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Sarah Eckhardt

Sarah Eckhardt
Democratic
Running for Comptroller of Public Accounts.

Background

Eckhardt has represented Travis County in the Texas Senate since 2020 and earlier served as Travis County Judge and county commissioner. She won the March 2026 Democratic primary with 64.1%. 

Current role
Texas State Senator (Travis County)
Occupation
Attorney; public official
Prior offices
Travis County assistant county attorney; Travis County Commissioner (two terms); Travis County Judge; Texas Senate (2020-present)
Website

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Would protect public schools and audit the education savings account program (often called school vouchers). 
Voting record
Voted no on the Senate motion to concur in House amendments to SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); adopted 19-12 (Senate Journal, April 24, 2025). 

Border Security

What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Would halt state incentives to AI data centers and backs a data center moratorium. 

Water

What is the candidate's approach to water supply and infrastructure?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on SB 8 (2021), which bans most abortions after cardiac activity is detected, about six weeks into pregnancy, and allows private civil suits; the Senate passed it on third reading 19-12 (Senate Journal, March 30, 2021). 

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on HB 1927 (2021), the permitless (constitutional) carry bill; the Senate passed it on third reading 18-13 (Senate Journal, May 5, 2021). 

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Would use the office to report the cost to Texas of not expanding Medicaid. 

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on HB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on Senate third reading and final passage, 18-11 (Senate Journal, August 22-23, 2025, 2nd Called Session). 

Cannabis and THC

What is the candidate's position on hemp-derived THC, medical cannabis, and marijuana laws?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Priorities for This Office

What does the candidate say they would prioritize in this specific office?
Describes the office as a watchdog over public money: ending no-bid contracts, ending corporate tax breaks, running an independent office, and opposing proof-of-legal-status requirements for professional licenses. 

Transgender Policy

What is the candidate's position on Texas laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, facilities, and legal definitions of sex?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on Senate final passage of SB 14 (2023), which prohibits gender transition medical treatment for minors (passed 19-12, April 4, 2023). 

Religion and Public Schools

What is the candidate's position on religion in public schools, such as displaying the Ten Commandments, school prayer, and chaplains?
No public statement found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Voting record
Voted no on SB 10 on passage. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the Senate passed it 20-11 (March 19, 2025) and concurred in House amendments 21-10 (May 28, 2025). Her written reason for vote said the bill unconstitutionally makes one version of the Ten Commandments the required classroom text. 

Religious Liberty and Faith Communities

What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities in Texas, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
In February 2026 criticized the comptroller's office over steps to exclude certain private Islamic schools from the state education savings account program, saying the office was being told to discriminate based on religion. 

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Money

Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.

Endorsements

No public endorsements found. Searched Oct 20, 2026.