From the moment he could wear his own pair of boots, his grandfather put him to work at his family’s farm, the RX Ranch, in Lampasas. Clayton grew up baling hay, mending fences, and running cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs on weekends and summers, while attending school in Georgetown during the weekdays, as his mother worked at the Texas Railroad Commission.

Meet Clayton - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

Initially staying close to the family farm to continue working as a ranch hand, Clayton Tucker went to Southwestern University to study International Politics/Trade, where he became a member of Kappa Sigma.

Clayton worked as a water/ag researcher for the National Science Foundation, where he studied and compared US water/ag policies to other countries. Clayton also studied at the National Chengchi University in Taipei, and became a kindergarten teacher.

He's a founding board member of the community garden group Killeen Creators and is Secretary of the Texas Farmers Union.

Clayton Tucker grew up working on his family’s ranch in Lampasas and attended school in Georgetown. He studied international politics and trade at Southwestern University and also studied at National Chengchi University in Taipei. He is a founding board member of Killeen Creators, a community garden group.

Clayton worked as a water/ag researcher for the National Science Foundation, where he studied and compared US water/ag policies to other countries.

After returning to the USA, Clayton Tucker moved back to Lampasas to work on the family ranch, RX Ranch, and started the small business, Grassroots Nation.

Beyond managing his family's ranch, Clayton works in international trade policies, usually fighting corporations trying to cheat the system.

Clayton Tucker manages his family's ranch, RX Ranch, and works on international trade policy. He previously worked as a water and agricultural researcher for the National Science Foundation and started the small business Grassroots Nation.

Clayton Tucker manages his family's ranch, RX Ranch. He previously worked as a water and agricultural researcher for the National Science Foundation and started the small business Grassroots Nation.

In 2020, Clayton ran for the Texas State Senate District 24 to fight for everyday working Texans. After his campaign, he worked to empower hard-working Texans all across the state.

Clayton ran for Texas State Senate District 24 in 2020.

Clayton previously lost the race for Texas State Senate District 24 in 2020.

2026 Texas General Election

Tucker emphasized that when it comes to his priority of water, he wants to stop the development of data centers in Texas. He said that he wants to look into the specifics of what the centers are using and producing. “So ideally I would like a moratorium just to make sure that if they have to come, they're done right,” Tucker said.

Texas Democrats Sarah Eckhardt and Clayton Tucker discuss their plans if elected for comptroller and agriculture commissioner

The TX Ag Commissioner can stop, or at the very least buy time for locals and other officials to find different ways to stop, these irresponsible AI data centers from causing mass water/power inflation or harming . On Day 1 of the job, Clayton will issue "Ag Impact Studies" to force data centers to be honest with their resource consumption. This will also slow them down considerably. Clayton will also help locals set up "Ag Development Districts" so that locals can fight back.

Stop AI Data Centers - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

For a data center to be considered responsible, it must: Not cause power disruptions or inflation. Use brackish or other non-drinking water in a sustainable way, thereby not causing water bill inflation. Use unionized Texas labor for construction and maintenance. Pay fair and adequate taxes to their local community.

For a data center to be considered responsible, it must: Pay fair and adequate taxes to their local community. Not contribute to the the inflation of RAM, computer memory, or other components leading to inflation of electronics. Not to be placed on prime farmland. Not be used to automate jobs away, used to promote propaganda, or be used to create a subscription economy where working people own nothing and billionaires own everything.

The healthier our soil, the healthier our Texas. We need to save Texas soil! As Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker will help farmers phase out chemical inputs and shift to organic/regenerative practices, will work with local communities to prevent more farmland from being lost to development, and will work to ensure we save our Texas soil for future generations.

Save Texas Soil - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

Calls for a moratorium on new data centers until they can be developed responsibly.

Plans to require agricultural-impact studies disclosing data centers' resource consumption.

Supports requiring data centers to use nonpotable water.

Opposes placing data centers on prime farmland.

Plans to help farmers shift from chemical inputs to organic and regenerative practices.

Plans to work with local communities to prevent farmland from being lost to development.

- Calls for a moratorium on new data centers until they can be developed responsibly.
- Plans to require agricultural-impact studies disclosing data centers' resource consumption.
- Supports requiring data centers to use nonpotable water.
- Opposes placing data centers on prime farmland.
- Plans to help farmers shift from chemical inputs to organic and regenerative practices.
- Plans to work with local communities to prevent farmland from being lost to development.

Energy & the Environment

We must stop using glyphosate and other related harmful chemicals. Clayton Tucker will use the power of the Texas Agriculture Commissioner to phase out glyphosate and other related chemicals, while ensuring farmers have the tools/support needed to keep up their operations (& improve their farm finances), lower food prices for consumers, and bust the Monsanto Monopoly.

Glyphosate - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

As Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker fully supports the right for every farmer to raise hemp, and adults to consume hemp products, without undue interference from government or corporations. Clayton is against any corporation creating a monopoly on hemp production or processing. Clayton supports fair and transparent labeling for all hemp products. Clayton will work with both Congress and the Texas Legislature to achieve this.

Hemp - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

As Texas Agriculture Commissioner, Clayton Tucker will work to remove harmful chemicals from foods, especially in schools. Clayton will work to update Texas labeling laws to start labeling processed foods (with the ultimate goal of making organic or whole foods the base and "processed" foods the abnormal) and label foods not grown in Texas (with the ultimate goal of making locally grown foods the base and imported foods the abnormal). Clayton will enforce standards to ensure labels are accurate, including but not limited to pasture-raised, cage-free, grass-fed, etc.

Remove Harmful Chemicals from Foods - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

Clayton will work to update Texas labeling laws to start labeling processed foods and label foods not grown in Texas. Clayton will enforce standards to ensure labels are accurate, including but not limited to pasture-raised, cage-free, grass-fed, etc. Clayton will work with the state and federal governments, as well as others, to achieve these goals.

Clayton's plan to ensure no kid is left hungry: Free meals for all children. Remove harmful chemicals from foods. Remove highly processed foods from schools to return to healthy foods in schools. Turn all school grounds into community gardens where kids, and their families, can harvest their own foods (for both at school and at home).

No Kid Left Hungry - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

Remove highly processed foods from schools to return to healthy foods in schools. Turn all school grounds into community gardens where kids, and their families, can harvest their own foods (for both at school and at home). Work with community farmers to put on educational classes in the gardens to teach the kids about growing food (this can help get young folks back into agriculture). Pass rules to require all food served in Texas public schools come from Texas farmers.

Turn all school grounds into community gardens where kids, and their families, can harvest their own foods (for both at school and at home). Work with community farmers to put on educational classes in the gardens to teach the kids about growing food. Pass rules to require all food served in Texas public schools come from Texas farmers (exceptions can be made for ingredients or products that cannot be grown in Texas). Allow certified non-profits to use the school kitchens to prepare foods for kids when they are at home or not at school.

We need to deploy the Screwworm Adult Suppression System (SWASS). Such a system worked with past infestations, so it is the missing tool we will, in all likelihood, need to fight back against the Screwworm. We're years away from having anywhere near enough sterile flies. They alone are not the solution. As such, SWASS must be implemented to protect Texans.

New World Screwworm - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

The negative consequences of inaction far outweigh anything else for not just Texas ranchers, but for all those who eat food in Texas. We need to do everything in our power, within reason, to combat the New World Screwworm, including using both sterile flies, Screwworm Adult Suppression System (SWASS), and any other proven method. Once under control, we need to maintain readiness to handle any future outbreaks.

Plans to phase out glyphosate and related chemicals while supporting farmers' operations.

Supports fair and transparent labeling for hemp products.

Plans to remove harmful chemicals from food, especially school food, and update processed-food and origin-labeling laws.

Plans to enforce accuracy standards for food labels, including pasture-raised, cage-free, and grass-fed claims.

Proposes removing harmful chemicals and highly processed foods from school meals.

Proposes community gardens on school grounds and food-growing classes led by community farmers.

Proposes requiring Texas public schools to serve food from Texas farmers, with exceptions for unavailable products.

Calls for using sterile flies, the Screwworm Adult Suppression System, and other proven methods to combat New World Screwworm outbreaks.

- Plans to phase out glyphosate and related chemicals while supporting farmers' operations.
- Supports fair and transparent labeling for hemp products.
- Plans to remove harmful chemicals from food, especially school food, and update processed-food and origin-labeling laws.
- Plans to enforce accuracy standards for food labels, including pasture-raised, cage-free, and grass-fed claims.
- Proposes free meals for all children.
- Proposes removing harmful chemicals and highly processed foods from school meals.
- Proposes community gardens on school grounds and food-growing classes led by community farmers.
- Proposes requiring Texas public schools to serve food from Texas farmers, with exceptions for unavailable products.
- Calls for using sterile flies, the Screwworm Adult Suppression System, and other proven methods to combat New World Screwworm outbreaks.

Public Health

For a data center to be considered responsible, it must: Use brackish or other non-drinking water in a sustainable way, thereby not causing water bill inflation. Use unionized Texas labor for construction and maintenance. Pay fair and adequate taxes to their local community. Not contribute to the the inflation of RAM, computer memory, or other components leading to inflation of electronics.

Corporate middlemen are both suppressing farm income and raising prices for consumers. We can have cheaper, healthier, and more local foods that pay farmers their fair share while also ensuring food remains affordable -- but only if we limit the ability of the greedy few corporate middlemen from monopolizing our food system.

Make Food Affordable Again - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

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. We need to break up the monopolies, lower input prices for farmers, and increase revenue for family farms.

Fight for Family Farms - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

The rural economy has suffered for decades. From the 1980s farm crisis to Reagan's offshoring of East Texas steel to NAFTA's destruction of rural jobs, rural Texans have long suffered under a stagnant economy. We need significant investments in rural infrastructure, healthcare, broadband connectivity, and other incentives to attract jobs back to rural Texas.

Rural Economy - Clayton Tucker for Ag Commission

Supports requiring data centers to use unionized Texas labor and pay adequate local taxes.

Advocates for limiting corporate middlemen's control of the food system to improve farm income and food affordability.

Supports farmers' right to grow hemp and adults' right to consume hemp products without undue interference.

Opposes corporate monopolies in hemp production and processing.

Calls for investments in rural infrastructure, health care, broadband, and incentives to attract jobs to rural Texas.

- Supports requiring data centers to use unionized Texas labor and pay adequate local taxes.
- Advocates for limiting corporate middlemen's control of the food system to improve farm income and food affordability.
- Supports farmers' right to grow hemp and adults' right to consume hemp products without undue interference.
- Opposes corporate monopolies in hemp production and processing.
- Calls for investments in rural infrastructure, health care, broadband, and incentives to attract jobs to rural Texas.

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- Plans to require agricultural-impact studies disclosing data centers' resource consumption.
- Supports requiring data centers to use nonpotable water.
- Opposes placing data centers on prime farmland.
- Plans to help farmers shift from chemical inputs to organic and regenerative practices.
- Plans to work with local communities to prevent farmland from being lost to development.

Clayton Tucker is from Lampasas, Texas. He has a bachelor's degree in international politics and trade from Southwestern University. He also studied at National Chengchi University in Taipei. 

Clayton is a rancher and small business owner. He works on his family's farm, RX Ranch, near Lampasas, Texas. He raises cattle, goats, donkeys, and more. Clayton also owns two small businesses. He previously worked as a water and agriculture researcher for the National Science Foundation and as a kindergarten teacher. He also authored a science fiction book called Mandated Happiness. 

Clayton previously ran for Texas State Senate District 24 in 2020 but did not win.

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Supports measures to prevent and reverse the accumulation of micro- and nanoplastics in the environment and human bodies.

Supports shifting to organic farming practices.

Believes chemicals like Glyphosate and PFAS/PFOA damage soil health and reduce nutrition levels in food.

Plans to update Texas labeling laws to distinguish between processed and organic foods and to identify foods not grown in Texas, aiming to make local produce the standard.

Supports halting the construction of new 765 kV transmission lines until the Texas Legislature approves and better grid planning practices are implemented.

Believes data centers are driving up costs for essential technology like computers and phones, burdening working families, small businesses, and family farmers.

Supports using unionized Texas labor for construction and maintenance.

Believes in paying "fair and adequate taxes" to local communities.

Opposes the use of AI to automate jobs, promote propaganda, or create a subscription economy where "working people own nothing and billionaires own everything."

Believes corporate middlemen are unfairly compensating farmers and overcharging consumers, and supports limiting their influence to ensure fair pay for farmers and affordable food.

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- The agriculture commissioner heads the Texas Department of Agriculture, guiding policies on farming, food safety, and rural development.
- They promote Texas agricultural products and help Texas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses reach wider markets.
- The commissioner enforces rules on weights and measures, pesticides, pasture pests and plant diseases, and food programs (including school meals).
- They work on economic support for rural communities and help with disaster relief tied to agricultural losses or challenges.
- The commissioner is elected statewide for a four-year term and can be re-elected without term limits.
- As of 2026, the position’s salary is about $140,938 per year.

Oversees farming, food safety, and rural development. 