State

State Senator, District 2

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 2
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state senator is one of 31 members of the Texas Senate, which writes and votes on state laws and the state budget and confirms many of the Governor's appointments.

Covers all of Kaufman, Navarro, Rockwall and Van Zandt counties, and part of Collin, Dallas and Ellis counties.

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Keenen Colbert

Democratic

Logistics management

The gist

Supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $15.
Supports ending the state's school voucher program.
Supports free school meals for all K-12 students.
Supports ending corporate and oil and gas tax breaks.
Supports shifting fossil fuel subsidies to community solar and wind.
Supports publicly financed elections.

More about Keenen

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Supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $15.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“Absolutely! Raising the minimum wage is long overdue for Texans.”
Supports ending the state's school voucher program.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“I would support ending our current school voucher program completely to ensure that public funds are going to public schools.”
Supports free school meals for all K-12 students.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“Regardless of income, no student should have to go hungry while at school.”
Supports ending corporate and oil and gas tax breaks.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“Large corporations can afford to pay their fair share in taxes … Oil and gas companies do not need Tax breaks.”
Supports shifting fossil fuel subsidies to community solar and wind.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“Redirecting state subsidies to community-owned projects like solar and wind would literally give power to the people.”
Supports publicly financed elections.
Meet The Candidates: Keenen Colbert For Texas Senate District 02 (candidate Q&A)
Candidate questionnaire · LoneStarLeft · lonestarleft.com
“ABSOLUTELY! Elected officials work for the public, not PACs or corporate donors.”

Bob Hall

RepublicanIncumbent

Retired U.S. Air Force captain and business owner

The gist

Sponsored 2025 laws on electric grid and supply-chain reliability.In office
Sponsored law changing how early and election-day votes are processed.In office
Sponsored law abolishing the Texas Lottery Commission.In office
Sponsored law on professionals' failure to report child abuse.In office
Supports gun rights; helped make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary.In office
Opposes abortion, per his Senate biography.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

More about Bob

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Sponsored 2025 laws on electric grid and supply-chain reliability.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities. … Relating to the reliability of the electricity supply chain.”
Sponsored law changing how early and election-day votes are processed.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the integration of early voting by personal appearance and election day voting, including the manner in which election returns are processed”
Sponsored law abolishing the Texas Lottery Commission.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the abolishment of the Texas Lottery Commission and the transfer of the administration of the state lottery”
Sponsored law on professionals' failure to report child abuse.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored: Sen. Bob Hall, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“Relating to the offense of failure to report child abuse or neglect by certain professionals and the statute of limitations for that offense”
Supports gun rights; helped make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary.
Senator Bob Hall: District 2
Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov
“Senator Hall was instrumental in making Texas a 2nd Amendment Sanctuary State”
Opposes abortion, per his Senate biography.
Senator Bob Hall: District 2
Government record · Texas Senate · senate.texas.gov
“He is pro-life, pro-gun, pro-liberty, pro-property rights”

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