texas Alliance for Life
- Congressman Ronny Jackson and many other Republican Officials and Conservative Organizations – too many to list (see website)
- Cattle Raisers PAC and numerous other Business Associations – too many to list (see website)
- Campaign website
- natesheets.com
Clayton Tucker
Democratic- On ballot as
- CLAYTON TUCKER
- Current role
- Fair trade organizer; secretary of Texas Farmers Union
- Background
- Grew up working on his family's ranch
- Bachelor's degree
- Taught kindergarten
- Experience
- Water and agriculture researcher for the National Science Foundation
- Top priorities
- "Ensure affordable and safe food and water for all Texans"
- Combine sterile insect technique with SWASS "to defeat screwworm
- "Rebuild our food inspection system" and "our local food system"
- "All school meals to be free" with no "ultra-processed foods in our schools"; "defend Summer EBT"
- "Breaking up the monopolies with a death grip on food production" and "stopping the invasion of hyperscale AI data centers"
- Tidbits
- School meals: "All school meals to be free
- Food supply and farmers: "Rebuild our food inspection system to ensure accountability in our food system."
- Land and water: "Take on the corrupt big shots who are trying to steal our water and destroy our family farmers."
- Endorsements
- U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett
- U.S. Rep. Greg Casar
- U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Campaign website
- claytontuckertx.com
Austin R. Kelly
Libertarian- On ballot as
- AUSTIN R. KELLY
- Current role
- Owner and lead biologist, ARK Ecological Consulting
- Background
- Two bachelor's degrees at Texas A&M
- Experience
- Former lecturer at Texas A&M teaching rangeland, botany and ecology classes
- Was a researcher on the A&M-based Prairie Project and is a TDA-licensed Certified Prescribed Burn Manager
- Top priorities
- "Cutting burdensome regulations, defending property rights, and ending wasteful government spending"
- "Modernize [Texas Department of Agriculture] operations through market-driven solutions"
- Eliminate "red tape and protectionist rules that restrict direct-to-consumer sales, cottage foods and local processing"
- Fight New World screwworm with "sound ecological science" and targeted sterile insect technique
- Address "water security and rapid land fragmentation"
- Tidbits
- School meals: "Incentivize local school districts to partner directly with Texas agricultural producers"
- New World screwworm: "Prioritize sound ecological science and coordinate targeted monitoring with livestock producers to maintain early-detection networks
- Food supply and farmers: "Eliminate unnecessary red tape and protectionist rules that restrict direct-to-consumer sales, cottage foods and local processing."
- Land and water: “Defend private property rights while encouraging voluntary rangeland conservation and voluntary stewardship models."
- Endorsements
- Ted Brown, Libertarian U.S. Senate candidate
- Libertarian Booster PAC
- Campaign website
- kellyfortx.com
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