Dan Patrick
Republican · TX · Lieutenant Governor of Texas
Dan Patrick is the Lieutenant Governor of Texas and President of the Texas Senate. He was first elected lieutenant governor in 2014 and reelected in 2018 and 2022.
Where Dan Patrick stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
On May 31, 2025, Dan Patrick signed the conference committee report for the Texas Senate's biennial budget, Senate Bill 1.
May 31, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
On May 31, 2025, Dan Patrick signed the conference committee report for the Texas Senate's biennial budget, Senate Bill 1.
May 31, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Issued 2026 interim charges directing Texas Senate committees which topics to study before the 2027 session. Named priorities including property tax relief, lowering the homestead tax-freeze age from 65 to 55, and raising the homestead exemption to $180,000, or $240,000 for seniors.
March 27, 2026
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
Created a Texas Senate investigating committee on the July 2025 Guadalupe River flooding and named its members, charging it to examine what happened, including actions taken at youth summer camps such as Camp Mystic.
October 13, 2025
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
On July 21, 2025, Dan Patrick announced the creation of the Texas Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting and appointed its members.
July 21, 2025
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
On May 31, 2025, Dan Patrick signed the conference committee report for the Texas Senate's biennial budget, Senate Bill 1.
May 31, 2025
Source: ltgov.texas.gov
Past race Dan Patrick ran in:
- Lieutenant Governor · November 3, 2026 · Texas · incumbent