August Pfluger flew F-22 fighter jets in combat against ISIS before he ever ran for office, logging over 300 combat hours and 2,000 flight hours in a 26-year Air Force career.
Pfluger is a U.S. Air Force Academy graduate who became an F-22/F-15 fighter pilot and squadron commander, later serving briefly on the National Security Council during Trump's first term before retiring as a Colonel in February 2026. He's the incumbent U.S. Representative for Texas's 11th District (San Angelo, Midland-Odessa area) and now chairs the Republican Study Committee, the House's largest conservative caucus. He's running for reelection to keep pushing what he calls an "America First" agenda.
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Pfluger’s take on Texas values
Pfluger supports the SAVE Act's citizenship-verification and photo-ID requirements to vote, saying 'we absolutely should have' them. [News release / public statements]