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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>He was defeated for a second term in the [[general election]] of 2018, when the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Nathan M. Johnson was elected to the position with 159,228 votes (54.1 percent) compared to Huffines' 134,933 (45.9 percent).

'''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 was defeated for a second term in the [[general election]] of 2018, when the [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] Nathan M. Johnson was elected to the position with 159,228 votes (54.1 percent) compared to Huffines' 134,933 (45.9 percent).

In 2026, Huffines is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas state comptroller. The position opened when [[Glenn Hegar]] announced his resignation to become the chancellor of [[Texas A&M University]] System. Huffines' primary opponent is Railroad Commission [[Christi Craddick]].

In 2026, Huffines is seeking the Republican nomination for Texas state comptroller. The position opened when [[Glenn Hegar]] announced his resignation to become the chancellor of [[Texas A&M University]] System. Huffines' primary opponent is [[Christi Craddick]], one of the state's three railroad commissioners.

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.

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.

Huffines ran in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and former Texas Republican state chairman [[Allen West]], also a former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida]].<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, opposition to taxpayer-funded tuition for illegal immigrant students, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref>

Huffines ran in the Republican primary on March 1, 2022, against the two-term incumbent [[Governor]] [[Greg Abbott]] and former Texas Republican state chairman [[Allen West]], also a former [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Florida]].<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, opposition to taxpayer-funded tuition for illegal immigrant students, opposing [[abortion]], eliminating [[Property tax|property taxes]], and prioritizing [[election integrity]] among others.<ref>https://donhuffines.com/issues/</ref>

Huffines received the endorsement of border [[Mayor]] [[Don McLaughlin, Jr.]], of Uvalde. He finished in a weak third-place position in the gubernatorial primary. He narrowly trailed Allen West, but the easy primary winner was Governor Abbott, who handily defeated the Democrat [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the November 8, 2022 general election.

Huffines received the endorsement of border [[Mayor]] [[Don McLaughlin, Jr.]], of Uvalde. He finished in a weak third-place position in the gubernatorial primary. He narrowly trailed Allen West, but the easy primary winner was Governor Abbott, who then handily defeated the Democrat [[Beto O'Rourke]] in the November 8, 2022 general election.

   

   

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