Charles Perry, Texas Senate, District 28

Charles Perry

RepublicanTitular

Candidato a Texas Senate, District 28.

Antecedentes

Charles Perry is a Lubbock CPA and the incumbent senator for District 28. His Branch profile describes him as chair of the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee.

Current role: State Senator, District 28
Occupation: Certified public accountant
Prior offices: Texas House of Representatives; Texas Senate, District 28
Hometown: Lubbock

Website

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?

Authored legislation to phase out the business franchise tax and cap government spending.

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?

Supported HB 2, an $8.5 billion public school funding bill, and authored a career and dual-credit bill.

Historial de votaciones

Voted yes 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 se encontró una posición pública.

Buscado el 19 oct 2026.

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?

Authored a proposal for $1 billion a year in dedicated water supply funding.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?

No se encontró una posición pública.

Buscado el 19 oct 2026.

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?

No se encontró una posición pública.

Buscado el 19 oct 2026.

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?

Authored camp flood-safety legislation and a bill to prohibit what he calls sanctuary cities.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?

Sponsored legislation banning retail sale of intoxicating hemp-derived cannabinoids while keeping the Compassionate Use Program.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?

Co-authored the state's voter ID law as a House member.

District Priorities

What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?

No se encontró una posición pública.

Buscado el 19 oct 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?

Aún no investigado.

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?

Aún no investigado.

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?

Aún no investigado.

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?

Aún no investigado.

Dinero

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Respaldos

No se encontraron respaldos públicos. Buscado el 19 oct 2026.