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State Representative, 60th District
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Mike Olcott

Candidate for State Representative, 60th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; retired research scientist
Campaign website
mikeolcott.com

State representative for District 60 since 2025. A biochemist (Ph.D., University of Kentucky) who spent more than 15 years in cancer research, and co-founder of Parker County Conservatives.

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Photo: Official portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Supports eliminating property taxes, starting with homeowners' school taxes.

    Issues - Mike Olcott for Texas House

    Campaign website · mikeolcott.com

    “Ultimately, we need to eliminate property taxes all together. … Eliminate school property taxes for homeowners”
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Education

  • Authored a bill ending in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrants.

    HB 1324 (2025) did not become law.

    Issues - Mike Olcott for Texas House

    Campaign website · mikeolcott.com

    “ban taxpayer dollars from being used to subsidize in-state tuition for illegal aliens at our state universities (HB 1324)”
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Economy & jobs

Health & human services

  • Supports banning vaccine mandates.

    Issues - Mike Olcott for Texas House

    Campaign website · mikeolcott.com

    “pass a bill that unequivocally bans vaccine mandates so no Texan is ever fired for not being vaccinated”
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  • Opposes gender-transition treatments for minors.

    Issues - Mike Olcott for Texas House

    Campaign website · mikeolcott.com

    “I will fight to abolish the practices of gender reassignment surgery, administration of puberty blockers”
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Government & transparency

  • Supports tougher voter fraud penalties and photo ID to vote.

    Issues - Mike Olcott for Texas House

    Campaign website · mikeolcott.com

    “I support tougher penalties for voter fraud and support requiring a photo ID to vote.”
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