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State of Texas
Dan Patrick
Lieutenant Governor of Texas (R incumbent · 2026 reelection · 4th term bid)
Republican
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RESOLUTE Citizen Score
100
/ 100
A
Raw: 90 of 90 dynamic max
· 45 of 49 answered
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✝ God First
62/ 70
🏛️ State First
28/ 30
National Rank
#14 of 8,966 · top 0.2% among candidates with at least one scored answer
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Next Election
March 3, 2026
Primary · Seat up at next election
— until
Registration deadline: 2026-10-05
Early voting: 2026-10-19 – 2026-10-30
Elections office: (512) 463-5650
Voter status: Check registration
State elections site: Texas Secretary of State — Elections Division
Official Profile
R incumbent Lt Governor of Texas (since 2015, seeking 4th term). Former state senator, talk radio host. One of most powerful Lt Govs in US (controls TX Senate). Seeking 2026 reelection.
Category Breakdown
Candidate affirms life begins at conception and personhood from conception
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Led the Texas Senate passage of the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8, 2021) — the nation's first effectively enforced abortion ban, prohibiting abortion at approximately six weeks' gestation — and in 2025 made SB 33 (Stopping Taxpayer-Funded Abortion Travel) a top legislative priority, blocking state resources from facilitating out-of-state abortions. Holds a lifetime pro-life record affirming protection of the unborn from conception.
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Candidate has voted for or sponsored state legislation moving toward abortion abolition (e.g., heartbeat ban, total ban) — not merely restrictions
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state funding for embryonic stem-cell research and supports state IVF embryo-protection laws
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state physician-assisted suicide laws and opposes state Medicaid death-panel rationing
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has never accepted abortion-industry PAC funding for state-legislative or statewide-office campaigns
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms marriage as exclusively the lifelong union of one man and one woman as instituted by God
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state recognition of same-sex marriage / civil unions / domestic partnerships, and supports state non-recognition resolutions where federally permitted
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state legislation affirming biological sex (bathroom/locker access, sports participation, minor gender-procedure bans)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state no-fault divorce reform and pro-marriage policy (covenant marriage option, waiting periods, etc.)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes promotion of LGBTQ+ identity in state-funded schools, state agencies, and state corporate-partnership programs
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state school-choice (vouchers, ESAs, charter expansion) and supports state homeschool freedom statutes
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state law requiring parental notification + consent on minors' medical, mental-health, and gender interventions (incl. school counseling referrals)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state law restricting CRT/SOGI/comprehensive-sex-ed/gender-ideology curricula in K-12
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state age-verification laws on pornographic content and state criminal penalties for sexualizing minors
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state RFRA-style protections for faith-based adoption + foster agencies; opposes state-mandated SS-couple placement
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms the right to publicly profess Christ in all spheres (workplace, military, public office, schools)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state conscience-exemption laws (state RFRA, medical-professional carve-outs, business-owner protections)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-level pronoun mandates + state 'hate speech' laws restricting Christian conviction
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports state public-square Christian display protections + state legislative prayer + state Sunday-closure laws
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes state-funded promotion of non-Christian religious displays/curricula/holidays in state institutions
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state law protecting cash as legal tender, opposing state-level CBDC pilot programs, and protecting crypto-as-property status
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports sound-money policies including gold/silver as constitutional money and audit/abolition of the Federal Reserve
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state balanced-budget compliance + opposed state borrowing for non-capital expenditures
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted for state usury caps + state predatory-lending protections + state charitable-deduction parity
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted for state pension/treasury divestment from ESG-aligned funds (e.g., BlackRock) + state anti-monopoly enforcement against financial cartels
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state hand-count requirements / opposed electronic voting machines
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Championed Texas SB 1 (2021), the Texas Election Security Act, which extended mandatory photo voter ID to mail-in ballots, banned drive-through and 24-hour voting, and standardized election rules across all 254 Texas counties — fulfilling the rubric's voter-ID and anti-mass-mail-in standard. In 2025 Patrick steered SB 16 through the Texas Senate to stop non-citizens from voting by mandating citizenship verification in voter rolls.
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Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted for state photo voter ID + citizenship verification at registration
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has voted to restrict state early-voting windows + tighten state absentee qualifications to verified medical/military
Not yet verified
Candidate has voted against state mass mail-in voting expansion, against state drop-box deployment, and against legalizing ballot harvesting
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state SoS/legislature) has voted to ban state acceptance of private election grants ('Zuckerbucks') + state penalties for foreign interference
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state-funded border-security measures (e.g., TX Operation Lone Star analog, AZ wall expansion)
TRUE (+2)
1 claim
Passed SB 6 (2023) directing Texas state funds to build additional border-wall segments, championed SB 4 (2023) granting Texas state troopers authority to arrest illegal border crossers under state law, and in 2023 passed SB 2424 expanding state authority to enforce immigration law — treating border security as a first-order state constitutional responsibility alongside federal enforcement.
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Candidate (state) has voted for state laws requiring local cooperation with ICE deportation enforcement
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to preempt or punish sanctuary-city policies + ban state cities from declaring sanctuary status
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state E-Verify mandate (beyond federal floor) for state employers + state-benefit eligibility verification
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to restrict foreign ownership of state farmland (e.g., China-buyer prohibitions)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports constitutional carry without permit requirements
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state red-flag laws, mag-capacity limits, AWBs, and registries (or voted to repeal where enacted)
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted for state constitutional-carry statute
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted against state universal-background-check schemes
TRUE (+2)
Candidate (state) has voted to enact / strengthen state Castle Doctrine + stand-your-ground statute
TRUE (+2)
Candidate has publicly backed law enforcement and opposed defunding/dismantling police
TRUE (+2)
Candidate opposes cashless-bail, soft-on-crime, and rogue-prosecutor (e.g. Soros-DA) policy
TRUE (+2)
Candidate supports victim restitution and proportional punishment of evildoers
TRUE (+2)
Candidate refuses to treat violent crime as a "public health" excuse to avoid punishment
TRUE (+2)
Candidate affirms the magistrate's God-ordained duty to bear the sword (Rom. 13:4)
TRUE (+2)
Official has voted for or sponsored 10th-Amendment nullification or anti-commandeering measures
TRUE (+2)
Official has declined unconstitutional federal mandates or federal strings on the state
TRUE (+2)
Official has resisted federal overreach on guns, life, education, or religious liberty
TRUE (+2)
Official affirms state sovereignty against unconstitutional federal action
TRUE (+2)
Official has opposed federal capture of state elections, data, or land
Not yet verified
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txvaluesaction.org/scorecard/Right Advocacy
texasrighttolife.com/legislative-scores/Right Advocacy
www.tsrapac.com/Right Advocacy
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