Dan Patrick

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First elected to statewide office in 2014. Current term as lieutenant governor expires January 2027. Running for re-election in the 2026 Republican primary. 
 
Patrick defeated former incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst (R) in the 2014 election to become Lieutenant Governor. He previously served in the Texas Senate, District 7, from 2008-2014, where he chaired the Senate Education Committee. 

Endorsed in the 2022 primary election by the Texas Home School Coalition PAC, which supports using public funds for private and home-schools, giving private and home-schooled students greater access to public education services, and limiting state oversight of private and home schools. He also received the group's endorsement in 2018 and 2014. 

Endorsed by the editorial board of the Dallas Morning News in the 2022 Republican primary election. The newspaper endorsed Patrick's opponent, Mike Collier, in the 2022 general election, however. 
 
Endorsed by the editorial board of the Houston Chronicle in the 2022 Republican primary election. The newspaper endorsed Patrick's opponent, Mike Collier, in the 2022 general election, however. 
 
Endorsed by the editorial board of the Austin American-Statesman in the 2022 Republican primary election. The newspaper endorsed Patrick's opponent, Mike Collier, in the 2022 general election, however. 
 
The editorial board of the Ft. Worth Star-Telegram endorsed Patrick's opponent, Mike Collier, in the 2022 general election. 
 
Endorsed in the 2018 primary election by Texans for Fiscal Responsibility (Empower Texans), a group that has supported budget cuts and limiting state spending on public education, reducing educators' rights and benefits, and funding private school vouchers. He also received the group's endorsement in 2014.