Jon Bonck

Who Jon is

Jon Bonck has spent over two decades helping Houston-area families get home loans, and on Sundays he teaches Bible study as a deacon at Second Baptist Church.

About Jon

Bonck is a mortgage lending manager from the Houston area who built his career helping families buy homes. He ran for the newly drawn TX-38 seat with an endorsement from President Trump and won the Republican runoff after finishing first in the March primary. He's campaigning as a Christian conservative focused on border security, opposing what he calls 'woke curriculum' in schools, and protecting gun rights.

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