Gary Gates
Gary Gates (Republican Party) is a member of theTexas House of Representatives, representingDistrict 28. He assumed office on February 11, 2020. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Gates (Republican Party) is running for re-election to theTexas House of Representatives to representDistrict 28. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary onMarch 3, 2026.[source]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Gates was assigned to the following committees:
- Urban Affairs Committee,Vice Chair
- Appropriations Committee
- Resolutions Calendars Committee,Vice Chair
2021-2022
Gates was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Sandy Ibanez (D) andKristyna Loundy (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Sandy Ibanez  | |
 | Kristyna Loundy | |
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates (R) is running in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 3, 2026.
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 | Gary Gates | |
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedMarty Rocha in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 60.6 | 56,890 |
| Marty Rocha (D) | 39.4 | 37,058 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 93,948 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Marty Rocha defeatedNelvin Adriatico in the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Marty Rocha | 57.0 | 3,548 | |
 | Nelvin Adriatico | 43.0 | 2,677 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 6,225 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedDan Mathews in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates | 61.1 | 10,612 |
 | Dan Mathews | 38.9 | 6,764 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 17,376 | ||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Gates received the following endorsements.
- Former PresidentDonald Trump (R)
2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedNelvin Adriatico in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 61.6 | 40,240 |
| Nelvin Adriatico (D) | 38.4 | 25,124 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 65,364 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Nelvin Adriatico advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Nelvin Adriatico | 100.0 | 5,683 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 5,683 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedRobert Boettcher in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates | 75.2 | 10,655 |
 | Robert Boettcher | 24.8 | 3,508 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 14,163 | ||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedElizabeth Markowitz in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 55.3 | 66,619 |
 | Elizabeth Markowitz (D) | 44.7 | 53,908 | |
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 120,527 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Elizabeth Markowitz advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Markowitz | 100.0 | 16,303 |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 16,303 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28
IncumbentGary Gates defeatedSchell Hammel in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates | 95.3 | 19,451 |
| Schell Hammel | 4.7 | 963 | ||
| Incumbents arebolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 20,414 | ||
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Campaign finance
2019
See also: Texas state legislative special elections, 2019
General runoff election
Special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
Gary Gates defeatedElizabeth Markowitz in the special general runoff election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on January 28, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 58.1 | 17,484 |
| Elizabeth Markowitz (D) | 41.9 | 12,629 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 30,113 | ||
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General election
Special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Texas House of Representatives District 28 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Elizabeth Markowitz (D) | 39.1 | 11,356 |
| ✔ | | Gary Gates (R) | 28.5 | 8,275 |
 | Tricia Krenek (R) | 18.1 | 5,272 | |
 | Anna Allred (R) | 9.3 | 2,705 | |
 | Gary Hale (R) | 2.4 | 712 | |
| Sarah Laningham (R) | 1.7 | 503 | ||
| Clinton Purnell (R) | 0.9 | 256 | ||
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 29,079 | ||
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2016
Gates filed to run as a Republican candidate for theTexas Railroad Commission in 2016. He and formerstate Rep.Wayne Christian won the primary election and advanced to a runoff primary election, where Christian defeated Gates.
Results
Primary election
| Texas Railroad Commission, 2016 | ||||
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
 Gary Gates | 28.4% | 586,846 | ||
| Wayne Christian | 19.7% | 408,056 | ||
| Ron Hale | 14.7% | 303,847 | ||
| Lance Christian | 12.1% | 250,523 | ||
| Weston Martinez | 10.1% | 208,710 | ||
| Doug Jeffrey | 9.3% | 192,999 | ||
| John Greytok | 5.7% | 117,125 | ||
| Total Votes | 2,068,106 | |||
| Election results viaTexas Secretary of State. | ||||
Runoff primary election
| Texas Railroad Commission, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
| Wayne Christian | 51.1% | 192,217 | ||
| Gary Gates | 48.9% | 184,170 | ||
| Total Votes | 376,387 | |||
| Election results viaTexas Secretary of State. | ||||
2014
Lois W. Kolkhorst (R) defeatedCindy Drabek (D),Christian E. Hawkins (D),Gary Gates (R) andCharles Gregory (R) off in the special election on December 6, 2014.[1][2]
The seat was vacant followingGlenn Hegar's (R) election asTexas Comptroller on November 4, 2014.[3]
Aspecial election for the position ofTexas State Senate District 18 was called for December 6, 2014. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was November 19, 2014.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Lois W. Kolkhorst | 55.8% | 21,961 | |
| Republican | Gary Gates | 34.2% | 13,439 | |
| Democratic | Cindy Drabek | 4.8% | 1,893 | |
| Democratic | Christian E. Hawkins | 3.3% | 1,280 | |
| Republican | Charles Gregory | 2% | 779 | |
| Total Votes | 39,352 | |||
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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2019
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Campaign website
| “ | Protecting Taxpayers Fighting skyrocketing property taxes are a priority to Gary. He knows high property taxes make it harder and harder for younger families to achieve the dream of owning their home. Gary support reforming the appraisal process that has been the main culprit in higher property taxes. Gary is also asking all Texas voters to join him and vote for the constitutional amendment banning a state income tax once and for all. Supporting Our Schools Gary supports Governor Abbott’s plan to provide comprehensive security funding and emergency response training for school personnel with the goal for making Texas schools the safest in the nation. Emergency Preparedness Gary wants all Texans prepared for natural disasters. He wants to make sure the state is equipped and can more quickly respond to and recover from natural disasters. Border Security & Human Trafficking Gary knows the importance of protecting our borders. He supports the effort to deployed 1,000 additional National Guard Troops to help secure the border, in addition to increasing penalties for drug and human trafficking operations. Pro-Life Gary is 100% pro-life. In fact, Gary and his wife Melissa believe every life is precious, they have opened their home and adopted children that the system left behind. Gary will fight in the state house to protect each life. Religious Liberty The protection of freedom of religion is never far from Gary’s mind. We cannot allow liberal governments deny business opportunities to Texans based on their religious affiliations, like what happened to Chick-Fil-A in San Antonio.[4] | ” |
| —Gary Gates[5] | ||
Campaign finance summary
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| Year | Office | Status | Contributions | Expenditures |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Texas House of Representatives District 28 | Won general | $47,000 | $200,754 |
| 2024 | Texas House of Representatives District 28 | Won general | $729,200 | $1,181,886 |
| 2022 | Texas House of Representatives District 28 | Won general | $542,299 | $954,322 |
| 2020 | Texas House of Representatives District 28 | Won general | $2,301,478 | N/A** |
| Grand total | $3,619,976 | $2,336,962 | ||
| Sources:OpenSecrets, Federal Elections Commission ***This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). | ||||
| ** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle | ||||
| Note: Totals above reflect only available data. | ||||
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2024
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2023
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2022
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2021
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2020
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Candidate Texas House of Representatives District 28 | Officeholder Texas House of Representatives District 28 |
Footnotes
- ↑Texas Secretary of State, "Official candidate list," accessed November 21, 2014
- ↑Texas Secretary of State, "Special election results," accessed December 31, 2014
- ↑3.03.1statesman.com, "As Hegar resigns, Dec. 6 special election set for Senate District 18," November 14, 2014
- ↑Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑gatesfortexas.com, "Issues," accessed December 13, 2019
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| Preceded by - | Texas House of Representatives District 28 2020-Present | Succeeded by - |
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