← Back to Texas Agriculture CommissionerCandidate · November 3, 2026 General Election
Austin Kelly
On the ballot for · 4-year term
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In their own words
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“Texas Agriculture isn't just about owning the land. It's about working it.”
“I am running to bring a focus on agriculture back to an office that has been overtaken by political games. The current Commissioner has inflated the position far beyond its scope, using it as a personal soapbox for 'All-Trump' rhetoric rather than focusing on the actual job at hand. Texas needs an Ag Commissioner who works for the farmers and ranchers, not for the headlines.”
“I am an agricultural scientist, not a career politician. I want to restore a practical, science-based approach to the department. I believe rural Texas thrives when farmers and ranchers are free, not when they are dependent on the state. My goal is to stop the waste and use our budget efficiently—ending the handouts that pick winners and losers—so we can focus on the core issues that matter: defending private property rights, supporting sustainable practices, protecting our land and natural resources, and getting the government out of the way of the producers.”
“My time in the field has taught me that nature flourishes when it has the freedom to grow, not when it is choked by overgrowth. I see a direct parallel in our government. My political beliefs aren't just theoretical; they are grounded in the same logic I apply to ecology—removing the excess so the individual can thrive.”
Where the money comes from
$4,244$4,244 in total receipts, through Jun 30, 2026 — Search the Texas Ethics Commission for Austin Kelly's filings raised, through Jun 30, 2026
The filing reports a total but doesn’t break it down by source, so there is nothing to chart here.
Official filing:
- This figure is the candidate's own campaign account. Any committee the Texas Ethics Commission records as supporting them is listed separately and is NOT added in — money moved between the two is reported by both, so a combined total would count it twice.
- These lines don't add up to total receipts — receipts also include transfers, loans and refunds, which aren't donations.
- Filing is periodic (semiannual, 30-day, or 8-day pre-election reports). The figure above sums every report filed for the current 2025-2026 election cycle, through the most recent period shown — it can be several months stale depending on where a candidate is in the filing cycle, and excludes activity from any earlier cycle.
- The Texas Ethics Commission and the Federal Election Commission define "total receipts" differently — Texas Ethics Commission figures should never be compared directly against a federal candidate's FEC figures.
Official records
We searched the registries below and found no record for Austin Kelly.
Checked 28 July 2026: Texas Legislature (impeachment records) · Texas Ethics Commission (final orders) · State Bar of Texas (attorney discipline) · Texas State Securities Board (enforcement orders). The same registries are searched for every candidate in a race, and each entry describes only what the record itself states — including how it ended. We publish no allegations and no news coverage.
- The Texas Ethics Commission is required by law to keep dismissed complaints, and findings it treats as technical or minor, confidential — so no result there means no publicly-issued final order, not that no complaint was ever filed.
- A State Bar profile shows public disciplinary history the Bar publishes online; older judgments are held by its disciplinary counsel and aren't in that profile.
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