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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 30

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Aj LouderbackAj LouderbackRepublican Incumbent
Crystal SedilloDemocratic
On ballot as
AJ LOUDERBACK
CRYSTAL SEDILLO
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 30 (since January 14, 2025)
Student (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Attended Palacios High School (per campaign)
  • Former sheriff of Jackson County
  • Five terms as sheriff (per campaign)
  • Over 40 years in law enforcement (per campaign)
  • Executive director, Texas Sheriff's Regional Alliance (per campaign, in text dating from his 2024 campaign)
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  • U.S. Air Force service, reaching the rank of sergeant (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Matagorda County (per campaign)
  • Van Vleck High School graduate; associate degree, Wharton County Junior College (2022) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Bachelor's degree in communication, Texas A&M University-Victoria (Ballotpedia gives the year as 2026)
  • Born in Wharton County (per campaign)
  • Raised in Matagorda County (per campaign)
  • Spent four years working in education (per campaign)
  • Has been involved in community advocacy (per campaign)
Experience
  • District covers DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda and Victoria counties
  • Member, House Criminal Jurisprudence and Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committees
  • Member, House select committees on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding and on Governmental Oversight
  • Won the seat in 2024
  • Won the May 28, 2024 Republican primary runoff with 55.0% over Jeff Bauknight
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  • Former chair, Legislative Division, Sheriffs' Association of Texas (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 69.7% over David Steves
Top priorities
  • "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • He "supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • Will fight to ensure local public schools "are fully funded and to reduce burdensome unfunded mandates" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • "Lower the cost of living & raise minimum wage"
  • "Fully funding public education"
  • "Repealing Vouchers"
  • "Expanding Medicaid"
  • "Moratoriums on new data centers until Texas has the safeguards in place to protect our water, power grid, landowners, and local communities."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always defend the unborn here in Texas"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns."
  • Guns: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always fight for Texans' God-given right to self-defense."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "I'm a strong supporter of our public schools"; "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Sheriff Louderback supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers."
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: "I support the detainment and deportation of immigrants with criminal records"; says deporting families "without due process is cruel, unconstitutional, and harmful to our state"
  • Guns: "I support Second Amendment rights, and I believe Texans can uphold those rights while still reducing the epidemic of gun violence in our state."
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Vouchers create competition for education dollars that public schools desperately need."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
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  • Texas Alliance for Life
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • President Donald Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Campaign website
ajlouderback.com
crystalsedillo.com
Aj Louderback

Aj Louderback

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
AJ LOUDERBACK
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 30 (since January 14, 2025)
Background
  • Attended Palacios High School (per campaign)
  • Former sheriff of Jackson County
  • Five terms as sheriff (per campaign)
  • Over 40 years in law enforcement (per campaign)
  • Executive director, Texas Sheriff's Regional Alliance (per campaign, in text dating from his 2024 campaign)
Show all 7
  • U.S. Air Force service, reaching the rank of sergeant (per campaign)
  • Born and raised in Matagorda County (per campaign)
Experience
  • District covers DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca, Matagorda and Victoria counties
  • Member, House Criminal Jurisprudence and Homeland Security, Public Safety & Veterans' Affairs committees
  • Member, House select committees on Disaster Preparedness & Flooding and on Governmental Oversight
  • Won the seat in 2024
  • Won the May 28, 2024 Republican primary runoff with 55.0% over Jeff Bauknight
Show all 7
  • Former chair, Legislative Division, Sheriffs' Association of Texas (per campaign)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • He "supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • Will fight to ensure local public schools "are fully funded and to reduce burdensome unfunded mandates" (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
  • "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education." (campaign site, text from his 2024 campaign)
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always defend the unborn here in Texas"
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Border security and public safety are Sheriff Louderback's top concerns."
  • Guns: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "He will always fight for Texans' God-given right to self-defense."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "I'm a strong supporter of our public schools"; "I'm also a strong supporter of parental choice in education."
  • Property taxes: Campaign site (text from his 2024 campaign): "Sheriff Louderback supports a plan that increases state funding to education to reduce the burden on local taxpayers."
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas Values Action
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Show all 10
  • Texas Alliance for Life
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • President Donald Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
ajlouderback.com

Crystal Sedillo

Democratic
On ballot as
CRYSTAL SEDILLO
Current role
Student (per Secretary of State filing)
Background
  • Van Vleck High School graduate; associate degree, Wharton County Junior College (2022) (per Ballotpedia)
  • Bachelor's degree in communication, Texas A&M University-Victoria (Ballotpedia gives the year as 2026)
  • Born in Wharton County (per campaign)
  • Raised in Matagorda County (per campaign)
  • Spent four years working in education (per campaign)
  • Has been involved in community advocacy (per campaign)
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won, 69.7% over David Steves
Top priorities
  • "Lower the cost of living & raise minimum wage"
  • "Fully funding public education"
  • "Repealing Vouchers"
  • "Expanding Medicaid"
  • "Moratoriums on new data centers until Texas has the safeguards in place to protect our water, power grid, landowners, and local communities."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: "I support the detainment and deportation of immigrants with criminal records"; says deporting families "without due process is cruel, unconstitutional, and harmful to our state"
  • Guns: "I support Second Amendment rights, and I believe Texans can uphold those rights while still reducing the epidemic of gun violence in our state."
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Vouchers create competition for education dollars that public schools desperately need."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • National Democratic Redistricting Committee
Campaign website
crystalsedillo.com

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