Private citizen (retired pastor)

Paul Thomasson is a Democrat and retired United Methodist pastor from College Station who served in ministry for about 43 years¹⁴. KBTX reported in February 2026 that he had less than six months in politics⁴. His campaign lists protecting public schools, no more data centers, conserving land and water, ending mass surveillance and restoring womens rights as goals³.

Where they stand 5 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• School choiceNo, keep public money in traditional public schoolsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • In a January 2026 Q and A he said a goal is reversing the voucher bill, and that the bill takes important funds away from public schools. (2026-01) source
  • His campaign website lists protecting public schools as a goal and says vouchers have taken millions from public school systems. (2026) source
  • In his Ballotpedia survey he said millions of dollars have been taken out of public schools and given to vouchers and administrators. (2025) source
• AI data centersStop new large data centers and end their tax breaksmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign website lists no more data centers as one of his goals. (2026) source
  • He says unwanted data centers and others receiving unfair tax breaks should be addressed. (2026-01) source
• AbortionLegal in most cases up to viability (about 24 weeks)low

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign website lists restoring womens rights as one of his goals. (2026) source
• GunsAdd universal background checks and red-flag lawslow

  Said · low confidence

  • In his Ballotpedia survey he said he owns guns for hunting wild hogs and emergency defense, and strongly believes guns should be much harder for dangerously mentally ill people to get. (2025) source
• Minimum wageNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • He says he strongly advocates raising the minimum wage, which has been 7.25 dollars an hour since 2009. (2026-01) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Healthcare, Guns, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Property taxes, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Election rules, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Marijuana, Gender care for minors, Redistricting, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Ranked-choice voting, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, AI regulation, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, Transgender athletes, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.