Race 3 of 18

Lieutenant Governor

Presides over the Texas Senate, controls which bills reach the floor and sits on the Legislative Budget Board.

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Republican
Dan Patrick
Dan Patrick is the Republican candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Patrick directed the Texas Senate to study “preventing Sharia law in Texas.”
Muslim / Islam record
1 documented
Muslim community engagement
No verified public record found
Pro-Israel political money
Partial review
Anti-Islam remarks & actions
1 documented
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Directed a Sharia-law study
Years in public office
19 years
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Democrat
Vikki Goodwin
Vikki Goodwin is the Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Goodwin campaigns for public-school funding and against public money for religious schools.
Muslim / Islam record
1 documented
Muslim community engagement
No verified public record found
Pro-Israel political money
Partial review
Anti-Islam remarks & actions
No public info found
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Backed equal civil-rights protections
Years in public office
7 years
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Libertarian
Anthony Cristo
Anthony Cristo is the Libertarian candidate for Lieutenant Governor. Cristo’s campaign describes him as a Cibolo high-school English and debate teacher and a military veteran.
Muslim / Islam record
No public info found
Muslim community engagement
No verified public record found
Pro-Israel political money
Partial review
Anti-Islam remarks & actions
No public info found
CIVIL LIBERTIES
Opposed blaming immigrants
Years in public office
No public info found
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Green
Kevin McCormick
Kevin McCormick is the Green candidate for Lieutenant Governor. McCormick lists bus service, farm cooperatives and election reform as his top legislative priorities.
Muslim / Islam record
No public info found
Muslim community engagement
No verified public record found
Pro-Israel political money
Partial review
Anti-Islam remarks & actions
No public info found
CIVIL LIBERTIES
No public info found
Years in public office
No public info found
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What we examine for this office

1. Muslims, Islam & Civil Rights — Documented Record
2. Democracy & Civil Liberties
3. Family & Household Policy
4. Office-Specific Record & Authority
5. Muslim Community Engagement
6. Political Money & Israel-Policy Organizations
7. Palestine, Israel & Foreign Policy

Candidates as printed on the 2026 General Election statewide sample ballot (Texas Secretary of State): Dan Patrick (Republican), Vikki Goodwin (Democrat), Anthony Cristo (Libertarian), Kevin McCormick (Green).

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