Comptroller of Public Accounts - Texas Ballot Compare

Don Huffines

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: DON HUFFINES
Current role: Texas Comptroller
Background: Founded Huffines Communities, – residential real estate developer
B.B.A., University of Texas
Experience: Texas Senate
Texas Comptroller
Top priorities: Rooting out "waste, fraud and abuse". Returning savings to taxpayers through property tax relief
Working with the Legislature to "cut waste with surgical precision and make Texas affordable again"
Making the Texas Education Freedom Account program "available to every family and student who wishes to participate"
Auditing government and making it "as transparent as possible"
Using "every tool available to encourage local taxing entities to cut taxes"
Tidbits: Education – Vouchers: Favors Vouchers
Abortion: Pro Life
Taxes: Encourage local taxing entities to cut taxes and deliver relief.
Transparency in state spending: Committed to making government as transparent as possible
Endorsements: President Donald Trump
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz
U.S. Reps. Chip Roy, Wesley Hunt, Ronny Jackson, Keith Self and Brandon Gill
Texas Gun Rights
Jim "Mattress Mack" McIngvale, owner of Gallery Furniture
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Kenny Webster, conservative radio host
Houston Police Officers' Union
Numerous Texas Business Associations – too many to list
Numerous Republican Elected Officials and Conservative Organizations – too many to list
Texas Home School Coalition
Charlie Kirk
Riley Gaines
Daniel Horowitz
Dr. Peter McCullough
Moms for America
Texas Right To Life PAC
Texas Eagle Forum PAC
Campaign website: donhuffines.com

Sarah Eckhardt

Democratic

On ballot as: SARAH ECKHARDT
Current role: Texas State Senator
Background: Attorney
B.F.A., Master Public Affairs, law degree
Experience: Texas Senate; Travis County Judge, Travis County Commissioner, assistant Travis County attorney
Top priorities: "Telling Texans where their money is going, starting with the $1 billion private school voucher program" and "fully fund public schools"
"Ensuring corporate tax dodgers pay their fair share"
Monitoring education savings account program and "providing greater transparency about who is benefiting most"
Show Texans where their money is going"
"Use the ESF to accelerate water projects”
Tidbits: Education (vouchers): Opposed to Vouchers
Abortion: Pro Abortion
Border and Immigration: Halt ICE operations in Texas
Endorsements: Texas AFL-CIO
Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
Austin American-Statesman
San Antonio Express-News
Houston Chronicle
Campaign website: saraheckhardt.com

V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza

Libertarian

On ballot as: V. ALONZO ECHAVARRIA-GARZA
Current role: City Manager, Hearne, Texas (since 2022)
Background: Not found
Experience: Hearne city manager, city's chief financial officer
City finance roles
Top priorities: Not found
Tidbits: Research pending
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: Not found

Shehla Faizi

Green

On ballot as: SHEHLA FAIZI
Current role: Podcaster
Background: Raised in Karachi, Pakistan
Bachelor in graphic design
Master
Experience: Career in advertising and marketing journalism;
Top priorities: "Depoliticize our state's taxes, spending and investments"
"No more tax breaks for data centers. No more contracts for big political donors."
"Divest from Texas' $280 million in Israel bonds,
"End school vouchers and reinvest in Texas public schools"
Make "the state's economy, taxing, and spending transparent"; "all content to be available in Spanish"
Tidbits: Education (vouchers): End school vouchers, reinvest in Texas public schools.
Taxes: "No more tax breaks for data centers. No more contracts for big political donors."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: faizifortexas.com