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Nate Sheets

Nate Sheets

Republican

Candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner

About

Business and ranch owner. Founder of Nate’s Honey, the top branded honey company in America. Served for six years in the U.S. Naval Reserve. Previously worked as communications director for E3 Partners, an evangelist ministry that establishes new Christian congregations around the world.
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Conservative Endorsements

Candidate Videos

Texas GOP Convention
Food Security Is National Security
Eminent Domain Chinese Land

Survey Responses

Montgomery Co. Tea Party
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Notable Quotes

“I will vigorously advocate for passing state legislation to ensure that anyone who works in Texas has had their citizenship verified, ending the economic magnet for illegal immigration once and for all.”
“Foreign adversaries are buying up U.S. farmland, including land near our military bases. It’s common sense: Keep Texan land in Texan hands.”
“As a Navy veteran, I know our land and food supply must be protected from hostile foreign interests.”

Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities

Border Security & Immigration
  • SUPPORTS REQUIRING E-VERIFY for employment in Texas and advocates state legislation so “anyone who works in Texas has had their citizenship verified.” He argues this provides continuity for ag businesses and reduces raid risks while prioritizing legal workers. [1, 2, 3]
  • EQUATES OPEN BORDERS WITH THREATS against Texas agriculture. Has spoken out against benefits for illegal immigrants. [1, 2, 3, 4]
  • FRAMES AGRICULTURAL BIOSECURITY (pests, disease, foreign ownership) as inseparable from border security. [1, 2, 3]
Secure Our Elections
  • SUPPORTS PHOTO VOTER ID as a core election security measure. [1, 2, 3]
  • FILED PUBLIC INFORMATION REQUESTS criticizing potential taxpayer-funded marketing that could amount to self-promotion, focusing on clean electoral processes. [1, 2, 3]
Education Issues
  • STATED THAT FUNDS FOR SCHOOL LUNCHES should be shifted toward Texas-grown produce/meat instead of “woke ultra-processed food companies” as part of the Agriculture Commissioner role. (The Texas Department of Agriculture oversees the state agency that administers the USDA's child nutrition programs in Texas.) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  • PLEDGES TO WORK WITH FFA AND AG TEACHERS to expand opportunities, strengthen pathways to agriculture careers, and support educators given the aging farmer population. [1, 2, 3]
Protect Childhood Innocence
  • OPPOSED TO SEXUALIZED CONTENT and “woke indoctrination” in classrooms and school libraries. [1, 2, 3]
Gender Issues
  • SUPPORTS TEXAS BANS ON BIOLOGICAL MALES IN FEMALE SPORTS, restrictions on gender-affirming care for minors, and broader Republican messaging on protecting single-sex spaces. [1, 2, 3]
Government-Sanctioned Addiction
  • COMMITTED TO RESTORING TRUST in the Texas Department of Agriculture after hemp licensing concerns under prior leadership. [1, 2, 3]
Protect Life
  • HIS PLATFORM STATES THAT EVERY BABY IS CREATED IN THE IMAGE OF GOD and has an inalienable right to life. Committed as Agriculture Commissioner to use his position to promote healthy babies, adoption opportunities, and economic stability for families. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Islamification of Texas
  • COMMITTED TO DEFENDING TEXAS AGAINST RADICAL ISLAM and protecting Texas values. [1, 2]
National Security
  • COMMITTED TO COMBATTING AGROTERRORISM by hostile nations like China and to working with the Texas Legislature to pass strong state laws that give Texas the investigatory and prosecution powers needed to “identify and punish these terrorists.” [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • HAS REPEATEDLY TIED OPEN BORDERS TO THREATS AGAINST TEXAS AGRICULTURE and has spoken out against benefits for illegal immigrants. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Other Constitutional Issues
  • CONSISTENTLY CHAMPIONS SECOND AMENDMENT RIGHTS as God-given and non-negotiable. [1, 2, 3]
  • AGAINST COVID MANDATES and for freedom of choice and MAHA movement. [1, 2]
Bonus Issue - Property Tax Relief
  • ADVOCATES FOR THE EVENTUAL END OF PROPERTY TAXES in Texas. Stated, “I believe Texas should move toward a fairer, simpler system that doesn’t punish property ownership... It’s a question of priorities, and I believe we can phase out the Maintenance & Operations (M&O) portion over time by tightening spending and focusing on efficiency, not expansion. At the Department of Agriculture, I view fees as taxes by another name. I will audit every program and every fee to ensure we’re not charging producers a penny more than it costs to run the service. Texans are already paying enough—it’s government that needs to learn to live within its means.”[1]

Notes from Local Researchers

  • FOCUSED ON saving our farms, Texas-first trade agreements, ending the labor magnet for illegals in agriculture, revitalizing our rural heartland, combatting China's agro-terrorism, securing a healthy food supply for the future, stopping the chem trails! Dedicated Christian with amazing testimony!