Texas House District 10 2026

Compare candidates running in this Texas federal race. Review their positions, voting records, campaign promises, and donor information.

Caitlin Rourk

Party: Democrat

Chris Gober

Party: Republican

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Texas House District 10

Election: Nov 3, 2026Updated: Apr 10, 2026
📊Polling
No public polling data available for the general election. District gave Trump 62% in 2024 under current lines.
safe rCook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball (March 2026)

This is a heavily gerrymandered Republican district in a special redistricting cycle, with Trump winning 62% in 2024 under new maps. While Democrats have made gains in Travis County, the district remains firmly Republican-leaning with a R+12 Cook Partisan Voter Index, making Republican control essentially certain.

Caitlin RourkD
Chris GoberR

Summary

Caitlin Rourk is an Army veteran and working mother with extensive background in policy, communications, and business. A 38-year-old resident of Central Texas with over a decade of experience in the region, she holds a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Chicago and an MBA from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. She served as a Military Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and Texas Army National Guard. Her professional career spans the private sector (most recently as Global Marketing lead at Dell Technologies), public policy (working across party lines on energy security and deficit reduction), and federal service. She was originally running for Texas's 31st Congressional District but switched to District 10 due to Republican redistricting.

Chris Gober is a 7th-generation Texan born in rural Throckmorton and Graham, Texas. He graduated from Texas A&M University (Class of 2001) and earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2004. Gober worked as counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice handling national security and border security issues, then served as a top lawyer for the Republican Party of Texas. In 2024, he was director and chief lawyer of Elon Musk's America PAC. He founded Lex Politica, which he describes as the nation's top conservative law firm, and claims victories in landmark cases against Democrats and the government. He has represented Republican politicians including Sen. Ted Cruz in campaign finance cases that reached the U.S. Supreme Court.

Campaign Promises

Economy
  • Deliver economic security for working families
  • Create good-paying jobs and attract new industries
  • Hold corporations accountable
Healthcare
  • Expand access to affordable healthcare
Education
  • Invest in public education and student opportunities
Other
  • Ensure equal representation across sprawling district
Defense
  • Secure the border and halt drug invasion
Economy
  • Boost defense and technology investment
  • Protect rural communities from AI projects
  • Cut regulations and strengthen rural healthcare
  • Support agriculture and cut taxes

Key Issue Positions

Economic Pressures on Working Families
Focuses on cost of living, job opportunities, economic fairness
Emphasizes that economic pressures across all 13 counties of the district are the most critical issue. Wants to make essentials more affordable and create good-paying jobs.
Healthcare Access
Pro-expansion, protecting pre-existing conditions
Focuses on lowering drug costs, protecting coverage for pre-existing conditions, expanding mental health services, ending surprise billing
Education and Youth Opportunities
Pro-public education, supports technical training
Wants to strengthen public schools, support IDEA programs, expand mental health resources, and invest in technical education to prepare students for jobs of tomorrow
Government Accountability and Representation
Pro-transparency and constituent engagement
Emphasizes being accountable to voters, putting people over party, inclusive decision-making that considers all stakeholders from rural, urban, and suburban communities
Border Security
Strong pro-Trump, advocates aggressive border enforcement
Emphasizes stopping cartels, halting drug invasion, and empowering law enforcement.
Technology and AI
Pro-innovation, particularly AI infrastructure
Wants to position the district as America's center for innovation to compete with China, but also concerned about protecting rural communities from negative impacts of AI projects.
Economic Growth
Trump administration supporter, tax cuts advocate
Credits Trump administration with lowering inflation and pushing mortgage rates lower. Supports deregulation and small business expansion.

Top Donors

Individual Contributions
$179,189.09Individual
Raised $179,189.09 from July 1, 2025 to February 11, 2026 according to FEC filings
Mothers for Democracy Action PAC
UnknownSuper PAC
Super PAC endorsed Rourk with messaging to #TurnTexasBlue
Individual Contributions
Over $1 millionIndividual
Gober raised more than $1 million by early February 2026, more than four times as much as any other Republican primary candidate
Leading the Future Super PAC
Unknown spending amountSuper PAC
Pro-AI group backed by AI companies. Funded advertisements supporting Gober, emphasizing his focus on 'promoting American technology investment'
Club for Growth PAC
Endorsement (amount not specified)Industry PAC
Conservative PAC endorsing Gober

Contradictions

No contradictions documented.

Claim: Winners of Musk's America PAC $1 million giveaway were chosen 'randomly' to participate
Contradiction: In court testimony November 2024, Gober admitted winners were NOT chosen by chance or randomly, but were pre-selected as 'spokespeople' for the PAC based on who leaders thought would be effective political advocates. Participants had no chance to win unless pre-approved by PAC leaders.

What Opponents Say

No opponent claims documented.

Caitlin Rourk (Democratic opponent)

Not directly attacked in available sources; general Democratic messaging focuses on Gober as Trump loyalist and conservative lawyer

Rourk has emphasized herself as independent problem-solver and has not launched specific attacks on Gober in initial campaign messaging

Endorsements

Mothers for Democracy Action PACorganization
Austin Chroniclemedia
President Donald Trumpindividual
House Speaker Mike Johnsonindividual
Governor Greg Abbottindividual
U.S. Senator Ted Cruzindividual
House Majority Leader Steve Scaliseindividual
House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordanindividual
Club for Growthorganization
Kara Kingindividual
Leading the Future Super PACorganization