← Back to U.S. Representative, District 36Candidate · November 3, 2026 General Election
Brian Babin
On the ballot for · 2-year term
Currently holds this office
Background
- Now
- U.S. Representative, 36th Congressional District of Texas (since January 5, 2015; currently serving in the 119th Congress as Chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology)
- Before
- Mayor of Woodville, TX; City Councilman, Woodville, TX; Woodville ISD School Board Member; Director and Vice President, Tyler County Chamber of Commerce; Lions Club President; member, Lower Neches Valley Authority (since 1999); member, Texas State Historical Commission; member, Texas State Board of Dental Examiners; member, Deep East Texas Council of Governments
- Work
- Dentist (D.D.S.); practicing dentist for more than 40 years; opened dental office in Woodville, TX in 1979
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“Dr. Babin became involved in politics by supporting the candidacy of Ronald Reagan for President in 1980. Since that time, he has worked to turn what had previously been a heavily Democrat region Republican by building a conservative voting base and encouraging and supporting good local candidates to run as Republicans.”
“His service on the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee affords him the opportunity to address the critical ports, highways, rails, and pipelines that provide thousands of jobs and fuel a hub of economic activity that includes more petrochemical refining facilities than any other district in the country.”
“Making America safe, strong, and economically secure for the future of his children and grandchildren remains his reason for running to maintain his seat in Congress and proudly serve the people of TX-36.”
“More recently he served as an organizer and member of the Tyler County Patriots and has served as a key-note speaker for numerous patriot and veteran's events and rallies throughout East Texas.”
Where the money comes from
$1,006,944$1,006,944 in total receipts, through Jun 30, 2026 — Federal Election Commission — candidate financial summary raised, through Jun 30, 2026
Individuals 35% · PACs & committees 65%Bands are shares of the $666K$666,075 attributed to a named source — Federal Election Commission — candidate financial summary the filing attributes to a named source. Total receipts also include transfers, loans and refunds, which aren’t donations, so these don’t add up to the figure above.
By size of gift
2%<$200
6%$200–499
16%$500–999
25%$1k–1.9k
51%$2k+
Share of the $648K$647,505 the filing breaks out by gift size — Federal Election Commission — candidate financial summary broken out by gift size. Gifts under $200 aren’t itemised individually, so they appear as one combined figure — that is how the filing reports them, not a rounding of ours.
Official filing:
- These lines don't add up to total receipts — receipts also include transfers, self-loans and offsets, which aren't donations.
- Corporations cannot give directly to federal candidates. Any employer information the FEC publishes is self-reported by individual donors, not a corporate gift.
- Filing is quarterly. The figures above are current only through the coverage date shown, which can be several months old depending on where a candidate is in the filing cycle.
Official records
We searched the registries below and found no record for Brian Babin.
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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