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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 81

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Brooks LandgrafBrooks LandgrafRepublican Incumbent
Ceasar SanchezDemocratic
On ballot as
BROOKS LANDGRAF
CEASAR SANCHEZ
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 81 (since 2015)
Not found
Background
  • Permian High School graduate (1999)
  • Texas A&M University graduate (2003)
  • Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2008)
  • Editor-in-chief of the law review (per official biography)
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  • Attorney; energy and healthcare sectors (per official biography)
  • From a fifth-generation West Texas ranching family (per official biography)
  • Works in the family cattle business (per official biography)
  • Odessa native
  • His candidate filing with the Texas Secretary of State gives his occupation as a director; the entry reads "DIRECTOR-DEVELOPMENTAL"
Experience
  • Chairman, House Environmental Regulation Committee
  • Member, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (per Texas Tribune's directory)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "protecting the Permian Basin's energy economy, strengthening core infrastructure, defending individual liberties, promoting life"
  • Campaign site: "keeping Texas affordable for families and small businesses"
  • Campaign site: has backed "education reforms that reduce over-testing and improve transparency"
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: lists "promoting life" among the priorities his legislative record reflects
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He has consistently supported historic investments in Texas public schools and teacher pay, while backing education reforms that reduce over-testing and improve transparency."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas Alliance for Life
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
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  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
None found in our research
Campaign website
brookslandgraf.com
Not found
Brooks Landgraf

Brooks Landgraf

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
BROOKS LANDGRAF
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 81 (since 2015)
Background
  • Permian High School graduate (1999)
  • Texas A&M University graduate (2003)
  • Corps of Cadets, Texas A&M
  • Law degree, St. Mary's University School of Law (2008)
  • Editor-in-chief of the law review (per official biography)
Show all 9
  • Attorney; energy and healthcare sectors (per official biography)
  • From a fifth-generation West Texas ranching family (per official biography)
  • Works in the family cattle business (per official biography)
  • Odessa native
Experience
  • Chairman, House Environmental Regulation Committee
  • Member, Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence (per Texas Tribune's directory)
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Campaign site: "protecting the Permian Basin's energy economy, strengthening core infrastructure, defending individual liberties, promoting life"
  • Campaign site: "keeping Texas affordable for families and small businesses"
  • Campaign site: has backed "education reforms that reduce over-testing and improve transparency"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: lists "promoting life" among the priorities his legislative record reflects
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "He has consistently supported historic investments in Texas public schools and teacher pay, while backing education reforms that reduce over-testing and improve transparency."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas Alliance for Life
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Show all 8
  • Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND
  • NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
  • TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
Campaign website
brookslandgraf.com

Ceasar Sanchez

Democratic
On ballot as
CEASAR SANCHEZ
Current role
Not found
Background
  • His candidate filing with the Texas Secretary of State gives his occupation as a director; the entry reads "DIRECTOR-DEVELOPMENTAL"
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found

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