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2026 Texas U.S. House District 19 — General Election · November 3, 2026
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TOM SELL
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Candidate: TOM SELL
Office: U. S. REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICT 19
Party: Republican
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Occupation: CONSULTANT
Tom Sell is a fifth-generation West Texan, conservative leader, and small business owner who has dedicated his life to faith, family, and service to his community. A proud graduate of Texas Tech University, Tom earned both a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness and a law degree before building a career devoted to advancing the values and interests of West Texas.
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Tom Sell is a fifth-generation West Texan, conservative leader, and small business owner who has dedicated his life to faith, family, and service to his community. A proud graduate of Texas Tech University, Tom earned both a Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness and a law degree before building a career devoted to advancing the values and interests of West Texas.
After college, Tom went to work for Congressman Larry Combest (R-TX19), serving as his right-hand man when Combest chaired the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. During that time, Tom played a key role in advancing major legislation that strengthened America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities—including the 2002 Farm Bill and the landmark Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000.
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After college, Tom went to work for Congressman Larry Combest (R-TX19), serving as his right-hand man when Combest chaired the U.S. House Agriculture Committee. During that time, Tom played a key role in advancing major legislation that strengthened America’s farmers, ranchers, and rural communities—including the 2002 Farm Bill and the landmark Crop Insurance Reform Act of 2000.
Following his time in Washington, Tom returned home to Lubbock and co-founded a local business with former Congressman Combest. Together, they built a respected firm from the ground up that continues to champion the interests of West Texas producers, families, and communities across the southern High Plains and beyond.
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Following his time in Washington, Tom returned home to Lubbock and co-founded a local business with former Congressman Combest. Together, they built a respected firm from the ground up that continues to champion the interests of West Texas producers, families, and communities across the southern High Plains and beyond.
A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Tom and his wife Kyla—his college sweetheart— raised their four children in Lubbock. Their oldest son proudly serves as an officer in the United States Army and is the father of Tom and Kyla’s first grandchild. Their three younger children are currently attending college. Deeply rooted in faith and family, Tom and Kyla remain active in their church, community, and alma mater. They regularly mentor students at Texas Tech’s Davis College of Agriculture and live by the university’s motto: “From here, it’s possible.”
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A devoted husband, father and grandfather, Tom and his wife Kyla—his college sweetheart— raised their four children in Lubbock. Their oldest son proudly serves as an officer in the United States Army and is the father of Tom and Kyla’s first grandchild. Their three younger children are currently attending college. Deeply rooted in faith and family, Tom and Kyla remain active in their church, community, and alma mater. They regularly mentor students at Texas Tech’s Davis College of Agriculture and live by the university’s motto: “From here, it’s possible.”
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Tom Sell stands for America-First policies that protect our values, strengthen our economy, and secure our future. Learn about the key issues driving his campaign for Congress.
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Tom Sell stands for America-First policies that protect our values, strengthen our economy, and secure our future. Learn about the key issues driving his campaign for Congress.
Tom Sell will always back Strong Borders and an End to Illegal Immigration
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Tom Sell will always back Strong Borders and an End to Illegal Immigration
Tom Sell stands strong for real borders and the rule of law. During the radical left Biden Administration, our southern border was totally exposed, and our home State of Texas was on the front lines of this deliberate, disastrous policy. This unprecedented crisis unleashed terrorists, violent criminals, sex offenders, drug smugglers, human traffickers, and every kind of criminal into our homeland and onto our streets, including those coming from sworn enemies of the United States. Untold millions of illegal immigrants entered our country through that open border, wreaking havoc on our communities, costing Americans innocent lives, suffering, and lost and damaged property.
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Tom Sell stands strong for real borders and the rule of law. During the radical left Biden Administration, our southern border was totally exposed, and our home State of Texas was on the front lines of this deliberate, disastrous policy. This unprecedented crisis unleashed terrorists, violent criminals, sex offenders, drug smugglers, human traffickers, and every kind of criminal into our homeland and onto our streets, including those coming from sworn enemies of the United States. Untold millions of illegal immigrants entered our country through that open border, wreaking havoc on our communities, costing Americans innocent lives, suffering, and lost and damaged property.
Under President Trump, the border is finally secure, and we are once again deporting violent criminal aliens who never should have been here in the first place. But Congress must act to ensure no future Administration can reverse President Trump’s policies and once again unleash the kind of misery that the Biden Administration visited upon our nation by leaving our country’s borders totally unprotected.
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Under President Trump, the border is finally secure, and we are once again deporting violent criminal aliens who never should have been here in the first place. But Congress must act to ensure no future Administration can reverse President Trump’s policies and once again unleash the kind of misery that the Biden Administration visited upon our nation by leaving our country’s borders totally unprotected.
Fully fund Border Patrol and ICE
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Fully fund Border Patrol and ICE
Ban illegal immigrants from taxpayer-funded programs
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Ban illegal immigrants from taxpayer-funded programs
Secure our border and restore law and order in America
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Secure our border and restore law and order in America
Protect the Second Amendment
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Protect the Second Amendment
Protect West Texas Values
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Protect West Texas Values
Stop chain migration
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Stop chain migration
Make President Trump’s border policies the law of the land
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Make President Trump’s border policies the law of the land
Use congressional legislation to preserve stricter border and immigration enforcement policies across future administrations.
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Strong Border & Immigration Control Policies
Support a balanced federal budget, work to reduce the national debt, and remove federal regulations he says inhibit economic growth and jobs.
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Rein in the Size of the Federal Government
Protect First Amendment religious rights and support policies intended to strengthen marriage, family formation, and value-focused schools.
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Preserve and Rebuild Traditional Conservative Values
Prioritize good-paying jobs and growth across West Texas agriculture, energy, military, health care, transportation, housing, data, and related sectors.
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Promote a Robust West Texas Economy
Seek a seat on the House Agriculture Committee and advocate for agricultural trade agreements, crop insurance and a stronger federal farm safety net, including support for West Texas cotton and other producers.
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Farm Bill and Agricultural Policy
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FEC candidate totals October 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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Candidate ID: H6TX19206
Name: SELL, TOM
Office: House
State: TX
District: TX19
Coverage start: 2025-10-01
Coverage end: 2026-06-30
Total receipts: $2143025.47
Total disbursements: $1758258.98
Cash on hand: $384766.49
Debts owed by committee: $7623.99
Candidate contributions: $0.00
Loans made by candidate: $0.00
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