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Kristin Hook

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Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 60.1% of the vote over Regina Vanburg and Gary Taylor.

Kristin Hook is the Democratic nominee for this open Central Texas seat. A scientist with a Ph.D. in animal behavior, she previously worked as a congressional oversight investigator in the U.S. Senate and at the Government Accountability Office, and ran against Chip Roy for this seat in 2024.[2]

Basic profile — the most important sourced facts we found.

In their words — priorities

  • Running to fight for affordability, expand opportunity, and demand accountability for working Texans.[3]
  • Says her GAO experience protecting tax dollars from waste, fraud and abuse and advising Congress on emerging technologies like AI prepares her for oversight work.[3]

Background

  • Born in Corpus Christi, Texas; earned a B.A. and B.S. in biology from the University of Texas at Austin (2007) and a Ph.D. in animal behavior from Cornell University (2016).[2]
  • Taught middle school science through Teach for America, then worked as a postdoc at the University of Maryland, a policy fellow in Sen. Elizabeth Warren's office and at the National Institutes of Health, and a biologist for the U.S. Government Accountability Office.[2]

Campaign money

Raised $244K · spent $144K · $104K cash on hand (through 2026-06-30) FEC filing ↗

Also on the ballot for this seat: Mark Teixeira · Compare side by side

Sources cited in this profile

  1. 2.Kristin Hook · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 3.Kristin Hook - Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words