Qualifications: What training, experience and characteristics qualify you for this position?
RAINY DAY FUND: How do you think Texas should use its Rainy Day Fund?
EDUCATIONAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS (ESAS): What oversight measures will you support to ensure that ESAs are funded and administered transparently?
BUDGET MANAGEMENT: How will you ensure budget transparency so taxpayers can easily see how their money is allocated and spent?
PRIORITIES: What do you see as your greatest challenge as Comptroller over the next four years, and how will you address it?
Don Huffines
I exposed a multi-million-dollar corruption scandal that sent six to prison and saved taxpayers millions. As senator, I refused salary and perks. As Comptroller, I’ll audit spending and fight fraud.
The Rainy Day Fund belongs to taxpayers, not the government. I’ll examine how the ESF is invested to maximize benefits for its rightful owners, Texas taxpayers. It should be reserved for true emergencies so Texas can pay its bills on time. As a lifelong businessman, fiscal discipline matters to me, and I earned a 99% scorecard as a Texas Senator from Texans for Fiscal Responsibility.
I’ve always fought for education freedom and real competition, because competition lowers costs and raises the quality. As Comptroller, I’ll manage Texas’ new Education Savings Account program so parents can choose the best school for their child. I’ll ensure it’s transparent and empowers parents with no strings attached.
We need a budget that’s simple, transparent, and easy to understand, not just for the Legislature, but for every Texas taxpayer. Too many in government forget whose money they spend. Every dollar belongs to taxpayers, not government. The Comptroller must do more than track revenue, it must ensure dollars are spent wisely, efficiently, and transparently.
The greatest challenge is ending the culture where bureaucrats treat taxpayer money like it’s theirs. As Comptroller, I’ll make the office a watchdog: audit government, expose fraud, waste, and corruption, and work with law enforcement to put thieves in jail. Then I’ll fight to return the savings to Texans.
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