State of Texas
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Bryan HughesRepublican Incumbent
Laticia AmbrozDemocraticOn ballot as
Bryan Hughes
Laticia Ambroz
Current role
State Senator, Texas Senate District 1 (since 2017)
Not found
Background
- BBA in economics, University of Texas at Tyler
- JD, Baylor University School of Law
- Graduate, Tyler Junior College
- Attorney, private practice
- Former law clerk to U.S. District Judge William Steger of Tyler
- Hometown Mineola
- Texas resident for over 60 years (per campaign)
- Raised three children with her spouse (per candidate)
- Eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild (per candidate)
Experience
- Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
- Vice-chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
- Texas House member (2003–2017)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- Campaign site highlights Senate Bill 29, which it says "modernized Texas corporate law"
- Campaign site highlights the creation of the Texas Business Courts
- Campaign site: he "authored and passed landmark legislation including the Heartbeat Bill, the ban on Critical Race Theory in public schools, the historic Election Integrity Bill of 2021"
- Economy: "I will fight for an increase in the minimum wage and advocate for policies that guarantee a living wage across the state"
- Health care: "I will fight to expand rural healthcare infrastructure, support local clinics"
- Education: "we must prioritize the recruitment and retention of highly qualified, passionate teachers"
- Child care: "Universal childcare is not just a convenience; it's a necessity for today’s working families"
Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: says he "authored and passed landmark legislation including the Heartbeat Bill"
- 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
- Abortion: In a Ballotpedia survey: access to "family planning, contraception, and safe abortions are human rights"
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: "Every child deserves access to a worldclass public education." Wants to "prioritize the recruitment and retention of highly qualified, passionate teachers"
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
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- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
None found in our research
Bryan Hughes
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Bryan Hughes
- Current role
- State Senator, Texas Senate District 1 (since 2017)
- Background
- BBA in economics, University of Texas at Tyler
- JD, Baylor University School of Law
- Graduate, Tyler Junior College
- Attorney, private practice
- Former law clerk to U.S. District Judge William Steger of Tyler
- Hometown Mineola
- Experience
- Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
- Vice-chair, Senate Committee on Local Government
- Texas House member (2003–2017)
- Top priorities
- Campaign site highlights Senate Bill 29, which it says "modernized Texas corporate law"
- Campaign site highlights the creation of the Texas Business Courts
- Campaign site: he "authored and passed landmark legislation including the Heartbeat Bill, the ban on Critical Race Theory in public schools, the historic Election Integrity Bill of 2021"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: says he "authored and passed landmark legislation including the Heartbeat Bill"
- 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 Right to Life PAC
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Show all 9
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- Campaign website
- bryanhughes.com
Laticia Ambroz
Democratic- On ballot as
- Laticia Ambroz
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Texas resident for over 60 years (per campaign)
- Raised three children with her spouse (per candidate)
- Eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild (per candidate)
- Experience
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Economy: "I will fight for an increase in the minimum wage and advocate for policies that guarantee a living wage across the state"
- Health care: "I will fight to expand rural healthcare infrastructure, support local clinics"
- Education: "we must prioritize the recruitment and retention of highly qualified, passionate teachers"
- Child care: "Universal childcare is not just a convenience; it's a necessity for today’s working families"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: In a Ballotpedia survey: access to "family planning, contraception, and safe abortions are human rights"
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: "Every child deserves access to a worldclass public education." Wants to "prioritize the recruitment and retention of highly qualified, passionate teachers"
- Property taxes: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- ambrozforstatesenate.com
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