Don Huffines R
Previously served in the Texas Senate, District 16, from 2015 to 2019.
Comptroller of Public Accounts (Texas)
- Election Day
- November 3, 2026
- Party
- Republican
- Opponents
- 3
- Ballot status
- Certified by the Texas Secretary of State (source)
About Don
Previously served in the Texas Senate, District 16, from 2015 to 2019.
Written from the official records listed under Quick Facts.
Quick Facts
- Texas Senate, District 16: Served 2015 – 2019 (source)
On the Ballot
- General Election
November 3, 2026 - Opponents
Sarah Eckhardt (D)
V. Alonzo Echavarria-Garza (L)
Shehla Faizi (G)
In Don's Own Words
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Where Don Stands on the Issues
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Documented positions
Supports eliminating business regulations the campaign says raise the cost of living.
“Huffines will fight to eliminate job-killing regulations that hold Texas businesses back and drive up the cost of living.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Proposes investigating government corruption and seeking prosecution of those who steal taxpayer funds.
“That's why he will expose government corruption and fight to put people in jail for stealing taxpayer dollars.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Proposes forensic audits of all state agencies and local governments to review how tax dollars are spent.
“Don Huffines will conduct forensic audits across all local governments and state agencies to ensure tax dollars are spent properly and transparently.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Calls for cutting property taxes and regulation, which the campaign says drive up housing costs.
“Government is the number one driver of housing and business costs, from sky-high property taxes to California-style regulation and red tape.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Calls for no state tax dollars to go to people in the country illegally, terrorists, or what the campaign calls woke ideology.
“Don Huffines will fight to ensure zero tax dollars go to illegal aliens, Islamic terrorists, or woke ideology.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Proposes working with the Legislature to modernize highways, airports, ports, and power systems.
“Working with the Legislature, Huffines will advance creative, forward-looking solutions to modernize highways, airports, ports, and power systems.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Supports reducing government's role to promote entrepreneurship and wage growth.
“By getting government out of the way, Huffines will unleash Texas entrepreneurs, grow paychecks, and make it easier for every Texan to work, build, and prosper.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Supports the state education savings account program and proposes overseeing it with the Legislature and TEA.
“As Comptroller, he will oversee every aspect of the education-freedom program and work closely with the Legislature and Texas Education Agency to ensure it is built for the future and empowers Texas parents.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Proposes returning budget surpluses as property tax relief for businesses, renters, and homeowners.
“He will shift the focus of the Comptroller's office away from auditing businesses and toward aggressively auditing government spending, finding savings, and returning budget surpluses to taxpayers through property tax relief for businesses, renters, and homeowners.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026
Supports giving Texas companies priority for state contracts.
“As Comptroller, Don Huffines will expose the policies making the American Dream unaffordable, fight to slash property taxes, and prioritize Texas companies for state contracts, keeping our dollars, jobs, and growth here at home.”
Source: Don Huffines For Texas Comptroller: Priorities · Checked September 28, 2026