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Lois W. Kolkhorst

Lois W. Kolkhorst

Republican · Texas · 2026 · Incumbent

Running for Texas Senate District 18, Texas

Top priorities

From the campaign site

  • restricting land sales to foreign entities designated national security threats
  • food labeling requirements
  • government transparency and private property rights
Biography

Lois W. Kolkhorst is the Republican candidate for Texas Senate District 18 and the sitting senator. She chairs the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services and the Sunset Advisory Commission, and served seven terms in the Texas House before her election to the Senate in a 2014 special election, per her campaign site. She is a small business owner and Texas Christian University graduate.

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Texas Senate District 18Texas · 2026Harris County sample ballot

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