State of Texas
State Senator, District 5
Paul Thomasson
Democratic- On ballot as
- Paul Thomasson
- Current role
- Retired United Methodist pastor
- Background
- B.A., Southwestern University in Georgetown (1980) (per campaign)
- Master of Theology, Perkins School of Theology at SMU (1984) (per campaign)
- 40 1/2 years in full-time United Methodist Church ministry, from June 1984 (per campaign)
- Former chaplain, Harris County Hospital District, mainly at Ben Taub Hospital (per campaign)
- Helped establish Boys and Girls Club and Habitat for Humanity chapters in towns where he was pastor (per campaign)
- Experience
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 51.3% over Kevin Nelson
- Top priorities
- Campaign goal: "PROTECT PUBLIC SCHOOLS"
- Campaign goal: "NO MORE DATA CENTERS"
- Campaign goal: "CONSERVE OUR LAND AND WATER"
- Campaign goal: "END MASS SURVEILLANCE"
- Campaign goal: "RESTORE WOMEN'S RIGHTS"
- Ballotpedia survey: "Jobs and the economy must be made better!"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "The political weaponization that is demonizing all immigrants is unconscionable, inexcusable, and simply evil."
- Guns: In a Ballotpedia survey: "I own guns and will use them on wild hogs (or for emergency defense) but strongly believe they should be much harder for dangerously mentally ill persons to obtain."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Vouchers have taken millions away from public school systems across Texas, causing all kind of big, new problems."
- Property taxes: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO COPE
- Austin American-Statesman Editorial Board (primary)
- Campaign website
- thomassonforsenate.com
Open in the full comparison: Brazos County, Williamson County, Bastrop County, Freestone County, Leon County, Limestone County, Madison County, Milam County, Robertson County, San Jacinto County, Walker County