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2026 Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts — General Election · November 3, 2026
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SARAH ECKHARDT
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PO Box 300441 · AUSTIN, TX 78703
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Email: [email protected]
Mailing address: PO Box 300441
Mailing address: AUSTIN, TX 78703
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Candidate: SARAH ECKHARDT
Office: COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
Party: Democratic
Email: [email protected]
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LAWYER/TX STATE SENATOR
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Occupation: LAWYER/TX STATE SENATOR
Sarah is a third-term Democratic State Senator and lifelong public servant who believes government should work as hard as the people it serves. She was the first woman elected Travis County Judge and previously served as a two-term county commissioner and county prosecutor.
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Sarah is a third-term Democratic State Senator and lifelong public servant who believes government should work as hard as the people it serves. She was the first woman elected Travis County Judge and previously served as a two-term county commissioner and county prosecutor.
Born and raised in the heart of Texas, Sarah learned public service from her parents, Nadine and Congressman Bob Eckhardt, and is inspired every day by her children to build a Texas that works for this generation — and the next.
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Born and raised in the heart of Texas, Sarah learned public service from her parents, Nadine and Congressman Bob Eckhardt, and is inspired every day by her children to build a Texas that works for this generation — and the next.
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Protect Public Schools
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Protect Public Schools
State Senator Sarah Eckhardt is battle-tested and running for Texas Comptroller to lower costs, fight corruption, and restore trust in government. For more than twenty years, she has brought people together to solve real problems — not score political points.
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State Senator Sarah Eckhardt is battle-tested and running for Texas Comptroller to lower costs, fight corruption, and restore trust in government. For more than twenty years, she has brought people together to solve real problems — not score political points.
An experienced watchdog, Sarah isn’t afraid to stand up for what’s right. She’s ready to open the books on Day 1 and tell Texans honestly where their money is going in a Republican pay-for-play system.
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An experienced watchdog, Sarah isn’t afraid to stand up for what’s right. She’s ready to open the books on Day 1 and tell Texans honestly where their money is going in a Republican pay-for-play system.
Protect public-school funding and place public education at the center of Comptroller oversight.
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Use Comptroller authority to audit the education-voucher program and show Texans who benefits and how it affects public-school funding.
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Use Comptroller oversight to expose and stop unjustified no-bid contracting.
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Open state financial records and report honestly where Texas money is going beginning on the first day in office.
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Provide independent fiscal oversight rather than allowing one party to control both spending and its review.
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Complete configured Texas Legislature journal record with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 2,474 exact attributed records from Texas Legislature Online certified journals (956 yes, 1486 no, 0 present, 32 not voting, and 0 other published choices). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: February 21, 2023 through September 4, 2025These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
See all 2,474 recordsYeas 26, Nays 0
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as not voting in the official record for sr 5 was read and was adopted by the following vote: yeas 26, nays 0..
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SR 5 was read and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West.
Eckhardt — NOT_VOTING
Yeas 26, Nays 0
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as not voting in the official record for sr 2 was read and was adopted by the following vote: yeas 26, nays 0..
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SR 2 was read and was adopted by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West.
Eckhardt — NOT_VOTING
Yeas 26, Nays 0
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as not voting in the official record for the motion prevailed by the following vote: yeas 26, nays 0..
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Amend CSHB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 5 of the bill, by striking added Section 141.0091(c), Health and Safety Code, and substituting the following:
Floor Amendment No. 1 Amend CSHB 1 (senate committee report) in SECTION 5 of the bill, by striking added Section 141.0091(c), Health and Safety Code, and substituting the following: (c) The executive commissioner by rule shall require a youth camp operator to, at each youth camp the operator operates: (1) maintain an operable radio capable of providing real-time weather alerts issued by the National Weather Service or a similar professional weather service at the camp; (2) install and maintain at the camp an emergency warning system that: (A) is capable of alerting all campers and camp occupants of an emergency; and (B) includes a public address system operable without reliance on an Internet connection; (3) monitor safety alerts issued: (A) by the National Weather Service or a similar professional weather service; and (B) by local river authorities, if applicable to the camp, or through other local emergency notification systems; and (4) certify the operator's compliance with this subsection. The amendment to CSHB 1 was read and was adopted without objection. All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows: Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West. CSHB 1 as amended was passed to third reading without objection. All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the passage to third reading except as follows: Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West. COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTEHOUSE BILL 1 ON THIRD READING Senator Perry moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 1 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 26, Nays 0.
Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West.
Eckhardt — NOT_VOTING
Yeas 18, Nays 8
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as not voting in the official record for the motion prevailed by the following vote: yeas 18, nays 8..
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Amend SB 8 (house committee report) on page 6 as follows:
Floor Amendment No. 14 Amend SB 8 (house committee report) on page 6 as follows: (1) On line 2, strike "$5,000" and substitute "$25,000". (2) On line 3, strike "$25,000" and substitute "$125,000". The amendment was read. Senator Middleton moved to concur in the House amendment to SB 8.
The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 8.
Absent-excused: Birdwell, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, West.
Eckhardt — NOT_VOTING
Yeas 18, Nays 11
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as voting no in the official record for hb 4 was passed to third reading by the following vote: yeas 18, nays 11..
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HB 4 was passed to third reading by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 11.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
Eckhardt — NO
Yeas 18, Nays 11
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as voting no in the official record for hb 4 was passed by the following vote: yeas 18, nays 11..
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HB 4, Relating to the composition of the districts for the election of members of the United States House of Representatives from the State of Texas.
HB 4 was passed by the following vote: Yeas 18, Nays 11.
Nays: Alvarado, Blanco, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
Eckhardt — NO
Yeas 11, Nays 18
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as voting yes in the official record for the amendment to hb 4 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: yeas 11, nays 18..
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The amendment to HB 4 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 18.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
Eckhardt — YES
Yeas 11, Nays 19
SARAH ECKHARDT is recorded as voting yes in the official record for the amendment to sb 13 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: yeas 11, nays 19..
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Amend SB 13 (senate committee report) in SECTION 3 of the bill, providing transition language, on page 2, as follows:
Floor Amendment No. 6 Amend SB 13 (senate committee report) in SECTION 3 of the bill, providing transition language, on page 2, as follows: (1) On line 51, strike "including" and substitute "other than". (2) On line 53, strike ", on, or after". (3) On lines 53 through 56, strike "A contract term providing for an expenditure or payment prohibited by Section 556.0056, Government Code, as added by this Act, is void on the effective date of this Act.".
The amendment to SB 13 was read and failed of adoption by the following vote: Yeas 11, Nays 19.
Yeas: Alvarado, Blanco, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Johnson, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini.
Eckhardt — YES
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Filer ID: 84783
Filer name: Eckhardt, Sarah
CTA office sought: Comptroller
Report ID: 101061778
Filer ID: 00084783
Total political contributions: $91.00
Total political expenditures: $215570.55
Total political contributions maintained: $240002.12
Outstanding loans: $0.00
Period covered: 2026-02-22 through 2026-06-30
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