2026 Texas General Election

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Lois W. Kolkhorst

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Lois is from Brenham, Texas. She attended public schools in Senate District 18 and Texas Christian University. She has a bachelor's degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M University. She lives with her husband, Jim, and their two children, Lois Kate and Jake, in Brenham, Texas.

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Senator Lois Kolkhorst: District 18 | The Texas State Senate

Lois is a State Senator. She works at the Texas State Senate, where she has been since 2014. She previously worked at the Texas House of Representatives from 2007 to 2015. Before entering politics, she worked in her family’s business and ran a small business.

Lois W. Kolkhorst is currently the Texas state senator for Texas Senate District 18. She was first elected in 2014 and is serving her third term. She is chair of the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.

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