
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
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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