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Charles Schwertner

Charles Schwertner

Republican · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

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Texas Senate District 5Texas · 2026Brazos County sample ballot
Top priorities
  • Border security and immigration enforcement, including 287(g) enforcement legislation
  • Second Amendment rights, including authoring the state's constitutional carry law
  • Property rights and eminent domain reform for landowners

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Charles Schwertner is an orthopedic surgeon with a pharmacy degree from the University of Texas at Austin and a medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, per his official Senate biography. He served in the Texas House from 2011 to 2013 and has represented Senate District 5 since 2013, chairing the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. He is the incumbent seeking reelection.

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