U.S. Representative, District 19 - Texas Ballot Compare

Tom Sell

Republican

On ballot as: Tom Sell
Current role: Co-founder, Combest, Sell & Associates, a Lubbock policy advisory and advocacy firm
Background: Bachelor of Science in agribusiness, Texas Tech University (per campaign)
Law degree, Texas Tech University (per campaign)
Farms and runs cattle with his father (per candidate)
Born in Lubbock; graduated from high school in Amarillo
Experience: Worked for former U.S. Rep. Larry Combest
Former deputy staff director, U.S. House Committee on Agriculture
Key role, 2002 Farm Bill (per campaign)
Key role, Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000 (per campaign)
Served on the Ranching Heritage Board, the Breedlove Board and the Lubbock Water Commission (per Lubbock Lights)
Republican primary runoff (May 26, 2026): won, 64.3% over Abraham Enriquez
Top priorities: "rein in the size of the federal government, including support for a balanced federal budget"
"preserve and rebuild the traditional, conservative values that made – and makes – America great"
"promote a robust West Texas economy that creates good paying jobs"
Says "rural health care continues to be a top issue for West Texans"
Told Lubbock Lights he signed a term limits pledge
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Immigration: In a Lubbock Lights primary Q&A (Feb. 2026), gave congressional Republicans "an A+" for moving President Trump's agenda forward, including "securing our border"
Guns: No public statement found
Health care: In a Lubbock Lights primary Q&A (Feb. 2026): "having served on a hospital foundation board, I know that rural health care continues to be a top issue for West Texans"
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: Texas Home School Coalition
President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (listed by campaign)
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (listed by campaign)
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer (listed by campaign)
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Congressman Jim Jordan (listed by campaign)
Glenn "GT" Thompson, House Agriculture Committee Chairman (listed by campaign)
John Boozman, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman (listed by campaign)
Congressman Frank D. Lucas (listed by campaign)
Congressman Pete Sessions (listed by campaign)
Congressman Jake Ellzey (listed by campaign)
Monica De La Cruz (listed by campaign)
Congressman Brandon Gill (listed by campaign)
Congresswoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL-13) (listed by campaign)
Texas Farm Bureau AGFUND (listed by campaign)
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc. (listed by campaign)
National Sorghum Producers (listed by campaign)
Texas Corn Producers Association (listed by campaign)
Texas Wheat Producers (listed by campaign)
Texas Cattle Feeders Association (listed by campaign)
Southwest Council of Agribusiness (listed by campaign)
Western Peanut Growers Association (listed by campaign)
Rolling Plains Cotton Growers (listed by campaign)
Forestry Political Action Committee, FORPAC (listed by campaign)
Cody Campbell, Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Double Eagle Energy Holdings (listed by campaign)
Hon. Larry Combest, former TX-19 Congressman (listed by campaign)
Major General Walter B. Huffman (listed by campaign)
Rep. Carl Tepper (listed by campaign)
Jay Hardaway, GOP Nominee (TX HD-71) (listed by campaign)
Kelly Rowe, Lubbock County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
Ricky Bishop, Taylor County Sheriff (listed by campaign)
Ambassador Tibor Nagy (listed by campaign)
Dr. Donald May, former primary opponent (listed by campaign)
Jason Corley, former primary opponent (listed by campaign)
James Bob Barbee, former primary opponent (listed by campaign)
Ryan Zink, former primary opponent (listed by campaign)
Cat Parks, Former Texas GOP Vice-Chair (listed by campaign)
SBA Prolife America Candidate Fund (listed by campaign)
US Chamber of Commerce (listed by campaign)
National Association of Realtors PAC (listed by campaign)
GO PAC (listed by campaign)
Texas Hospital Association (listed by campaign)
Texas Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
Lubbock Young Republicans (listed by campaign)
806 Advantage PAC (listed by campaign)
America First Insight (listed by campaign)
National Womens Prayer & Voting Army (listed by campaign)
Latinos United for Conservative Action (listed by campaign)
Republican National Hispanic Assembly (listed by campaign)
Republican National Hispanic Assembly of Texas (listed by campaign)
Latino Leadership Alliance (listed by campaign)
Latinos for America First (listed by campaign)
Hispanic 100 PAC (listed by campaign)
LEXIT (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: selltexastrue.com

Kyle Rable

Democratic

On ballot as: Kyle Rable
Current role: U.S. Army Reserve captain; Ph.D. candidate, Texas Tech University (per KCBD, November 2025)
Background: Bachelor's degree, University of Toledo
Attended the University of Toledo on an Army ROTC scholarship (per campaign)
Master's degree, Bowling Green State University
Lives in Lubbock
Experience: Commissioned U.S. Army Reserve officer after college (per campaign)
Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "I will enact fair pricing legislation to bring down the cost of living"
"introduce legislation to freeze interest rates on loans for small, family-owned farms"
"we must break up the monopolies that have come to dominate our economy"
"introduce legislation to put price caps on medicine that saves lives, like insulin"
"We must streamline the immigration process to enable immigrants to enter the United States legally"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Immigration: Campaign site: "We must streamline the immigration process to enable immigrants to enter the United States legally."
Guns: No public statement found
Health care: Campaign site: "Healthcare is a human right"; says he would "introduce legislation to put price caps on medicine that saves lives, like insulin"
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: Texas AFL-CIO
Texas AFT
Communication Workers of America District 6 (listed by campaign)
Citizens Against AIPAC Corruption (listed by campaign)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, Texas State Legislative Board (listed by campaign)
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United Union of Roofers, Waterproofers & Allied Workers (listed by campaign)
Texas Building and Construction Trades Council (listed by campaign)
Candidates for Common Good (listed by campaign)
Defend Democracy Abilene TX (listed by campaign)
Liberal Moms, Abilene (listed by campaign)
DC Statehood PAC (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: rableforwesttexas.com