Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Tuesday he will “absolutely” run for reelection in 2026, a reversal from previous comments he made saying this would be his final term.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick delivers his inaugural address after taking the oath of office at the state Capitol in Austin on Jan. 17. Despite previous comments, on Tuesday he talked about another run for lieutenant governor in 2026.
Patrick won a third term last year by 12 percentage points, defeating Democrat Mike Collier. Patrick said prior to that election cycle that if he won reelection in 2022, “that’ll be my last term.” Patrick made the comments at a daylong conference in Austin hosted by The Texan, a Texas political news site started by former GOP state Sen.As part of the interview, Patrick also clarified a comment he made in his campaign that concerned some advocates for school choice, which is poised to be a major issue this legislative session.
Patrick has long championed programs that allow parents to use state dollars to send their kids to schools outside the traditional public school system, including private schools. But the cause has new momentum this session with clearer-than-ever support from Gov.. Patrick said during his inaugural address earlier this month that he and Abbott are “all in on school choice” and promised they would protect rural schools.
Phelan recently defeated a push by a small group of House Republicans to ban Democratic committee chairs, a practice that Phelan has defended as a worthwhile tradition. Patrick noted he was “eight years ahead of this movement” when he took office in 2015 and significantly reduced the number of Democratic committee chairs in the upper chamber. He unveiled his latest committee appointments Monday, and only one panel, the Criminal Justice Committee, will continue to be led by a Democrat, Sen.
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