| Line 9: |
Line 9: |
| | |religion=[[Christianity]] | | |religion=[[Christianity]] |
| | }} | | }} |
| − | '''Donald Blaine Huffines''', known as '''Don Huffines''' (born April 26, 1958), is an American [[conservative]] politician. From January 13, 2015, to January 8, 2019, Huffines served as a member of the Texas Senate for the 16th district.<ref>https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5766</ref> | + | '''Donald Blaine Huffines''', known as '''Don Huffines''' (born April 26, 1958), is an [[United States|American]] [[conservative]] [[politician]] who served District 16 in the [[Texas]] State Senate from January 13, 2015, to January 8, 2019<ref>https://lrl.texas.gov/legeLeaders/members/memberDisplay.cfm?memberID=5766</ref> |
| | | | |
| − | He and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the Dallas-Fort Worth area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. | + | He and his brother operate a real estate development firm in the [[Dallas]]-[[Fort Worth]] area; the family's fortune comes from their grandfather, who started a network of automotive dealerships still owned and operated by the family. |
| | | | |
| − | Huffines is running in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]].<ref>https://www.fox4news.com/news/don-huffines-running-for-governor-of-texas</ref>. He advocates for securing the Texas-Mexico border/completing the [[Border wall|wall]], banning [[Critical race theory]] from Texas education, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref> | + | Huffines is running in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and former Texas Republican state chairman [[Allen West]].<ref>https://www.fox4news.com/news/don-huffines-running-for-governor-of-texas</ref>. He advocates for securing the Texas-Mexico border/completing the [[Border wall|wall]], banning [[Critical race theory]] from Texas education, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref> |
| | | | |
| | ==References== | | ==References== |