Rhonda Ward

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

Rhonda Ward


Party

Republican


Election Year

2026


Election

Republican Primary


Race

State Senator 3


Incumbent

No


Links

Rhonda Ward websites FacebookXInstagram

EDUCATION

Stephen F Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX, No degree, 1988-1990

CU Boulder, Boulder, CO, Real Estate Appraiser Certification, 2001-2001

WORK & MILITARY

CU Boulder, Real Estate Appraiser certification, 2000-2001

AFFILIATIONS

Nacogdoches County Republican Women, President, 2020-2022

Nacogdoches County Republican Party, Election Judge, 2018-2024

Texas State Republican Executive Committee, SD 3 Committewoman, 2023-2025

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

SREC, SD 3 Committewoman

Nacogdoches County Republican Party, Precinct Chair, 2019-2024

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

State Senator, SD 3, 2025-

Nacogdoches County GOP Chair, 2023-2024

ENDORSEMENTS*

*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (15)

*Texas Right to Life TRL PAC

Grassroots America: We the People

*Texas Eagle Forum

Steve Toth

Texas Gun Rights PAC

OTHER (1)

*Texans for Toll-Free Highways TTH

REPORTED BY CANDIDATE (27)

True Texas Project

Political organization

2025-

Wayne Christian

Railroad Commissioer

SELECTED CONTRIBUTIONS

CONSERVATIVE
GIVEN BY CANDIDATE (8)

State Republican Party Organizations (2025)

Audrey Young (2023)

Candy Noble (2023)

David Covey (2023)

Dennis London (2023)

RECEIVED BY CANDIDATE (0)

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

Eddie Lucio Jr. (2013)

OTHER INFORMATION

Signed the Texas First Pledge

Candidate Q&A. Beaumont Enterprise. 21 Oct 2025.

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, I am pro-life from conception to natural death.

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?

The minimum wage is fine where it is. I am a small business owner, and I pay more than minimum wage; it should be up to the employer to set the wage. If we raise the minimum wage, we could slow economic growth.

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. Implement third-party audits for cities, counties, and schools with consequences if they fail. There are currently no consequences for failing an audit or for not performing one at all. 2. Zero-based budgeting. This would force all state agencies to justify their entire budget each biennium. 3. Eliminate unfunded mandates for counties of less than 125,000. Many of these mandates are targeted at large metro areas with no forethought of the cost to small counties and cities.


RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

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

Separation of church and state is a misnomer. The Constitution actually protects our right to discuss politics in churches.

Individuals and businesses should be required to provide services even if it would violate their moral and/or religious beliefs.

Strongly Disagree

The Supreme Court of the United States has decided this. If a service is against your moral or religious beliefs, you have the right to decline the service.


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 with significant oversight, but no other taxpayer-funded insurance.

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

The CCP is not, and has never been, our friend!

Is the United States' relationship with Israel important, and if so why?

I am a Christian and believe that Israel is God's chosen people. We must maintain our relationship with Israel as we have shared security interests, and it is the most stable nation in the Middle East.


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 Christian conservative. I was blessed to be raised in a Christian home with Christian grandparents. My upbringing has shaped me into the woman I am today. My beliefs shape every decision I make. I was taught, "You may be the only Bible some people ever read." That phrase has stuck with me my entire life. I try to live my life by that phrase in action and words. I am pro-life from conception to natural death. I do not believe in abortion under any circumstances. I have visited with women who were talked into an abortion after rape or incest, and it is just trauma upon trauma. I have never thought money stacked high enough to make wrong right and I will not cave to special interest groups or lobbyists.


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?

I believe natural gas- and nuclear-powered electrical generation plants are the most reliable forms of 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?

To provide public safety and uphold the laws that are already in place.

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?

I am pro-2nd Amendment and do not support any further restrictions.

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