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Daniel Alders

Daniel Alders
RepublicanIncumbent
Running for Texas House of Representatives, District 6.

Background

Daniel Alders has represented House District 6 since 2025 and works in real estate. He was raised in Nacogdoches County. 

Current role
State Representative, District 6
Occupation
Real estate professional
Education
New Saint Andrews College
Prior offices
Texas House of Representatives, District 6 (since 2025)
Website

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Filed HB 96 to require bond and tax-rate elections in November with 60% approval. 

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Supports universal school choice, including the education savings account program (often called school vouchers). 
Voting record
Voted yes on SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); the House passed it on third reading 86-61 (Record 300, April 17, 2025). 

Border Security

What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Opposes continued subsidies for solar and wind and supports limiting high-volume groundwater pumping in East Texas. 

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
Says he passed HB 7 restricting distribution of abortion-inducing drugs, including by mail. 

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Supports a bail package to keep judges from releasing certain violent offenders before trial. 

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Says he passed HB 25 allowing over-the-counter sale of ivermectin. 

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
Supports election-fraud enforcement and penalties for members who break quorum. 

District Priorities

What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 19, 2026.

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?
Not yet researched.

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?
Not yet researched.

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?
Not yet researched.

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Not yet researched.

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 19, 2026.