Greg Abbott
Governor, TX · Republican · Texas
Greg Abbott is the Governor of Texas, running for a fourth term in 2026 on border security, tax cuts, and school choice.
Profile last updated Jul 9, 2026 · Center Field Politics
Scout's Report
A long-serving conservative governor with a record of enacting tax cuts, school-choice funding, and aggressive border-enforcement programs.
Core Strength
Sustained delivery of conservative legislative priorities and large war chest.
Core Weakness
Faces criticism over the power grid and the social and border-policy impacts.
Recent Action
Won the March 2026 Republican primary and advanced to the general election.
Key Metrics
- Reliability
- 97%
- Documented Controversies
- 0
- Funding Secured
- $900M
- Outside Influence
- Low
Roll-call or session participation — did they show up?
Official ethics findings or court records only.
State funds and disaster, border, and infrastructure dollars directed within Texas (absolute, term-to-date).
Derived from PAC and outside-spending share of campaign funding.
Where They Stand
Stances on the issues many voters care most about. Where a candidate has not given a clear answer we mark it "Mixed / Partial" or "Unclear" rather than guess. Positions are drawn from official records and bias-labeled news sources; they are descriptive only and are never scored.
Environment—Opposes32
Climate protections and regulation versus fewer climate-related regulations on industry.
Opposes aggressive climate mandates and emphasizes oil-and-gas production and deregulation.
Healthcare—Opposes3
Expanding healthcare coverage for all versus expanding market-based, private insurance.
Opposes single-payer healthcare and has declined to expand Medicaid in Texas.
Second Amendment—Opposes4
New firearm regulations versus no new firearm regulations.
Signed permitless-carry into law and opposes additional firearm restrictions.
Immigration—Opposes4
Pathways to citizenship versus a closed-border approach.
Backs hardline border enforcement and a major state-funded border-security program.
Roe v. Wade—Opposes4
Protecting access to abortion versus restricting access to abortion.
Signed a near-total abortion ban and defends it in court.
National Security—Unclear3
Whether diplomacy or military strength should be the primary national-security priority.
As a state governor he has no significant public record on U.S. military action against Iran.
Campaign Funding
Files with the Texas Ethics Commission, not the FEC. Raised $22.7M in the Jul–Dec 2025 period (48,000+ contributions from all 254 counties), holding a nation-leading ~$105.7M war chest across his campaign and the Texans for Greg Abbott PAC. Texas has no contribution limits and the state summary does not itemize small vs. large donors. Raised $22.7M for the 2026 cycle (Jan 2026 filing (Jul–Dec 2025)), filed with Texas Ethics Commission.
Total raised (cycle 2026): $22,710,294 · Outside influence: Low
Estimated Net Worth
Most recent estimate: $5M-$15M
Year-over-year change cannot be computed until additional disclosure years are added to this profile.
Party Loyalty
Party-line alignment on major recorded votes.
On the 2026 Ballot
Sources
- Office of the Texas Governor
- AP — Texas policy coverage
- Ballotpedia — Greg Abbott political positions
- Office of the Texas Governor — signed legislation (tax relief, school choice, border)
- Texas Democratic Party — statements on the Abbott record
- Texas Ethics Commission
- Ballotpedia — Officeholder financial disclosure
- Wikipedia — Greg Abbott