About this office
There are only 31 State Senators for all of Texas, and every bill has to get past them. Who you elect as your State Senator can be the difference between a bill becoming a law that changes lives for the better — or being left to die. Yours represents Hays County and the counties around it, and once elected, sits for four years. It's a small club with a lot of quiet power, and this is one of the few times you get a say in who's in it.
Candidates
Keenen ColbertKeenen Colbert is a Marine Corps veteran who served over eight years and earned both enlisted and officer rank before returning home to Texas to run for state senate.
About Keenen
An Abilene native educated entirely in Texas public schools, Colbert is campaigning on raising the state's minimum wage to at least $15 an hour, saying "$7 an hour simply isn't a livable wage for anyone working full-time."
Bob HallBob Hall has represented Senate District 2 since 2015 and voted for the 2021 permitless-carry law, the 2025 private-school voucher program, and the 2025 congressional map redrawn to favor Republicans.
About Bob
A retired Air Force captain and engineer, Hall has repeatedly criticized wind and solar power — saying "solar energy is neither reliable or cost-effective" — and pushed to require solar operators to pay for site cleanup.