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| | |name= Donald Blaine Huffines | | |name= Donald Blaine Huffines |
| | |image=Don Huffines of TX.jpg | | |image=Don Huffines of TX.jpg |
| | + | |office=[[Texas]] State Senator for District 16 |
| | + | |term_start=2015 |
| | + | |term_end=2019 |
| | + | |succeeded=Nathan M. Johnson |
| | |party= [[Republican Party|Republican]] | | |party= [[Republican Party|Republican]] |
| | |birth_date= April 26, 1958 | | |birth_date= April 26, 1958 |
| − | |birth_place= Commerce, [[Texas]] | + | |birth_place= Commerce, Texas |
| | |residence=[[Dallas]], Texas | | |residence=[[Dallas]], Texas |
| | |birth_date=April 26, 1958 | | |birth_date=April 26, 1958 |
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| | '''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> | | '''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> |
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| − | 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 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. |
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| | 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> | | 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> |