State
State Senator, District 28
- 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 Baylor, Childress, Coleman, Collingsworth, Concho, Cottle, Crosby, Dickens, Donley, Fisher, Floyd, Foard, Garza, Gray, Hale, Hardeman, Haskell, Hockley, Jones, Kent, King, Knox, Lamb, Lubbock, Lynn, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Mills, Motley, Nolan, Runnels, San Saba, Stonewall, Taylor, Terry, Throckmorton, Tom Green, Wheeler and Wilbarger counties, and part of Wichita County.
Taxes & budget
Riley RodriquezDemocratic
No documented position found.
Charles PerryRepublican
- Sponsored amendment prohibiting a capital gains tax.In office
Public safety
Riley RodriquezDemocratic
No documented position found.
Charles PerryRepublican
- Sponsored 2025 law on campground and youth camp safety.In office
Economy & jobs
Riley RodriquezDemocratic
No documented position found.
Charles PerryRepublican
- Sponsored law banning sales of cell-cultured meat.In office
Environment & parks
Riley RodriquezDemocratic
No documented position found.
Charles PerryRepublican
- Sponsored 2025 law on financing water infrastructure.In office
Health & human services
Riley RodriquezDemocratic
No documented position found.
Charles PerryRepublican
- Sponsored bill regulating hemp products; the Governor vetoed it.In office
- Sponsored law banning marketing and sale of certain e-cigarettes.In office
Challengers are listed first and incumbents last; otherwise candidates appear in ballot order. The Gist does not rank, rate or endorse candidates. Only positions backed by a cited source are shown; 5 issues covered in this race.