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Clayton Tucker

Clayton Tucker

Democrat

Candidate for Texas Agriculture Commissioner

About

Currently works on his family’s RX Ranch. Member of the State Democratic Executive Committee and Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union. Founder of the Texas Progressive Caucus. Has been a fair-trade organizer, small-business owner, water/agriculture researcher, and kindergarten teacher. Ran for Texas State Senate in 2020.
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Conservative Endorsements

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Candidate Videos

2026 Interview
2025 Interview
Texas Democratic Convention

Survey Responses

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Notable Quotes

“Transnational corporations and other monopolies are killing family farms and ranches. If we don't stop them, there won't be any family farms left in Texas.”
“If you love your country, do the patriotic thing, wear a mask and get your vaccine.”
“Texas shouldn't have to sacrifice its water, farmland, and communities for irresponsible AI data centers.”
“The Texas Department of Agriculture, responsible for providing food to Texas school children, must do more to ensure that no Texas children are left hungry or undernourished.”
“We must also protect our schools from privatization, boost pay and support for teachers, make it easier for them to unionize, and end the school to prison pipeline.”

Positions on Texas Eagle Forum Legislative Priorities

Border Security & Immigration
  • PROPOSED PROVIDING A PATHWAY TO CITIZENSHIP/LEGAL STATUS after five years of agricultural work with a clean record. [1, 2]
  • SAID THAT AGGRESSIVE ENFORCEMENT STRATEGIES can create labor shortages in agriculture because “native-born Americans aren’t doing that work.” [1, 2]
Secure Our Elections
  • DESCRIBED GERRYMANDERING AS VOTER SUPPRESSION that “steals elections” and advocated for national reforms to eliminate it, noting resistance from both parties and the need for broader action beyond state-by-state efforts. [1]
  • SHOWED SUPPORT FOR RANKED-CHOICE VOTING at a Texas Progressive Caucus event (2025). [1, 2, 3]
Education Issues
  • PLEDGES FREE MEALS FOR EVERY CHILD that are local, fresh, healthy foods to ensure no child in Texas is hungry or malnourished. (The Texas Department of Agriculture oversees the state agency that administers the USDA's child nutrition programs in Texas.) [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  • COMMITTED TO BOOSTING TEACHER PAY AND EASIER UNIONIZATION, protecting schools from privatization, and ending the “school-to-prison pipeline.” Frequently notes his experience teaching kindergarten and how it shaped his understanding of children’s needs.[1][2][3][4][5]
Protect Childhood Innocence
  • No public statements found.
Gender Issues
  • No public statements found.
Government-Sanctioned Addiction
  • COMMITTED TO FULLY SUPPORT THE RIGHT FOR EVERY FARMER TO RAISE HEMP and adults to consume hemp products, without undue interference from government or corporations. [1, 2, 3]
  • No other public statements found.
Protect Life
  • No public statements found.
Islamification of Texas
  •  No public statements found.
National Security
  • CALLED FOR A STATEWIDE MORATORIUM on new data centers, which he links to foreign (Chinese) supply chains. [1, 2, 3]
  • No other public statements found.
Other Constitutional Issues
  • SUPPORTED TEXAS MASK MANDATES and criticized the delay in implementation, stating, “If you love your country, do the patriotic thing, wear a mask and get your vaccine.” [1, 2]
  • SPEAKS AGAINST FLOCK CAMERAS and stated, “Your rights shouldn’t disappear when you get behind the wheel,” invoking Fourth Amendment principles against unreasonable searches. [1, 2]
Bonus Issue - Property Tax Relief
  • ADVOCATED FOR SUSPENDING THE GASOLINE TAX, but no public statements found on property tax relief.[1]