2026 Texas Primary Runoff

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Cindy Siegel - Ballotpedia

Supports conservative fiscal policy and budgets, such as reducing taxes and regulations as well as balancing the budget.

- Supports conservative fiscal policy and budgets, such as reducing taxes and regulations as well as balancing the budget.

Economy

As of January 22, 2026, Cindy Siegel’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Services

Housing & Urban Development

Supports reducing undocumented immigrants and believes they should not receive benefits citizens are eligible for.

- Supports reducing undocumented immigrants and believes they should not receive benefits citizens are eligible for.
- Opposes gun control.

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Supports flood mitigation and targeting the "worst" first.

- Supports flood mitigation and targeting the "worst" first.

Energy & the Environment

Cindy Siegel earned a bachelor's degree from Kansas State University and a master's degree from the University of Houston. She has been married to her husband, Bob, for over 30 years, and they have two daughters.

Woman of Distinction

Cindy is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with 40 years of financial experience. For over three decades, she has owned and operated her own public accounting firm in the Houston area.

Cindy served as the Mayor of the City of Bellaire (a Houston enclave) for eight years, from 2004 to 2012, and spent six years as a Bellaire City Councilman prior to her mayoral tenure. In 2020, she ran as a Republican candidate for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas's 7th Congressional District but did not win.

Supports implementing the Adopt-A-Precinct Chair program to help recruit new precinct chairs.

Seeks to engage independent voters in non-Republican areas through the Community Conversation program.

For Candidate Cindy Siegel on Issue Administration:  
Aims to implement a robust voter registration strike force to register voters in various community settings, including churches and gun shows.

Aims to implement a robust voter registration strike force to register voters in various community settings, including churches and gun shows.

Formed the Latino Leadership Council to coordinate efforts of Latino Republican leaders to expand the party.

For Candidate Cindy Siegel on Issue Administration:  
Aims to recruit a record number of election workers and poll watchers.

Aims to recruit a record number of election workers and poll watchers.

For Candidate Cindy Siegel on Issue Administration:  
Implemented the most comprehensive election training program.

Implemented the most comprehensive election training program.

- Supports implementing the Adopt-A-Precinct Chair program to help recruit new precinct chairs.
- Seeks to engage independent voters in non-Republican areas through the Community Conversation program.
- Aims to implement a robust voter registration strike force to register voters in various community settings, including churches and gun shows.
- Formed the Latino Leadership Council to coordinate efforts of Latino Republican leaders to expand the party.
- Aims to recruit a record number of election workers and poll watchers.
- Implemented the most comprehensive election training program.

Administration

For Candidate Cindy Siegel on Issue voting-elections: Supports raising funds for the party poll watcher program to monitor the election process in real-time.

Supports raising funds for the party poll watcher program to monitor the election process in real-time.

- Supports raising funds for the party poll watcher program to monitor the election process in real-time.

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Cindy Siegel

Cindy Siegel has been married to Bob Siegel for 33 years and they have two daughters.

Cindy Siegel has a husband and two daughters. She has volunteered on the boards of the Houston Alzheimer's Association, Nature Discovery Center, Patrons for Bellaire Parks, and the Evelyn’s Park Conservancy.

Cindy is a certified public accountant (CPA) and the owner of a public accounting firm that provides accounting and tax services for small businesses and individuals. 

Cindy is a certified public accountant. She previously was the owner of a public accounting firm that provided accounting and tax services. 

Cindy is currently the chair of the Harris County Republican Party.

Cindy is currently the chair of the Harris County Republican Party. She previously served as the mayor of Bellaire from 2004 to 2012 and as a Bellaire City Council member for six years. 

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Supports reducing government spending and improving financial management within the Harris County GOP.

Supports strengthening small-government, pro-business conservative leadership.

- Supports reducing government spending and improving financial management within the Harris County GOP.
- Supports strengthening small-government, pro-business conservative leadership.

Don Hooper prepares to save Harris County from the liberal elites ...

Supports rebuilding community engagement through grassroots organization.

Believes in increasing responsiveness and service to constituents.

- Supports rebuilding community engagement through grassroots organization.
- Believes in increasing responsiveness and service to constituents.

Opposes sanctuary city policies and related public spending.

Supports property tax reform by addressing government spending priorities.

- Opposes sanctuary city policies and related public spending.
- Supports property tax reform by addressing government spending priorities.

Supports improving election infrastructure and administration.

- Supports improving election infrastructure and administration.

Supports energy development and the national conservative energy priorities that are being implemented by President Trump.

- Supports energy development and the national conservative energy priorities that are being implemented by President Trump.

Don Hooper's campaign for Harris County Party Chair, Republican Primary is his first entry into politics.

Opposes tax money being spent on undocumented immigrants.

- Opposes tax money being spent on undocumented immigrants.

County Party Chair, Harris County - 

Pledges to proactively recruit and resource qualified candidates so that every single county position is contested in future general elections.

- Pledges to proactively recruit and resource qualified candidates so that every single county position is contested in future general elections.

Don Hooper

As of April 1, 2026, Don Hooper’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Don Hooper is originally from Houston, Texas. He lives in Harris County with his wife, Rachel.

Don currently works as a conservative political organizer and activist. He previously worked in the oil and gas industry and in commercial real estate, and has business experience managing a large residential high-rise property in Houston.

Don's campaign for Harris County Republican Party Chair is his first run for public office.

- County party chairs appoint and oversee local election officials and workers, manage candidate filings and ballot placement for county offices, serve on the county election board, and help certify local election results.
- The county party chair is elected in a partisan primary election to a two-year term. Candidates must be accepted to vote in the selected party’s primary election or take an oath of affiliation with the party.
- County party chairs may receive payment, but only after the county party’s final cost report has been received on time and approved by the Secretary of State.

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