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State Senator, District 2

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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.

CandidatesCompare by issue

Taxes & budget

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    • Supports ending corporate and oil and gas tax breaks.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Public safety

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    • Sponsored law on professionals' failure to report child abuse.In office
    • Supports gun rights; helped make Texas a Second Amendment sanctuary.In office

Education

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    • Supports ending the state's school voucher program.
    • Supports free school meals for all K-12 students.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Economy & jobs

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    • Supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $15.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Roads & infrastructure

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    • Sponsored 2025 laws on electric grid and supply-chain reliability.In office

Environment & parks

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    • Supports shifting fossil fuel subsidies to community solar and wind.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    No documented position found.

Health & human services

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    No documented position found.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    • Opposes abortion, per his Senate biography.In office

Government & transparency

  • Keenen ColbertDemocratic

    • Supports publicly financed elections.

  • Bob HallRepublican

    • Sponsored law changing how early and election-day votes are processed.In office
    • Sponsored law abolishing the Texas Lottery Commission.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; 8 issues covered in this race.