Brooks Landgraf

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Brooks Landgraf
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Texas House of Representatives District 81
Tenure

2015 - Present

Term ends

2027

Years in position

10

Compensation

Base salary

$7,200/year

Per diem

$221/day

Elections and appointments
Last elected

November 5, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Texas A&M University, 2003

Law

Saint Mary's University, 2008

Contact

Brooks Landgraf (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 81. He assumed office in 2015. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.

Landgraf (Republican Party) ran for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 81. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Biography

Email editor@ballotpedia.org to notify us of updates to this biography.

Landgraf earned his B.S. from Texas A&M University in 2003 and his J.D. from Saint Mary's University in 2008.

Committee assignments

Note: This membership information was last updated in September 2023. Ballotpedia completes biannual updates of committee membership. If you would like to send us an update, email us at:editor@ballotpedia.org.

2023-2024

Landgraf was assigned to the following committees:

2021-2022

Landgraf was assigned to the following committees:

2019-2020

Landgraf was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Texas committee assignments, 2017
Energy Resources
Environmental Regulation
Local & Consent Calendars

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, Landgraf served on the following committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2024

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on November 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf (R)
 
100.0
 
41,494

Total votes: 41,494
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on March 5, 2024.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
 
100.0
 
10,797

Total votes: 10,797
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Campaign finance

Endorsements

Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Landgraf in this election.

2022

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022

General election

The general election was canceled. Incumbent Brooks Landgraf won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 81.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf defeated Casey Gray in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on March 1, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
 
80.0
 
10,246
Image of Casey Gray
Casey Gray Candidate Connection
 
20.0
 
2,565

Total votes: 12,811
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Campaign finance

2020

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf won election in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf (R)
 
100.0
 
48,239

Total votes: 48,239
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on March 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
 
100.0
 
14,576

Total votes: 14,576
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Campaign finance

2018

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf defeated Armando Gamboa in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf (R)
 
75.0
 
29,063
Image of Armando Gamboa
Armando Gamboa (D)
 
25.0
 
9,692

Total votes: 38,755
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Armando Gamboa advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Armando Gamboa
Armando Gamboa
 
100.0
 
2,292

Total votes: 2,292
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 81 on March 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Brooks Landgraf
Brooks Landgraf
 
100.0
 
10,534

Total votes: 10,534
Candidate Connection = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey.
If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey.

Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team.

2016

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on March 1, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was December 14, 2015.[1]

Incumbent Brooks Landgraf ran unopposed in the Texas House of Representatives District 81 general election.[2]

Texas House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brooks Landgraf Incumbent (unopposed) 100.00% 37,306
Total Votes 37,306
Source: Texas Secretary of State



Incumbent Brooks Landgraf defeated Joshua Crawford in the Texas House of Representatives District 81 Republican Primary.[3][4]

Texas House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.png Brooks Landgraf Incumbent 67.57% 13,840
     Republican Joshua Crawford 32.43% 6,643
Total Votes 20,483

2014

See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for all 150 seats in the Texas House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on March 4, 2014. Those candidates who did not receive 50 percent or more of the vote in their party primary on March 4 faced an additional May 27 primary runoff. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was December 9, 2013. Brooks Landgraf defeated Austin Keith in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.[5][6][7]

Texas House of Representatives, District 81 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngBrooks Landgraf 99% 17,006
     Write-in Michael McCulloch 1% 165
Total Votes 17,171

Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Brooks Landgraf did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.

2022

Brooks Landgraf did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.

2020

Brooks Landgraf did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

2016

Landgraf's campaign website highlighted the following issues:

Taxes: As state representative, I proudly co-authored legislation that has cut taxes for Texans by $3.9 billion! Our state doesn't have a revenue problem, it has a spending problem. I will continue to work to cut taxes and spend your money wisely and efficiently. I will oppose any measure or measures that increases the overall state-tax burden.

Abortion: I'm unapologetically pro-life. My pro-life stance is molded by my Christian faith and my belief that life is a gift from God. Accordingly, I support life from conception through natural death. As state representative, I authored the pro-life Down Syndrome Information Act, which will save the lives of hundreds of unborn children in Texas every year. My legislative efforts have earned a perfect score from Texas Right to Life and the endorsement of several pro-life groups.

Gun Rights: I proudly defend the Second Amendment. I'm a lifelong gun owner and hunter. Second Amendment rights, in my view, are absolutely necessary if we are to endure as a free people. As state representative, I helped make the Second Amendment stronger than it has ever been in Texas. I co-authored the open-carry bill that Gov. Abbott signed into law in 2015. My legislative efforts have allowed me to earn the endorsements of the NRA and the Texas State Rifle Association.

Immigration and Border Security: The Obama administration has failed to secure the border and enforce its immigration laws. Where Washington fails, Texas leads. As state representative, I supported a successful effort to add DPS troopers to the Rio Grande region with appropriate resources to better secure our border. In the upcoming legislative session, I will lead the effort to outlaw sanctuary cities in Texas and enable the immediate deportation of criminal illegal aliens.

Education: Public schools are a vital part of our infrastructure in Texas. As state representative, I have worked diligently to make schools places where teachers want to teach and students want to learn. I voted uphold the state's promise to retired teachers. In the next session I will work to eliminate big-government style standardized testing and I will refile a bill to repeal the inequitable Robin Hood funding scheme that is harmful to West Texas.[8]

—Brooks Landgraf[9]

Campaign finance summary


Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.


Brooks Landgraf campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 81Won general$130,750 $329,902
2024* Texas House of Representatives District 81Won general$209,650 $447,700
2022Texas House of Representatives District 81Won general$548,090 $623,032
2020Texas House of Representatives District 81Won general$297,127 N/A**
2018Texas House of Representatives District 81Won general$351,018 N/A**
2014Texas House of Representatives, District 81Won $186,476 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

See also: State legislative scorecards and State legislative scorecards in Texas

A scorecard evaluates a legislator’s voting record. Its purpose is to inform voters about the legislator’s political positions. Because scorecards have varying purposes and methodologies, each report should be considered on its own merits. For example, an advocacy group’s scorecard may assess a legislator’s voting record on one issue while a state newspaper’s scorecard may evaluate the voting record in its entirety.

Ballotpedia is in the process of developing an encyclopedic list of published scorecards. Some states have a limited number of available scorecards or scorecards produced only by select groups. It is Ballotpedia’s goal to incorporate all available scorecards regardless of ideology or number.

Click here for an overview of legislative scorecards in all 50 states. To contribute to the list of Texas scorecards, email suggestions to editor@ballotpedia.org.


2024


2023


2022


2021


2020


2019


2018


2017


2016


2015





Endorsements

2016

In 2016, Landgraf's endorsements included the following:[10]

  • Texas Farm Bureau
  • Texas Oil & Gas Association
  • CLEAT PAC
  • Life PAC
  • National Rifle Association

  • Texas State Rifle Association
  • Texans for Lawsuit Reform
  • Texas Alliance for Life


See also


External links

Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by
-
Texas House of Representatives District 81
2015-Present
Succeeded by
-


Current members of the Texas House of Representatives
Leadership
Speaker of the House:Dustin Burrows
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
Jay Dean (R)
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
Pat Curry (R)
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
Ken King (R)
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
District 101
District 102
District 103
District 104
District 105
District 106
District 107
District 108
District 109
District 110
Toni Rose (D)
District 111
District 112
District 113
District 114
District 115
District 116
District 117
District 118
District 119
District 120
District 121
District 122
District 123
District 124
District 125
Ray Lopez (D)
District 126
District 127
District 128
District 129
District 130
District 131
District 132
District 133
District 134
District 135
District 136
John Bucy (D)
District 137
Gene Wu (D)
District 138
District 139
District 140
District 141
District 142
District 143
District 144
District 145
District 146
District 147
District 148
District 149
Hubert Vo (D)
District 150
Republican Party (88)
Democratic Party (62)