Mike Olcott

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile*

Conservative

*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Mike Olcott


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Representative 60


Incumbent

Yes


Links

Mike Olcott websites FacebookX

EDUCATION

Rhodes College, Memphis, B.S. Biology, 1977-1981

University of Kentucky, Lexington, PhD, 1988-1994

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Parker County Conservatives, Co-founder, 2015-2021

Minutemen, Member, 2005-2007

Willow Park Baptist Church, Member

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Texas State Representative, HD 60, 2025-2026

Republican Precinct Chair, 2014-2021

State Republican Executive Committee, 2015-2016

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Texas House of Representatives, HD 60

SCORECARDS

CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS


LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (16)

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 (4)

Greg Abbott

*Texans for Toll-Free Highways TTH

President Donald J. Trump

Texans for Strong Borders

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

President Donald Trump

Governor Greg Abbott

David Barton

Senator Ted Cruz

Texas Right to Life

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (65)

Briscoe Cain (2025)

Ken Paxton (2025)

Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2024)

Ted Cruz (2024)

Thomas Massie (2024)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (22)

Jace Yarbrough (2025)

Bob Kecseg (2024)

Dan Patrick (2024)

Don Huffines (2024)

Farris & Jo Ann Wilks (2024)


LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)

Adam Loewy (2025)

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 Vaccine Choice Protection Pledge.

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

Under what circumstances should an elective abortion be allowed?

Never, unless there is no other way to save the life of the mother.

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?

Laws mandating a minimum wage fail to address the problem and merely lead to inflated prices, which necessitate a higher minimum wage. The market should establish the 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.

Zero-based budgeting for the state and local budgets. Increased crackdowns and investigations into Medicaid, SNAP, and other public benefit fraud. Increased vote threshold for local bond elections.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?

The separation of church and state means that the state cannot intervene in the church, not the other way around.

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.

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?

Yes.


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.

Born-again Christian with traditional Christian values.


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


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?

Fossil fuel and nuclear 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

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?

Maintain justice and discourage criminal activity.

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. “The right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.”

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