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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 24

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Greg BonnenGreg BonnenRepublican Incumbent
Frank N CarrDemocratic
On ballot as
GREG BONNEN
FRANK N CARR
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 24 (since 2013; seventh term); Chair, House Appropriations Committee
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Background
  • B.S. in Biochemistry, Texas A&M University
  • Neurosurgery residency, UTMB
  • Practicing neurosurgeon
  • Chairman of the Board, Houston Physicians' Hospital
  • Grew up in Angleton
  • Lives in Friendswood
  • Army veteran (per his candidate surveys)
  • Background in federal risk management and cybersecurity (per his candidate surveys)
  • League City resident
Experience
  • Former chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher and Public Education
  • Former member, Insurance and Energy Resources committees
Not found
Top priorities
  • Work toward "eliminating school property taxes for homeowners"
  • Address "rising insurance and health care costs"
  • Invest in "water, transportation, drainage and flood-control infrastructure"
  • Strengthen flood and disaster preparedness
  • Expand vocational and STEM education
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  • Encourage more students to pursue advanced STEM degrees
  • Keep public universities "affordable and accessible"
  • Ensure education funding reaches classrooms and "better align universities, community colleges and vocational education with workforce needs"
  • Transparency in school funding, showing "where everyone's tax dollars are going"
  • Work, "if possible," to repeal SB 2
  • Give teachers "some control over how they teach"
  • Use standardized tests to observe aggregated trends rather than at the individual level
  • Do not use standardized tests to grade teachers' performance
  • Roll back state laws on classroom and library content and student privacy
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Defending life, protecting mothers, and ending taxpayer support for abortion providers."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Fully funding Operation Lone Star and standing with President Trump to slam the border shut, build the wall, stop illegal crossings and secure Texas communities."
  • Guns: In a 2024 primary iVoterGuide questionnaire: "I voted for and helped pass open carry and permitless carry and support our right to bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He helped pass the largest teacher pay raise in state history and supports educational freedom and curriculum transparency."
  • Property taxes: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Texas should work toward eliminating school property taxes for homeowners while addressing rising insurance and health care costs."
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a 2026 teachers' association (ATPE) survey: "My goal is to stop vouchers cold." He also wants to "work to repeal SB 2 and return to the previous funding model"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Right to Life
  • Texas Home School Coalition (THSC)
  • CLEAT
  • Texas Values Action
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  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
None found in our research
Campaign website
drgregbonnen.com
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Greg Bonnen

Greg Bonnen

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
GREG BONNEN
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 24 (since 2013; seventh term); Chair, House Appropriations Committee
Background
  • B.S. in Biochemistry, Texas A&M University
  • Neurosurgery residency, UTMB
  • Practicing neurosurgeon
  • Chairman of the Board, Houston Physicians' Hospital
  • Grew up in Angleton
  • Lives in Friendswood
Experience
  • Former chair, Appropriations Subcommittee on Higher and Public Education
  • Former member, Insurance and Energy Resources committees
Top priorities
  • Work toward "eliminating school property taxes for homeowners"
  • Address "rising insurance and health care costs"
  • Invest in "water, transportation, drainage and flood-control infrastructure"
  • Strengthen flood and disaster preparedness
  • Expand vocational and STEM education
Show all 8
  • Encourage more students to pursue advanced STEM degrees
  • Keep public universities "affordable and accessible"
  • Ensure education funding reaches classrooms and "better align universities, community colleges and vocational education with workforce needs"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Defending life, protecting mothers, and ending taxpayer support for abortion providers."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Fully funding Operation Lone Star and standing with President Trump to slam the border shut, build the wall, stop illegal crossings and secure Texas communities."
  • Guns: In a 2024 primary iVoterGuide questionnaire: "I voted for and helped pass open carry and permitless carry and support our right to bear arms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He helped pass the largest teacher pay raise in state history and supports educational freedom and curriculum transparency."
  • Property taxes: In a Community Impact Q&A: "Texas should work toward eliminating school property taxes for homeowners while addressing rising insurance and health care costs."
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Right to Life
  • Texas Home School Coalition (THSC)
  • CLEAT
  • Texas Values Action
Show all 8
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
drgregbonnen.com

Frank N Carr

Democratic
On ballot as
FRANK N CARR
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Army veteran (per his candidate surveys)
  • Background in federal risk management and cybersecurity (per his candidate surveys)
  • League City resident
Experience
Not found
Top priorities
  • Transparency in school funding, showing "where everyone's tax dollars are going"
  • Work, "if possible," to repeal SB 2
  • Give teachers "some control over how they teach"
  • Use standardized tests to observe aggregated trends rather than at the individual level
  • Do not use standardized tests to grade teachers' performance
  • Roll back state laws on classroom and library content and student privacy
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a 2026 teachers' association (ATPE) survey: "My goal is to stop vouchers cold." He also wants to "work to repeal SB 2 and return to the previous funding model"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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