Here are the Republican primary candidates for Texas lieutenant governor in 2026
The Republican primary ballot for Texas lieutenant governor has four candidates. The top vote-getter on March 3 will be on the November ballot along with one of these Democratic candidates.
Here are the Republican candidates’ responses to a Star-Telegram questionnaire. They are listed in the order you’ll see them on the ballot.
Dan Patrick
Did not provide responses.
Timothy Mabry
Age (as of March 3: 33
Campaign website: timothy4tx.com
Best way for voters to reach you: email: info@mabryfortexas.com
Occupation: Business consultant
Education: High school diploma; some college; technical and trade training; fire academy; self-taught through professional experience
Have you run for elected office before? Was a precinct chair in Bexar County for 6 months
Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in Texas: Navy veteran; former fire lieutenant; testified on veterans’ issues and first-responder mental health; testified against overregulation; defended the Alamo in June 2025; community volunteer; Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce ambassador; ongoing disaster response and community engagement across Texas.
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding? No
Have you been involved in a civil lawsuit or bankruptcy proceeding? Yes. I was involved in a personal injury lawsuit that has been fully settled.
Who are your top three campaign contributors? Southern Plex Media; Hallmark University; Timothy Mabry (self-funding).
Why are you seeking this office? I am seeking this office because I was called by God to step up and serve at a critical moment for Texas. Our state is at a breaking point, and I am running to give power back to the people, root out corruption, and secure a strong future for Texas families.
If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be?
Abolishing property taxes and reforming taxation.
Securing critical infrastructure: water, power, transportation, and border security.
Ending corruption through term limits, transparency, and ethical government reforms.
How will you measure your success as lieutenant governor? Success will be measured by progress toward abolishing property taxes, restoring public trust, improving infrastructure reliability, reducing corruption, and overall approval from the people of Texas.
Why should voters choose you over your opponents? I am a sixth-generation Texan, Navy veteran, former fire lieutenant, and father of two young children. Every policy I support affects my family in real time. I am not seeking a political career. I am stepping up to serve and protect Texas’s future for generations to come.
As lieutenant governor, how would you interact and work with members of the opposite party? Are there specific policy ideas where you see opportunities for bipartisanship? Areas like water, power, transportation, education, property taxes, and infrastructure are shared concerns. I will work with anyone willing to put Texas first and focus on practical solutions over politics and focus on common ground issues that will save our state.
What is the biggest challenge facing Texas? How would you address it if elected? The biggest challenge is a government that has lost accountability. I would restore transparency, audit spending, enforce ethical standards, and restructure government to serve people instead of special interests.
What, if anything, should the state do to address costs of living in Texas? Abolish property taxes, reduce regulatory burdens, control spending, eliminate waste, and reform taxation to ease financial pressure on families and small businesses.
Is eliminating school property taxes for homeowners achievable and something you’d support? Why or why not, and what plan do you propose to achieve their elimination or as an alternative? Yes. I support abolishing all property taxes. This can be achieved through a restructured tax system, including a consumption-based tax, spending reductions, contract reform, and eliminating redundant taxes.
What steps, if any, should the state take to prepare for the rise of artificial intelligence? Texas should invest in research, quantum computing, and workforce development while planning infrastructure for water and power usage. AI facilities should be zoned strategically to protect communities and ensure long-term sustainability.
What, if anything, should Texas do to ensure there’s an adequate supply of water and electricity in the state now and in the future? Expand generation, modernize the grid, diversify energy sources, secure water infrastructure, and invest in long-term planning to meet population and industrial growth.
What specific K-12 and higher education policies should Texas prioritize in 2027 when the Texas Legislature next meets? Focus on quality education, not bureaucracy. Expand Career and Technical Education (CTE), financial literacy, civics, and real-world skills. Emphasize academic excellence, security, and preparing students for productive careers.
What role should the state play in immigration and border security? What, if any, specific policies would you support as lieutenant governor? Texas must secure its border, enforce the law, strengthen the Texas Military Department, and protect citizens. The state must act decisively when federal leadership fails.
What, if anything, should the state do in the way of hemp and marijuana policy? Texas should regulate, not criminalize. Establish 21+ age limits, testing, labeling, and safety standards. Decriminalize possession, expunge non-violent records, and allow responsible agricultural and industrial use while requiring permits for commercial sales.
Esala Wueschner
Age (as of March 3): 34
Campaign website: Wueuniversal.com
Best way for voters to reach you: Esala@wueuniversal.com
Occupation: Unemployed
Education: Associates in Engineering and Liberal Arts
Have you run for elected office before? I ran for Austin, Texas city council district 3 in 2022. I was endorsed by “Save Austin Now” pac. 2 years later, the founders of Save Austin Now pac and I have distanced ourselves due to my understanding of Texas political corruption and the manipulation of the Israelis in Texas politics, NGO’s and Churches.
Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in Texas: Volunteering at “Haven for Hope” to feed the homeless, cleaning the Medina Lake, disaster volunteer with the West Yancy Volunteers fire department in North Carolina after the Hurricane Helene, petition signature verification to ban homeless campaign on Public property during COVID, Exposing of the Zionist within the Texas GOP who lied to the Texas voters Under Oath in 2024-2025, Uncovering the U.S.A biggest political money laundering scheme by the political organization “ActBlue” covering 5 states which the U.S Representative Jim Jordan who have been investigating this case for 2 years without any accountability due to his fear as a former Ohio State Wrestler.
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding? I have been illegally arrested and jailed by the Texas Department of Public Safety that violated The “KKK Act”, the Enforcement Act of 1871, over a social media post criticizing the Israeli lobby and World Economic Forum on social media posting the 2nd Amendment, and the Federal laws on treason which are found in the federal penal code.
I defended myself in the Criminal court case and the charges were dismissed by Delia Garza on 10/24/2025.
I was denied my 1st Amendment rights by the Texas Department of Public Safety (Israel Defense Force) and banned me from entering the Texas Capital for 1 year violating Texas Penal Code § 30.05 and the Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Title 13, Part 7, governing Capitol conduct. I filed for a Discovery and it’s been over 3 months and haven’t heard anything back from the TX DPS. It is the Zionist attorneys and the Judges who are working in the shadows to undermine our legal institutions to divide us for the benefits of the corrupt elites.
Have you been involved in a civil lawsuit or bankruptcy proceeding? Travis County Republican Party kicked me out of the TCRP due to my criticism of Israeli control over the Travis County Republican Party who lies to Texas Voters.
The Travis County Republican Party created false accusations to dishonor my reputation and took me to Civil Court where I defended myself as a Pro-Se between 2024-2025.
The 5 AIPAC Zionist executive committee chair affiliates lied under oath and used lawfare to banish me from the Travis County Republican Party. Since the Texas GOP is a “private club”, they can kick out any precinct chair without due process. They coordinate lawfare with other TX GOP chairmen such as The Williamson County Republican Party chairwoman that called the police on me at the Golden Age Gala on 1/24/2026 without giving me a refund and to slander my reputation. The police association, fire fighters association and many other unions should not be trusted.
Who are your top three campaign contributors? I am self funded. I received zero funding because people are too scared and poor to donate to me.
Why are you seeking this office? I am seeking office to clear my name from the Slander and Defamation by the Israeli affiliates within the Texas GOP and Texas Department of Public safety that are working with the Israeli zionist government to destroy Western civilization by weaponizing Holy scriptures to divide loved ones among us.
If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be?
1st: To build trust amongst people. Therefore, I must punish the current politicians that are working in the interest of the Zionist lobby that has bankrupted this nation and our future hopes.
2nd: To give authority to each county in Texas to implement an “Insurrection act” against the Zionist Judeo-Christian international satanic cult and to implement the punishment for Treason stated in the 18 U.S.C. § 2381, The Death Penalty, “Federal law allows for the death penalty, though it has rarely been applied”. Texas counties will have access to the proper funding to make each Texas city more independent against a Zionist world control.
3rd: To awaken the Texans and to build the youth to be physically and mentally strong enough to defend this Great State of Texas and this Great Nation from the Synagogue of Satan and to be ready for World War 3 and Civil unrest between 2026-2028.
How will you measure your success as lieutenant governor? I would like people to be able to laugh again without people getting offended at jokes. I am a huge fan of racist and homophobic jokes. Since Texas has the fastest unhealthy Americans, we can measure people’s weight loss progress without using unhealthy drugs such as Ozempic which destroys one’s internal organs. There are too many fat people in Texas like Alex Jones. Texas needs healthy body measurements that promote natural beauty. Texas used to have beautiful curvy women with great body measurements.
Why should voters choose you over your opponents? I am not scared to physically fight any of these corrupt politicians on a world stage.
As lieutenant governor, how would you interact and work with members of the opposite party? Are there specific policy ideas where you see opportunities for bipartisanship? I would build a team of American only patriots with excellent experience, mentally and physically strong with a world view from both Conservative and Liberal values to join forces to fight against of all who betrayed our Constitution in the Texas Senate committees and to prepare Texas for the worst case scenario from World War 3 due to Israeli’s control of our Republic!
What is the biggest challenge facing Texas? How would you address it if elected? There are many Dual-Citizens who work as bartenders in our cities and non-profit organizations such as the “Veterans of Foreign Wars Posts” that appear to resemble normal American job holders who are Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers. No American citizens should be allowed to work for a Terrorist organization in a foreign land. This matter will need to be investigated in order to bring Justice to all who are responsible for human and animal sacrifices intended for a ceremonial sacrifice by shipping five Texas red heifers for construction of a Third Temple in Jerusalem.
What, if anything, should the state do to address costs of living in Texas? We have to advance our spiritual practices mentioned in the Ancient days and to evolve as a Human species to be able to adapt with Artificial intelligence. Similar to the days of Atlantis mentioned by Plato.
This will create new ways of thinking and opportunities for new jobs and ways of living.
This would be the best long term solution for lowering the cost of living.
As we age, we care less about material wealth and care about not being lonely or losing our memories.
Is eliminating school property taxes for homeowners achievable and something you’d support? Why or why not, and what plan do you propose to achieve their elimination or as an alternative?
Our schools are built to resemble a prison system. The educational materials have been corrupted and they need to be updated to show all sides of our history and faith practices. Parents are the best teachers for their children.
Unfortunately, both parents work today and the child is abandoned at a daycare which develops less emotional attachment towards the parents. This untimely hurts the parent at an old age because the child will put the old parents at a nursing home.
There are many unqualified elementary school teachers. Our physical fitness classes have gone soft. We have too many weak minded children who don’t know how to throw a rubber dodgeball at their school rivals’ faces in hopes of giving a bloody nose for the 1st time and forming a great best friendship afterwards for life.
I do not believe in a big government. The federal government should stay away from our county matters. I will let the counties decide on the property tax matters.
What steps, if any, should the state take to prepare for the rise of artificial intelligence?
We must remove A.I funded by the Israelis such as Aladdin and Palantir that have been manipulating our communication. They are also causing us to lose our jobs with the help of our own taxes to build a Smart city in Gaza. A city for the Zionist and their political puppets to prosper in a dystopian manner similar to Jeffrey Epstein’s island.
We must spiritually evolve as mentioned in ancient faiths such as Buddhism, Norse, Celtic, Vedic, Latin, Greeks and many other ancient faiths passed down from Oral traditions such as the time of Zeus mentioned in Odyssey by Homer.
We will have honest people incharge of Artificial intelligence.
I will give state fundings to provide A.I Robots to parents with a child with disabilities in hope of showing the positive side of Robots until we find a long-term solution to cure autism and to help people to become more spiritually evolved in this Golden Age so we are able to prosper once again!
What, if anything, should Texas do to ensure there’s an adequate supply of water and electricity in the state now and in the future?
I would like to create Texas’ own version of Plasma energy centers inspired by Nuno F.G. Loureiro, Michael Faraday and Nikola Tesla. I do not trust the Federal Government that keeps our great scientists’ research under-appreciated and hidden from the intentions of the scientists. People like John G. Trump, profit off of the death of great scientists that could help our world move forward without needing for “oil” from the Middle East or Venezuela. This would prevent wars and help the society be more eco friendly as we enter the “Great Awakening”.
2nd, for water needs, I would like to sanction northern states who are diverting rain water to the ocean instead of our natural reservoirs.
3rd, we need to use Astrology and the understanding of the Moon cycle to get ahead of droughts since weather patterns are mostly out of our control based on the Universal laws of nature which we shouldn’t mess with due to our ignorance of understanding so little of our reality.
What specific K-12 and higher education policies should Texas prioritize in 2027 when the Texas Legislature next meets?
The Texas youth needs to get physically fit and learn how to respect teachers. It will be a priority to hire qualified teachers. During my youth, I was getting beaten with a switch to my fingers if I made mistakes in school assignments.
There were zero ADHD students or any students that disrespected teachers or their parents.
Our students need qualified teachers who are able to teach students in an open environment with nutritional food to be able to adapt to the Golden Age of A.I. Hiring the right teachers will be a priority.
What role should the state play in immigration and border security? What, if any, specific policies would you support as lieutenant governor?
I have come to a realization that it is unethical and impossible to kick out all the illegal aliens. Many of them have relatives that are working as ICE and U.S Military.
The best solution for us is to invade the countries above the Panama Canal since the majority of our illegals have been benefiting from American tax payers while protesting our Law and Order. I would suggest that nations such as Mexico and Cuba to unconditionally surrender to the American flag or those nations take back all their illegals they have assisted to come through Texas and the Gulf of America, so those nations will not be harmed by our Military. We will take out the Cartel and create a one big beautiful North American Union since we Texans love Hispanic foods and our Taco Trucks.
This process will continue to other countries such as India or Somalia since people from those countries are escaping their birth country due to their hate for their own mother land and refuse to go back where they belong.
What, if anything, should the state do in the way of hemp and marijuana policy?
The non-natural THC such as Delta-9 are not healthy. Marijuana, Peyote, and psychedelics help us to become more spiritually aware. Marijuana and psychedelics need to be studied for the spiritual benefits to understand how it needs to be perceived to the masses. Using these natural products without knowing the spiritual harm is extremely unsafe for our intelligence over time. It will cause a “mental addiction” if used at a young age before our brain maturity.
We need to legalize Marijuana and psychedelics just like Tobacco and Alcohol. This was a common practice among the Native Americans who helped to build our nation.
Perla Muñoz Hopkins
Age (as of March 3): 48
Campaign website: perlahopkins.com
Best way for voters to reach you: info@PerlaHopkins.com
Occupation: Educator/Veteran, Children’s Book Author
Education: Associates Degree in Weather Technology, Bachelors in Psychology, Masters in Adult Education, Masters in Spanish Literature, Masters in Teaching Secondary Education
Have you run for elected office before? March 2022 Newly Drawn TX HD 19 (lost primary), November 8, 2022 Republican Nominee for SBOE 5 (237,000+ votes, lost general election to incumbent)
Please list the highlights of your civic involvement/activism in Texas.
Public school teacher, Inaugural Key Spouse of the Year 2010/11 San Antonio
Volunteer Policy, Child & Parental Rights Advocate
Have you ever been arrested, charged with a crime or otherwise been part of a criminal proceeding? No
Have you been involved in a civil lawsuit or bankruptcy proceeding? No
Who are your top three campaign contributors? $100 Everyday Texan Voters
Why are you seeking this office? I hold ZERO tolerance for TX politicians that play games at the expense of Texas Families, Texas Veterans, and Texas Children.
If elected, what would your top 3 policy priorities be?
1. Eliminate Property Taxes (return the $27 Billion Surplus to TX Taxpayers).
2. Education Reform (Texas is Ranked #40 in Education, I will advise the TX Governor to replace his “appointed” Texas Education Agency Commissioner and utilize my proficiency in curriculum development, as well as strengthen the SBOE, to propel TX Education to #1. Our children deserve the American Dream).
3. Texas is NOT for Sale (Republican Party of Texas Legislative Priority. Secure and Restore our Constitutional Republic and our State’s Law & Order.
How will you measure your success as lieutenant governor?
Go to work for the People of Texas Day #1. Serve for 2 Terms. As a military veteran, I know what it means to serve, to defend and uphold the Constitution, and to serve with integrity and service before self.
Why should voters choose you over your opponents?
I, use my real name, not a stage name. I believe in term limits. The incumbent will be finishing 3 terms (12 years) alone as Lieutenant Governor and I have lost all confidence in him to lead.
As lieutenant governor, how would you interact and work with members of the opposite party? Are there specific policy ideas where you see opportunities for bipartisanship?
Very simple, either you are on the side of the children of Texas, or you’re not. My entire adult life has been spent in public service, I am a voice of reason, connect well with others, and change hearts. I am rooted in my faith, love for family, preserve our freedoms, am super patriotic, and I communicate effectively.
What is the biggest challenge facing Texas? How would you address it if elected?
Texas faces many domestic and foreign threats. If entrusted with this office, Day #1 I go to work. LT Governor Task Forces are a must
What, if anything, should the state do to address costs of living in Texas?
Audits, and work with the TX Comptroller to address COLA as well as form a Task Force for College Student Safety and Housing Rights.
Is eliminating school property taxes for homeowners achievable and something you’d support? Why or why not, and what plan do you propose to achieve their elimination or as an alternative?
ELIMINATE PROPERTY TAXES: I have signed the EPT Pledge, which introduces effective legislation and I have also proposed LTG federal/state legislative priorities and Task Force development. We can return the $24-27 billion surplus to taxpayers, continue proposing legislation for elected CAD boards (currently controlled by the State, see HB 1952 of the 89th), conduct audits and collaborate with the TX Comptroller and County Tax Assessors. Continue working towards home appraisals taking place every 5 years v. 1 year, with a low capped percentage rate. Property Taxes to be set to the original purchase price of the home. Local governance can ensure that the proper departments continue being funded by their independent taxing entities.
What steps, if any, should the state take to prepare for the rise of artificial intelligence?
Remove 1:1 in K-8th. AI Data Centers are also a concern (please see documents).
What, if anything, should Texas do to ensure there’s an adequate supply of water and electricity in the state now and in the future?
Please see documents on water conservation and Texas energy proposals.
What specific K-12 and higher education policies should Texas prioritize in 2027 when the Texas Legislature next meets?
I am one of the 46 million parents that have explored differing school options for our children due to the indoctrination in our public schools. We removed our youngest child from our local school district when she was a 12th grader. Imagine having to take that step in what was previously “sold” to our family as an award-winning school district. Free market initiatives should improve education standards and accountability measures. If entrusted by Texas voters, as LT Governor I will advise the TX Governor to appoint new leadership at the Texas Education Agency: education commissioner & TEA council chairs. Texas leadership should request lawmakers to propose legislation for an “elected” Education Commissioner. I would also advise the Texas Senate to introduce legislation that provides each SBOE member with a certified teacher to serve as their executive assistant, as elected SBOE representatives have no assigned staff and some SBOE representatives do not have a background in education.
What role should the state play in immigration and border security? What, if any, specific policies would you support as lieutenant governor?
We are a nation of constitutional law and order. I have signed the Remembrance Project Key Principles on immigration. As we deal with the ramifications of the border crisis, created by the Biden Administration, it is imperative to stand with first responders, law enforcement, our military, ICE agents and Border Patrol. Do not let our youth be manipulated by agents of chaos into participating in protests, jeopardizing their education and future.
What, if anything, should the state do in the way of hemp and marijuana policy?
It is not one of the Republican Party of Texas priorities.
This story was originally published February 14, 2026 at 3:00 AM.