
Richard Hayes
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
EDUCATION
Texas Christian University, Ft. Worth, TX, B.B.A., 1975
Texas A & M University, College Station, TX, M.B.A., 1976
St. Mary's University School of Law, San Antonio, TX, Juris Doctor, 1978
WORK & MILITARY
U.S. District Court, Law Clerk, 1978-1979
Bexar County Fistrict Attorney’s Office, ADA, 1980
AFFILIATIONS
Texas Woman's University, Board of Regents, 1996-2002
Denton Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 1994-1995
Denton County Bar Association, President, 1994-1995
Texas State Association of Parliamentarians, President, 2012-2013
Denton County Republican Party, Chairman, 1996-2002
Troop 140 Longhorn Council, Scoutmaster, 2006-2010
Longhorn Council, Wood Badge Course Director, 2011-2013
Denton Kiwanis Club, President, 1993-1994
North Texas State Fair Association, Board of Directors, 2010-
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Denton County Precinct Chairman, 1992-1996
Denton County Republican Party Chairman, 1996-2002
Parliamentarian Republican Party of Texas, 2014-2016, 2018-2022
Texas State Representative House District 57, 2023-
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
SCORECARDS
CONSERVATIVE ORGANIZATIONS
2024-2025
100%
2025
100%
2025
98%
2025 (most current)
96%
2023
88%
2025
85%
2025
83%, 80%†
2025
79%
2023
B
2025
C-
2024-2025
|100%
2025
|100%
2025
|98%
2025 (most current)
|96%
2023
|88%
2025
|85%
2025
|83%, 80%†
2025
|79%
2023
|B
2025
|C-
LIBERAL ORGANIZATIONS
2025
50%, 40%†
2025
29%
2025
7%
2023
F
2025
|50%, 40%†
2025
|29%
2025
|7%
2023
|F
ENDORSEMENTS*
CONSERVATIVE (15)
Texans for Fiscal Responsibility
National Rifle Association NRA-PVF
Texas Home School Coalition THSC PAC
Gun Owners of America
Texas Values Action
LIBERAL (1)
Houston Police Officers Union PAC
OTHER (5)
Greg Abbott
Texas Oil and Gas Association TXOGA PAC
Texas Association of Business TXBIZ PAC
Texas Alliance for Life TAL PAC
*Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas CLEAT PAC
REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (2)
Tracy Murphree
Andy Eads
SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS
CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (42)
Ken Paxton (2026)
Local, County, and District Republican Organizations (2026)
Steve Toth (2026)
Briscoe Cain (2025)
Jace Yarbrough (2025)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (9)
Brent Hagenbuch (2023)
Capital Leadership Fund (2022)
Gary Gates (2022)
Marchant Good Government Fund (2022)
Michael Burgess (2022)
LIBERAL
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (0)
RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (1)
Texas Sands (2022)
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.
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?
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?
No minimum wage should be set by government. Wages should be set by the marketplace.
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.
1. Have less government. 2. Consolidate agencies and programs. 3. Strong oversight with strong antifraud efforts and regular audits. 4. Better use of technology to combine services and reduce operational costs.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
What does "separation of church and state" mean to you?
If godly people and programs are not in government, then the void will be filled with the ungodly people and ungodly government. While there should be no state imposed religion, that does not mean that the founding religious principles must be removed from government.
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.
Taxpayer funded health care should be abolished in all forms, and Medicaid and Medicare should be defunded. However, to do so will require a transition, as to Medicare as employers and employees have been paying onto that program. Some type of proration would probably be necessary for current payors.
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?
Yes. Israel is a great country; our best ally in the middle east; and has done more than all other countries to fight the Irian aggressors and their supported terrorist organizations.
IMMIGRATION
I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.
Strongly Disagree
Sanctuary cities are not only disregarding the immigration laws of our nation, they are protecting and sheltering sex offenders, murderers, drug cartel members, and other serious criminals.
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.
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.
Our rights come from God. While we are all flawed, following religious principles make us all better persons. Fellowship with God prepares us to understand that He has a plan for all, and that he knows best.
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?
Natural gas.
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.
Absolutely not.
Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.
Absolutely not.
CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY
What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?
Punishing the offenders and providing justice for the victims.
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?
Very limited except as to the serious violent and career criminal.
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