Pat Dixon
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Pat Dixon
Libertarian
Running for Governor.
Background
Dixon is a former chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas and author of 'Primary Screenout' and 'Leading Like a Libertarian.' He ran for Texas Senate District 14 in 2022.
- Occupation
- Business executive; author
- Prior offices
- Lago Vista City Council
Positions
Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Skeptical of promises to eliminate property taxes without naming spending cuts; favors lowering the state sales tax and cutting business tax breaks.
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Supports a statewide scholarship with equal per-child funding that follows students to any school and fewer state testing mandates.
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Says border policy is federal and Texas should cooperate only where it does not harm Texans; favors easier legal immigration for peaceful, productive people.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Says proposed 765-kV transmission lines must be shown to be needed route by route; opposes eminent domain for them and tax incentives for data centers.
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?
Describes himself as pro-life but opposes politicians intervening in difficult medical decisions; prefers persuasion and adoption over enforcement.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
Supports lawful gun ownership; skeptical of red flag laws on due process grounds; favors targeted responses to credible threats and school security.
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Favors punishing impaired driving and conduct that endangers others; says searches of statewide surveillance camera networks should require probable cause.
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Says Texas elections are conducted properly; supports paper ballots and audits, verifying residency and status, and lists nonpartisan redistricting and approval voting among his policy statements.
Cannabis and THC
What is the candidate's position on hemp-derived THC, medical cannabis, and marijuana laws?
Supports adults' freedom to use hemp and THC products while punishing impaired driving.
Priorities for This Office
What does the candidate say they would prioritize in this specific office?
Emphasizes smaller government, lower taxes and limits on surveillance, and says he will not make a long list of promises.
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?
In a questionnaire, agreed with restricting participation in women's sports and spaces by sex assigned at birth; was neutral on gender transition treatment for minors, saying he opposes it without parental consent.
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?
Says he supports separation of church and state and that the governor should have nothing to do with religion; did not address the Ten Commandments or school prayer laws specifically.
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?
Says government should not care what religion, if any, a person follows; says most Texas Muslims are peaceful and questions the evidence for Gov. Abbott's designation of CAIR as a terrorist organization; opposes requiring people to provide services that violate their beliefs.
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.