
Rhonda Ward
Republican | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Conservative
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Rhonda Ward
Party
Republican
Election Year
2026
Election
Republican Primary
Race
State Senator 3
Incumbent
No
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*
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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