Former Harris County Clerk

Stan Stanart is a Republican with an electronics engineering degree from Oklahoma State University who worked in aerospace and at Compaq Computer before county government¹. He was elected Harris County Clerk, the county's chief election official, in 2010 and 2014, lost re-election in 2018, and lost races for the same office in 2020 and 2022¹². He won the May 26, 2026 Republican primary runoff for the open House District 126 seat, which Rep. Sam Harless is leaving³⁵.

Where they stand 9 issues · tap any issue for the evidence

• Property taxesKeep cutting them and cap how fast they can risemedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign says property taxes must be cut and then constrained so their growth only reflects new construction and businesses. (2026) source
  • Named eliminating or sharply cutting high property taxes as a top priority. (2026-08) source
• Transgender athletesNo, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed optionsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign says girls should not be forced to compete with boys or share showers and bathrooms with them, and that "We must stand for Truth in biology." (2026) source
• AI data centersWelcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costsmedium

  Questionnaire answer · medium confidence

  • Said data centers and large projects must generate their own power so they never raise electricity bills, and use closed-loop water systems with minimal demand. (2026-08) source
• School choiceYes, universal school choice for every familylow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign says Texas must continue on the path of letting parents control their education choices, that parents need options if a school is failing their child, and that he wants to partner with public, charter, private and home schools. (2026) source
• AbortionIllegal, except to save the mother's life or in cases of rape or incestlow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign says he is "fully pro-life." (2026) source
• Policing and crimeTougher sentences, more police funding, and stricter baillow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign says he will back the blue and fight to end what it calls soft-on-crime judges who have created a revolving door of justice. (2026) source
  • Named putting public safety and law-abiding citizens first over criminals as a top priority. (2026-08) source
• AI regulationLet each state write its own targeted AI ruleslow

  Said · low confidence

  • His campaign describes Texas's 2025 AI law (HB 149) and says the state must preserve First Amendment rights while protecting children as AI develops. (2026) source
• Business regulationNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign says the state must reduce burdensome regulations. (2026) source
  • Said he will fight to eliminate burdensome regulations that crush small businesses and keep government out of the way. (2026-08) source
• GunsNo single answer fitsmedium

  Said · medium confidence

  • His campaign says he will strongly defend the Second Amendment. (2026) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Minimum wage, Healthcare, Immigration, Energy and climate, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, 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, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.