Andy Hopper
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Verified Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Andy Hopper
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Representative 64
Incumbent
Yes
Links
EDUCATION
University of North Texas, Denton, Master of Science, 2000-
Ohio University, Athens, Bachelor of Science, 1997-
WORK & MILITARY
Texas State Guard, Chief Warrant Officer, 2014-2026
AFFILIATIONS
Rise Church, Decatur, Member, Wise County Conservatives
Wise County Conservatives, Co-Founder
Republican Party of Texas, SD12 Caucus Chair
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Texas House of Representatives District 64, 2024-2025
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Texas Senate District 30, 2020-
Texas House of Representatives District 64, 2022-
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (21)
Young Conservatives of Texas
Texas Right to Life TRL PAC
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
*National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Texas Home School Coalition THSC PAC
OTHER (3)
Greg Abbott
*Texans for Toll-Free Highways TTH
Texans for Strong Borders
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (30)
President Donald Trump
President
2025-2025
Congressman Brandon Gill
Congressman
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (16)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2025)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
Contract With Texas (2024)
Denton County Conservative Coalition (2024)
Donald Trump (2024)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (30)
Bob Kecseg (2025)
Jace Yarbrough (2025)
Marc LaHood (2025)
Republican Womens Organizations (2025)
Texas Gun Rights PAC (2025)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (3)
Adam Loewy (2025)
Texas Trial Lawyers Association (2025)
Transport Workers Union of America (2024)
OTHER INFORMATION
The 2025 Texas House from right to left according to analysis by Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
The 2023 Texas House from right to left according to analysis by Rice University’s James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy.
Candidate signed the 2026 Abolish Abortion Texas Equal Protection Pledge.
Candidate took the Abolish Abortion Texas pledge to abolish abortion & provide equal protection of the laws to every pre-born child in Texas. 30 May 2024.
Signed the Texas First Pledge.
Candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024.
Candidate
Pledges to Support Congressional Term Limits. U.S. Term Limits. 14 Aug 2023
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
The use of federal tax dollars to fund abortions against the public will of Texans justifies virtually any action by the states to put an end to this practice.
Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?
Under no circumstances. I fully agree with plank #36 of the Republican Party of Texas Platform that life begins at conception and that the unborn deserve equal protection under the law from the point of conception.
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 oppose minimum wage increases due to concerns about potential job losses, the impact on small businesses, disruption of market forces, and the risk of automation replacing low-skilled jobs.
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.
End tax abatements and subsidies for corporations. Overturn Plyler v Doe and stop using tax dollars to educate illegals (89R/HB4704). Abolish the lottery. Implement the Frozen Texas Budget: freeze state spending at current levels and use all surplus dollars to buy down property taxes.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
The separation of church and state means that the government may not interfere, restrict, or regulate church practice. It does NOT mean that the church must stay out of the government. Our country was founded on overtly biblical principles. The way our government was structured, and our laws clearly reflect the Christian beliefs of our founders.
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. but as a society we need to move to D. We should live up to the promises made to our Seniors and those close to retirement age, and find a way to phase out the system to allow people to have better coverage which they completely control. Government has proven to be terrible provider of any service, and healthcare is not a proper function of government.
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
Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?
The United States allocates more financial aid to Israel's adversaries than to Israel itself which is inconsistent with the spirit of our longstanding alliance with Israel and of Gen 12:2-3. Because the U.S. seems incapable of managing long-term, healthy alliances, I advocate a return to the foreign policy goals outlined in Washington’s farewell address.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
EDUCATION
I support eliminating the U.S. Department of Education and giving control back to states and communities.
Strongly Agree
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 am a born-again Christian. Heaven and earth were created by God in six days and man was made in His image. God is quintessentially just, and being that we are each born into sin in a fallen world, the only way that we can reconcile ourselves with the Father is by accepting the resurrected Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. I believe that the Scriptures in their original form represent the inerrant Word of God and represents the authority for how we should live. I believe in the Holy Spirit, and I believe Christ will come again to judge the living and the dead, and that his Kingdom will have no end.
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
Allowing non-citizens to vote will just as surely disenfranchise actual voters as any other subversive tactic that has been employed since the founding of America.
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
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?
Here in Texas we have a huge supply of oil and natural gas, as well as substantial uranium reserves. Both have been found to be reliable sources of thermal energy production that we should make the most of. In addition, Small Modular Reactors (SMRs)
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
I am a "Jeffersonian conservative." I believe in local self government, that states and communities should be as self-sufficient as possible, and I believe in a central government of very few and enumerated powers. The current relationship between Texas and the federal government is completely devoid of any semblance of constitutional adherence. Our American founding fathers, or our Texas ancestors who agreed to enter the union in 1845 would be appalled by the current situation.
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 primary purpose of the criminal justice system should be to uphold justice by ensuring that those who violate our laws are held accountable and appropriately punished.
Government has a responsibility to protect children from sexual exploitation during online activities.
Strongly Agree
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. A well-armed society is a polite society. An armed populace is the ultimate check on a despotic government.
