THE 2026 CANDIDATE FILE
Candidate for Governor · Texas
THE PERSON
Pat Dixon is a former Lago Vista city council member and former chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas. He served on the council from 2005 to 2010 and chaired the state party for ten years. His professional background is in industrial automation engineering and consulting.
Background sources checked October 26, 2026.
THE POLICIES
Campaign promises are labeled separately from past actions. These are sourced positions, not endorsements or predictions. No stance is assigned from party affiliation.
Describes himself as personally pro-life but opposes imposing religious beliefs through government or politicians intervening in difficult medical decisions.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Supports lawful gun ownership while calling for consideration of safety, threat reporting and mental-health responses.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.Argues tax reductions must identify spending cuts and warns against replacing local property-tax revenue with dependence on sales taxes.
Source checked October 26, 2026 · Publication date shown in the linked source when available.THE ELECTION
Governor · November 3, 2026
Candidate listing checked October 21, 2026.
Texas Secretary of State · Certified general election ballot ↗The candidate’s name and party follow the official ballot source. Backgrounds and issue positions are checked separately. A candidate is not an officeholder-elect unless a verified result establishes that status.