Chance Ferguson

Republican | Texas

Candidate Profile

Conservative

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Chance Ferguson


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Representative 71


Incumbent

No


Links

Chance Ferguson websites FacebookXInstagramTikTok

EDUCATION

Tarleton State University, Stephenville, TX, 1990-1991

Olympic College, Bremerton, WA, 1993-1993

Cisco Jr. College, Abilene, TX, 1995-1997

WORK & MILITARY

US Marine Corps, Corporal Non-Commissioned Officer E4, 1991-1994

United States Marshals Service, Deputy Marshal, 2002-2023

AFFILIATIONS

Beltway Park Church, Sunday School Teacher/ Summer camp councelor, 2010-2020

Little League Baseball Coach, coach/Team Manager, 2006-2023

Disability Resources Inc, Chairman of board/board member, 2010-2023

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

None

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

US Congress District 19, 2023-2024

ENDORSEMENTS

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (10)

Callahan County Sheriff

2025-2026

Jones County Sheriff

2025-2026

Anson Chief of Police

OTHER INFORMATION

Candidate forum. Taylor County GOP YouTube. 22 Jan 2026. 1:36:42 min.

Candidate signed the 2026 Abolish Abortion Texas Abolitionist Pledge.

KTAB News: Ferguson discusses desire for real world change

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?

Under no circumstance.

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?

Minimum wage works in the will constantly be changing. Business owners and owners of industry are not going to maintain current prices when minimum wage goes up and take a loss in revenue. They will simply raise prices on the cost of their goods.

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. stop funding projects that have personal interests and are unnecessary. 2. Trim down government agencies and reduce spending. 3. start a DOGE program to analyze the Texas State government system


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Separation of Church and State is not in the Constitution and never has been. It was a statement made in a letter by Thomas Jefferson in 1802 and was referring to the fact that government should not establish or endorse a single religion. Granting the Freedom of Religion to all.

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.

I would have to say C. There needs to be a medical insurance program for the elderly who can't work and the disabled. However, these programs should be heavily audited for fraud and those who abuse it should be prosecuted.

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?

Israel is a strategic ally and provides cooperation in a region where the US needs to be active in gaining intelligence on terrorist organizations such as Hamas and Hezbollah. It further provides the US a force multiplier for joint military operations in the region allowing the US defensive and offensive strike capabilities on our nation's enemies.


IMMIGRATION

I support the existence of sanctuary cities to protect undocumented persons.

Strongly Disagree

As a retired Deputy US Marshal with over 20yrs experience working on the border with other state and federal agencies I know that illegal immigration is a high priority and needs to be eliminated.


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.

Disagree

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian. I believe that the bible is God's living word and that we can't alter God's word to fit our lifestyle. I further believe that each of us falls short and are sinners and therefore I try not to judge others by comparing their sins to mine.


ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Strongly Disagree

In the state of Texas right now, voters can present other forms of identification and still vote without a photo ID. That policy needs to change immediately.


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.

Disagree

What do you believe is the most reliable energy source that will supply the growing demand for electricity?

Nuclear energy has proven to have the highest capacity factors with the lowest emissions. Natural gas runs a close second. The Solar and wind farms across the state are absorbing agricultural lands and causing irreparable damages.


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.

Never

Have you ever been convicted of a felony? If so, please explain.

Never


CRIMINAL JUSTICE & PUBLIC SAFETY

What should be the goal of the criminal justice system?

To enforce laws and protect its citizens.

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?

Laws will only apply to law abiding citizens. Criminals are still going to do what they want to and it only makes it easier for them when you disarm law abiding citizens. Only legislation to regulate firearm control of convicted felons and those in the commission of a felony should be considered. And that will not stop them, but will allow for harsher penalties when violated.

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