Don Huffines
Republican Candidate for Governor
Huffines/Photo by Campaign
Question: What is your age?
Answer: 63
Q: What is your educational background? Please list any degrees or certificates earned and any institutions attended.
A: Bachelor of Business Administration, University of Texas at Austin
Q: What is your occupation?
A: Businessman
Q: If you are a business owner, please list the business or businesses that you own. (If this question is not applicable, please note that below.)
A: Own Huffines Communities and Huffines Enterprises
Q: Please list any civic boards or commissions (non-profit, government, union, political, etc.) on which you have served as a board member or equivalent.
A: Very extensive
Q: Have you previously held or do you currently hold any elected office? If so, what office(s)?
A: Texas Senator for District 16
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Q: Why did you decide to run for this office in 2022?
A: I am running for Governor because I'm tired of politicians lying to me. Career politicians like Greg Abbott have been in office for a quarter of a century, the Republican party has had control of the government for over two decades now, yet our conservative priorities are not law. Abortion is still legal, Texas children are being indoctrinated with Marxist CRT ideology in public schools, and we're still paying exorbitant property taxes.
The final straw for me was Greg Abbott's response to COVID-19. Abbott shut down thousands of businesses, enforced mask mandates and lockdown orders, and closed our churches during Easter week- the holiest week of the year. The only time that Abbott acts in the interest of Texans is when Texans look at states like Florida and start to ask why Abbott doesn't act more like Governor Ron DeSantis.
The people of Texas deserve real leadership in a Governor, and that is what I will bring.
Q: If elected, what will be your top three priorities in office?
A: When I am Governor, my top three priorities will be to secure the Texas Border, ensure election integrity, and eliminate property taxes.
Q: What is an issue you believe has gone overlooked in your race and how will you address it if elected?
A: We need a Governor that will fight the cultural battles we face. Children are being indoctrinated with Critical Race Theory and transgender ideology throughout the country, and Texas is not safe from that threat. We will lose Texas forever if someone doesn't fiercely oppose the Leftist cultural invasion, but Greg Abbott is unwilling to do so. As Governor I will root out all Marxist ideology from our public institutions and I will bring back virtue and Christian morality to our government and schools.
Q: Why are you the best candidate for voters to support for this position?
A: I was the only Senator in Texas history never to take a penny of government money in pay, pension, or per diem. I wouldn't even allow the government to furnish my office at the Texas capitol. I'm not asking voters to take a chance on me, I have thorough record of conservative leadership.
Even my campaign has led the way for conservative victories in Texas. With the help of a whistleblower, we exposed that one of Greg Abbott's state agencies was mandating Critical Race Theory training for employees. We also discovered that Texas Department of Family and Protective Services had a website with resources for 'transgender youth'. As a result of pressure from our campaign and the public, both the program and website were removed.
Texans want a Governor that will fight for them, and that's what I have done.