Don Huffines
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Don Huffines
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Selwyn High School, Denton, Tx, 1977
Univesity of Texas, Austin, Tx, Finance, 1981-1981
WORK & MILITARY
(Candidate did not provide)
AFFILIATIONS
Scoutmaster
Guadalupe Radio (Catholic Radio)
Huffines Liberty Foundation, Founder
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Texas State Senate, District 16, 2015-2019
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
(Candidate did not provide)
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (68)
Young Conservatives of Texas
Texas Right to Life TRL PAC
Texas Home School Coalition THSC PAC
*Texas Patriots PAC
Montgomery County Tea Party
OTHER (8)
Ron Paul
Republican Liberty Caucus of Texas
Texans for Toll-Free Highways TTH
*President Donald J. Trump
American Principles Project
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)
U.S. Senator Ted Cruz
Charlie Kirk
Riley Gaines
Ron Paul
Every major conservative organization in Texas including Texas Right to Life and Gun Owners of America
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (143)
Conservative Patriots 4 Texas (2025)
Grassroots America - We the People PAC (2025)
Huffines Liberty Foundation (2025)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
State Republican Party Organizations (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (74)
Bob Kecseg (2025)
Gary Groves (2025)
Bo French (2022)
Dale Huls (2022)
Defend Texas Liberty (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (1)
Helen Giddings (2006)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Victor Perez (2022)
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen (2016)
OTHER INFORMATION
Candidate Q&A. Community Impact. 22 Jan 2026.
Signed the Texas First Pledge.
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025.
Candidate interview. True Texas Project. 21 Nov 2025. 1:10:07 min.
Candidate interview. 915 Talk. 14 Nov 2025. 59:05 min.
Candidate interview. 710 KURV YouTube. 1 Nov 2025. 17:18 min.
Candidate interview. Montgomery County Tea Party. 5 Nov 2025. 54:13 min.
Candidate panel. Texas Faith Fest. Texas Values YouTube. 3 Oct 2025. 35:13 min.
Candidate interview. Texas Faith Fest. Texas Values YouTube. 26 Sept 2025. 7:57 min.
Candidate interview. Texas Scorecard. 17 Aug 2025. 27:25 min.
Candidate interview. CBS Texas YouTube. 27 Jun 2025. 21:11 min.
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should not receive taxpayer funds from federal, state, or local governments (including Title X grants).
Strongly Agree
I am pro-life from womb to tomb, and I’m proud to be the only candidate for Texas Comptroller endorsed by Texas Right to Life.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
None. My position is complete abolition.
Human life deserves legal protection from conception until natural death.
Strongly Agree
The lives of human embryos created through artificial methods ought to be protected from purposeful destruction.
Strongly Agree
The Comstock Act, which bans interstate transportation of abortion-inducing drugs, should be enforced.
Strongly Agree
ECONOMY
What is your position on the minimum wage?
I support free markets, and I oppose a federally or state-mandated minimum wage.
Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.
Strongly Agree
List your top 3-5 priorities to eliminate government waste.
My top priorities to eliminate government waste are: (1) end all taxpayer handouts to illegal aliens, (2) modernize outdated state software so agencies run efficiently and reduce fraud, (3) eliminate DEI and woke programs, (4) audit every agency for bloated bureaucracy and mission drift, and (5) launch a DOGE-style accountability effort. As a state senator, I exposed a multi-million dollar corruption scandal that sent six people to prison and saved taxpayers millions of dollars.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
Separation of church and state means the government should not control or operate the church. It protects religious liberty.
Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.
Strongly Disagree
HEALTHCARE
What most closely matches your view on healthcare: A) Healthcare for all should be guaranteed and funded by the government with no private healthcare option. (includes "universal healthcare," "medicare for all," etc.) B) Healthcare insurance funded by the government should be available for all who want it, along with private healthcare options. C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary. D) Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded.
C) Medicaid and Medicare should remain available, but no other taxpayer-funded programs are necessary.
The government should keep a database of people with various ongoing medical illnesses to assess the economic burden of treatment.
Strongly Disagree
NATIONAL SECURITY
The Chinese Communist Party poses serious military, cyber security, intellectual property, and global economic threats to the United States.
Strongly Agree
The Chinese communist military is embedded and operating in most Texas universities and research centers, subsidized with taxpayer money. This will be considered one of the dumbest actions in U.S. history. We need to just send them home! I have been on the frontlines of this fight for years and have written numerous op-eds and tweets on this. I will continue this fight as Texas Comptroller.
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
Yes, it’s important for the United States to have allies around the world. It’s just as important that those allies share our values and can be trusted. I’m the only candidate for Texas Comptroller endorsed by American Jewish Conservatives.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
All illegal aliens should be deported. Texas should follow President Trump’s lead and push for a temporary pause on legal immigration. We must put Texans and Americans first. Our country and state cannot afford to absorb millions of foreigners in a way that wastes your tax dollars and erodes our heritage and culture.
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
I homeschooled my five children, and now my 13 grandkids are starting that same journey. I’ve always fought to empower parents and students with education freedom and real competition, because competition lowers costs and raises the quality everywhere it exists. It works in every industry, and it will fix failing government schools. As Comptroller, Texas will have the greatest education freedom program in the world, and we will put God and prayer back in the classroom.
Foreign governments should be prohibited from funding American education.
Strongly Agree
VALUES
Government should recognize and support the fundamental right and essential duty of parents to direct their child's health and educational well-being.
Strongly Agree
Attempts to physically or socially transition a child to the opposite sex constitute child abuse.
Strongly Agree
Marriage is a God-ordained, sacred and legal union of one man and one woman. No government has the authority to alter this definition.
Strongly Agree
I support the expansion of gambling in my state.
Strongly Disagree
Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.
I believe faith in Jesus Christ is the only way to salvation. And as John Adams said, “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.” We must fully embrace the Ten Commandments as a society, because you can’t have liberty without virtue.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
EQUALITY
Reparations should be given to people on the basis of race.
Strongly Disagree
Biological males should not be allowed to participate in women's sports or occupy biological women's spaces whether it be bathrooms, locker rooms, sorority houses, women's shelters, or prison.
Strongly Agree
As Comptroller, I will end every woke DEI program in state government and put a stop to transgender indoctrination in our schools. When state agencies used Texas tax dollars to promote woke ideology, I blew the whistle and forced them to shut down a state-run LGBTQ+ youth website. That's why every major conservative organization in Texas and champion swimmer Riley Gaines endorse me to protect Texas values as Comptroller.
ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT
Man-made climate change is a global threat and requires urgent political action.
Strongly Disagree
What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?
Texas needs a robust power grid powered by oil and gas power plants and nuclear energy. Texas can never have too much energy.
ABOUT YOU
When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?
Very Conservative
Please feel free to review my record and the scores I earned as a state senator with groups like Texas Scorecard, Young Conservatives of Texas, Texas Values, and Texas Right to Life. I was always ranked one of the top 2 most conservative senators.
Have you ever been penalized for sexual misconduct in either civil or criminal court? If so, please explain.
No.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
No.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
The goal of the criminal justice system should be speedy trials and clear, definitive consequences for convictions, while also rehabilitating inmates into productive, law-abiding citizens. That means we need strong Christian teaching and faith-based programs in our prisons.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
I’m the only candidate for Comptroller endorsed by leading organizations fighting the sexual exploitation of children online, including the American Principles Project, Texas Family Project, and Texas Eagle Forum.
Sharia law should not be accepted or incorporated in any form within the legal framework of the United States.
Strongly Agree
2ND AMENDMENT
What restrictions on gun ownership are needed to protect public safety?
None. The right to keep and bear arms is a God-given right, enshrined in our Constitution. I’m the only candidate for Comptroller endorsed by Gun Owners of America and Texas Gun Rights. The Second Amendment is our backstop against a tyrannical government.
