The person behind the name
Chris Gober’s career has been spent in the law of elections, mostly on behalf of Republican committees, candidates and donors.
Gober is an Austin lawyer and the founder and chief executive of the law firm Lex Politica. He won the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for Texas’s 10th Congressional District, a seat left open when Representative Michael McCaul’s office announced, in a release dated September 15, 2025, that he would not seek another term. The Texas Secretary of State’s ballot certification for the November 3, 2026 general election lists him as the Republican candidate and Caitlin Rourk as the Democratic candidate; Community Impact’s September 16, 2026 candidate questionnaire names the same two. [1][2][5][8][9][32]
Education and professional preparation
His campaign biography says he was born and raised in the rural Texas towns of Throckmorton and Graham and is a member of the Texas A&M class of 2001. His Federalist Society biography says he earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2004; Ballotpedia lists the same two schools. His firm biography lists service as counsel in the Office of Legal Policy at the U.S. Department of Justice and says that in 2005–06 he worked on national security matters and on the team that prepared John Roberts and Samuel Alito for their Supreme Court confirmation hearings. These are biographical descriptions published by the campaign, his firm and the Federalist Society, not government personnel records. [3][4][10][11]
From party counsel to a political law practice
Both professional biographies list three party posts: deputy counsel to the Republican National Committee, general counsel to the National Republican Senatorial Committee and general counsel to the Republican Party of Texas. The sentences that list them give no dates. The firm biography says he represented the Republican Party of Texas in a 2017 federal lawsuit filed by the Texas Democratic Party. [3][4]
Lex Politica’s website identifies Gober as its founder. A 2021 Supreme Court brief lists him at The Gober Group PLLC in Austin. The Texas Tribune reported in February 2026 that he founded Lex Politica after serving as director and chief lawyer of Elon Musk’s America PAC in 2024. The sources read do not say whether the two firms are related. [5][8][12]
His firm biography lists matters for Musk and America PAC, Senator Ted Cruz, commentator Ben Shapiro and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, whom it says he represented in a State Bar of Texas inquiry; Democracy Docket also reported the Paxton representation. The biography describes each matter as a success. Those are the firm’s characterizations. [4][13]
The 2026 race
The Texas Tribune described the 10th District as red-leaning, covering all or parts of 13 counties from Austin to East Texas, with nearly one-third of its population in Brazos County, home to Texas A&M University. It reported that the district, had it existed in 2024, would have given Donald Trump about 60% of the presidential vote. The Cook Political Report’s House ratings, last updated September 11, 2026, list the open seat as Solid Republican. Ten Republicans competed for the nomination. Ballotpedia News reported that Gober defeated the nine others on March 3, 2026, and the Secretary of State’s results for the May 26 runoff list no 10th District runoff in either party. [2][6][8][14]
A note on the district’s map. Governor Greg Abbott signed a new Texas congressional map on August 29, 2025. On November 18, 2025 a divided three-judge federal district court enjoined its use in the 2026 elections. The U.S. Supreme Court stayed that order on December 4 and summarily reversed the district court’s judgment on April 27, 2026, with three justices dissenting. Democracy Docket reported, citing court filings, that the new 10th District kept 55% of its population from the 2021 map. Results from earlier elections in the district are therefore not directly comparable. [13][15][16][17]
Life & public service
The documented milestones run from Justice Department and party legal posts to a political law practice and a 2026 campaign for Congress.
Texas A&M
His campaign biography places him in the Texas A&M class of 2001. [10]
Harvard Law School
Earned his law degree from Harvard Law School in 2004, according to his Federalist Society biography. [3]
Texas congressional map
His firm biography says he “drew and implemented” Texas’s new congressional map in 2021 after being hired by 23 U.S. representatives from Texas and the National Republican Congressional Committee. [4]
General-election ballot
The Secretary of State’s ballot certification lists Gober (REP) and Caitlin Rourk (DEM) for U.S. Representative, District 10, on November 3. [1]
Accomplishments, in the record
Filings, court records and official documents establish the following work. Outcomes are described at the level supported by those records, with shared credit where other lawyers or officials were principals.
A Supreme Court ruling for Ted Cruz’s committee
The Supreme Court decided Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate on May 16, 2022. It held that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act, which limited to $250,000 the amount a candidate could be repaid from post-election contributions, burdened core political speech without proper justification. Chief Justice Roberts wrote for six justices; Justice Kagan dissented, joined by Justices Breyer and Sotomayor. [18][23]
The appellees’ brief, dated December 15, 2021, lists Chris Gober of The Gober Group PLLC in Austin alongside Charles J. Cooper and John D. Ohlendorf of Cooper & Kirk. Cooper was counsel of record. Gober’s campaign and firm biographies present the case as his win for Cruz; the records cited here show shared work and do not describe each lawyer’s part. [4][10][12][23]
America PAC in the 2024 election
America PAC’s year-end report to the Federal Election Commission shows $263,494,648.67 in total receipts and $261,272,000.28 in total disbursements for calendar year 2024, including $173,734,996.50 in independent expenditures. The report is signed by treasurer Chris Young and does not name Gober. [24]
Gober’s campaign says he led the PAC as its director and chief lawyer, a description The Texas Tribune also used. The Associated Press identified him as a lawyer for the PAC at a November 4, 2024 hearing in Philadelphia, where the district attorney sought to stop the PAC’s $1 million giveaways, and described Young as the PAC’s director and treasurer. Judge Angelo Foglietta allowed the giveaways to continue. [8][10][19][25]
Counsel in Texas congressional redistricting
Gober’s firm biography says he “drew and implemented” Texas’s new congressional map in 2021 after being hired by 23 U.S. representatives from Texas and the National Republican Congressional Committee. In sworn testimony on October 20, 2025 in LULAC v. Abbott, mapmaker Adam Kincaid said Gober retained him during the first round of Texas redistricting. [4][20]
About the 2025 map, Kincaid testified that the Republican National Committee retained him starting in May, that he understood Gober to be counsel for the Texas Republican congressional delegation, and that he did not recall mapping directions from anyone else. The transcript is one witness’s account. Democracy Docket reported that Gober did not testify. [13][20]
A divided three-judge district court enjoined the 2025 map on November 18, 2025. The Supreme Court stayed that order on December 4 and summarily reversed the judgment on April 27, 2026; Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented. Neither Gober nor Kincaid is named in the December order. [16][17]
Registering a campaign with the FEC
Gober’s statement of candidacy, filed October 3, 2025, names Chris Gober for Texas as his principal campaign committee for the 2026 election in Texas’s 10th District and carries FEC candidate ID H6TX10221. The committee’s statement of organization was filed the same day. [21][22]
What the July quarterly report shows
The committee’s July quarterly report, covering April 1 through June 30, 2026, shows $2,559,184.84 in total receipts for the election cycle to date. Of that, $1,625,000.00 was loans made or guaranteed by the candidate, $701,244.02 came from individuals and $129,145.50 from political committees. [28]
The same report shows $875,000.00 in candidate loans repaid, $750,000.00 in debts owed by the committee, $2,439,557.92 in total disbursements and $119,626.92 in cash on hand on June 30, 2026. Later reports will change these figures. [28]
From a ten-candidate primary to the ballot
Ballotpedia News reported that Gober defeated Jessica Karlsruher, Scott MacLeod and seven other candidates in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary. The American Prospect reported that he advanced with 51 percent of the vote, “just enough to avoid a runoff.” The Secretary of State’s results for the May 26 primary runoff list no runoff in the 10th District for either party. This profile states no vote totals because the state’s results site could not be read. [2][6][31]
The Secretary of State’s ballot certification report for the November 3, 2026 general election is organized by county. On the Bastrop County and Brazos County pages, the contest for U.S. Representative, District 10 lists two candidates: Chris Gober (REP) and Caitlin Rourk (DEM). Community Impact’s September 16, 2026 questionnaire for the race names the same two candidates. [1][32]
Faith, family & community
His campaign biography says he learned “the timeless conservative values of Christian faith, family, and hard work” growing up in Throckmorton and Graham. It names no church or denomination, and this profile makes no claim about either. [10]
The campaign describes him as a husband and father raising two daughters in Austin. His Federalist Society biography names his wife, Dr. Mary Beth Gober, a psychologist. [3][10]
Both of those biographies call him a seventh-generation Texan; the Federalist Society biography adds that his family fought in the American Revolution and the Texas Revolution. These are family-history statements in his own biographies and are not independently documented here. [3][10]
The biographies reviewed mention no military service, and this profile makes no claim of any. [3][4][10]
His mission for Texas
I’m running for Congress because President Trump needs allies who know how to beat the Left and won’t back down.
The following summarizes the agenda on Gober’s official campaign website. These are proposed priorities, not completed accomplishments. [10]
01Weaponization of government
The site’s first plank is to “Stop the weaponization of government,” which it says Democrats have directed at conservatives, President Trump and his supporters. [10]
02Border and cartels
Says he would help President Trump secure the border and empower Texas law enforcement against drugs, violence and gangs. [10]
03Economy and China
Proposes more investment in defense and technology, with Austin and the Brazos Valley positioned as a national center for innovation, in order to outcompete China. [10]
04Rural Texas and affordability
Proposes cutting regulations, expanding small-business opportunities, making essentials more affordable and strengthening rural health care so families do not have to drive hours for treatment. [10]
05Election integrity
Pledges to “Defend election integrity.” The plank accuses Democrats of unconstitutional attempts to rig elections and names no specific legislation. [10]
06Constitution and free speech
Pledges to protect freedom of speech and what the site calls “our God-given rights,” which it says are under attack by Democrats and “liberal judicial activists.” [10]
07Artificial intelligence
Backs investment in American AI infrastructure and protection against Chinese economic espionage, while saying rural Texans should be shielded from projects that raise electricity rates and drain local water supplies. [10]
How to assess a proposal. A campaign plan states an intention. Enactment, implementation costs, replacement revenue, and measured results are separate questions. These priorities should be read alongside the documented record above.
The fuller record
A useful profile includes policy tradeoffs, the limits of a claim, and responses to material criticism.
The $1 million giveaways
At a November 4, 2024 hearing in Philadelphia, Gober, speaking for America PAC, said its $1 million recipients “are not chosen by chance,” the Associated Press reported; Elon Musk had said the money would be awarded “randomly.” Gober told the court the recipients were chosen for their personal stories and signed contracts with the PAC. District Attorney Larry Krasner called the program “a grift.” Judge Angelo Foglietta let it continue. In the 2026 primary, rival Robert Brown criticized Gober over the episode, The Texas Tribune reported; Gober did not respond to the Tribune’s request for comment for that article. [8][19][25]
A redistricting lawyer in a redrawn district
Gober’s campaign lists the redistricting under the heading “Secured Five New Republican Seats.” The Texas Tribune reported when the map was signed that it was “designed to create five new GOP districts”; whether it yields five additional Republican seats will not be known until the November 3, 2026 election. Democracy Docket reported on March 6, 2026 that Gober was “reportedly on retainer” with the Republican National Committee during the 2025 redistricting and “appears to have helped direct the mapdrawing effort,” citing Kincaid’s testimony. It reported that Kincaid declined, on attorney-client privilege grounds, to describe the requests he received from Gober, and that Gober had not answered its questions. A divided district court agreed with challengers that the legislature’s motive was predominantly racial; the Supreme Court reversed that judgment on April 27, 2026. [10][13][15][16][17]
What the campaign biography claims
The campaign says Gober deployed “nearly $300 million” as America PAC’s director and chief lawyer. The PAC’s year-end FEC report shows $261,272,000.28 in total disbursements for calendar year 2024 and is signed by treasurer Chris Young, whom the Associated Press described as the PAC’s director and treasurer. The filing does not name Gober; it neither confirms nor contradicts his title. The campaign also credits him with a Supreme Court win for Ted Cruz. The brief lists him as one of three lawyers, with Charles J. Cooper as counsel of record. [10][12][24][25]
The IRS case the campaign cites
The campaign says Gober “Won a landmark federal case that struck down the unconstitutional IRS regulation used by Lois Lerner to silence conservative groups.” It names no case. A ruling that fits the description is Freedom Path, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service: on September 30, 2025 the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia held that the Treasury regulation and IRS revenue ruling applied in denying the group’s tax-exemption application “transgress the heightened vagueness standard.” The challenge was as applied to Freedom Path, the court granted its summary-judgment motion in part, and the Institute for Free Speech says it filed an amicus brief on the remedy in March 2026. The opinion names no lawyers, and this profile did not confirm Gober’s role from a court record. His firm biography says separately that he “sued and secured a settlement” against the IRS for a conservative nonprofit. [4][10][26][27]
Candidate loans and an AI super PAC
Through June 30, 2026, loans made or guaranteed by the candidate were $1,625,000.00 of the committee’s $2,559,184.84 in cycle-to-date receipts, according to its July quarterly report. It shows $875,000.00 in candidate loans repaid and $750,000.00 in debts owed by the committee. That report covers the campaign committee only, not outside groups. The Texas Tribune reported on April 1, 2026, citing FEC filings, that Gober had benefited from about $747,000 in spending by American Mission, part of an AI super PAC network called Leading the Future, through late February, the most for any Texas congressional candidate. Gober’s platform includes a plank on artificial intelligence. The Tribune article carries no comment from Gober. [10][28][30]
Business ties and conflict-of-interest questions
The American Prospect reported on September 10, 2026 that Gober’s financial disclosure lists more than a dozen business entities, and it described two Austin “strategic advisory services” firms, Maven Advocacy Partners and Maven Defense Solutions, as part of his business network. It wrote that he “could sit on military-focused committees despite direct associations with Palantir and SpaceX, and the potential conflicts of interest that may imply.” Federal lobbying records list Maven Advocacy Partners LLC at the Austin street address also used by Lex Politica and Gober’s campaign committee; the filings name other people as its lobbyists, not Gober. The article also reported that Gober met with a Grimes County official in December and again the day after the county approved a tax abatement for a SpaceX plant; his campaign told the magazine he has “no financial or business interest in the project.” The article, to which a correction was later appended, describes potential conflicts, not a finding by any ethics body. This profile did not read the disclosure. [5][22][31][33][34]
Questions & answers
Who is Chris Gober?
Chris Gober is an Austin election lawyer and the founder and chief executive of the law firm Lex Politica. His biographies list earlier posts at the U.S. Department of Justice, the Republican National Committee, the National Republican Senatorial Committee and the Republican Party of Texas. [3][4][5][8]
What office is Chris Gober running for in 2026?
Who is Chris Gober running against?
When is the election?
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The Secretary of State’s calendar lists October 5 as the last day to register and October 19 through October 30 for early voting in person. [7]
What are Chris Gober’s main campaign priorities?
His campaign website lists seven planks: opposing what it calls the weaponization of government, border security and action against cartels, economic growth and competition with China, rural affordability and health care, election integrity, constitutional rights and free speech, and artificial intelligence policy. [10]
What is Chris Gober’s professional background?
He practices election and political law. He is listed on the prevailing side’s brief in Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, decided in 2022, spoke for Elon Musk’s America PAC in court in 2024, and was described in 2025 federal court testimony as counsel to Texas’s Republican congressional delegation on redistricting. [12][18][19][20]
How is Chris Gober’s campaign funded?
Through June 30, 2026, his committee reported $2,559,184.84 in total receipts, of which $1,625,000.00 was loans made or guaranteed by the candidate and $701,244.02 came from individuals. It reported $119,626.92 in cash on hand. [28]
The sources behind the story
Primary government documents anchor the record. Professional biographies establish attributed background; original reporting supplies election results and scrutiny. Campaign materials are used for the candidate’s own priorities and claims.
- 01Ballot Certification Report: 2026 November General ElectionTexas Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official certification of the November 3, 2026 ballot, organized by county. The Bastrop and Brazos county pages list Chris Gober (REP) and Caitlin Rourk (DEM) for U.S. Representative, District 10. The report was not read in full.Government / regulatory record - 02Chris Gober (R) defeated Jessica Karlsruher (R), Scott MacLeod (R), and seven other candidates in the Republican primary for Texas’ 10th Congressional DistrictBallotpedia News · Mar. 4, 2026
David Luchs’s report of the March 3, 2026 primary result, the filing deadline and McCaul’s January 12 endorsement. It prints no vote totals. Used because the Secretary of State’s results site refuses automated requests.Independent analysis / professional record - 03Chris Gober: contributor biographyThe Federalist Society · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Professional biography listing his Justice Department and party legal posts, his 2004 Harvard law degree, his upbringing and his family. It gives no dates for the party posts and is not a government personnel record.Independent analysis / professional record - 04Chris Gober: firm biographyLex Politica · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
His firm’s biography: former posts and a list of matters, including Musk and America PAC, Ted Cruz, Ken Paxton, the Republican Party of Texas and the 2021 Texas congressional map. Each matter is described as a success; these are the firm’s characterizations.Independent analysis / professional record - 05Lex Politica: the firmLex Politica · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The law firm’s own page signs its mission statement “Chris Gober, Founder” and gives an Austin mailing address. It states no founding year.Independent analysis / professional record - 06Election Results: 2026 Democratic and Republican Primary Runoff, May 26, 2026Texas Secretary of State · Updated May 27, 2026
Official runoff results page. It lists the congressional districts that held a runoff in each party; the 10th District is not among them.Government / regulatory record - 07Important Election DatesTexas Secretary of State · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official calendar: March 3 primary, May 26 runoff, November 3, 2026 election, with the registration, mail-ballot and early-voting dates.Government / regulatory record - 08Former Elon Musk lawyer emerges as frontrunner in GOP primary for Michael McCaul’s congressional seatThe Texas Tribune · Feb. 12, 2026
Olivia Borgula’s pre-primary report: the district, the field, endorsements, fundraising, a rival’s criticism over the America PAC giveaways, and a description of Democrat Caitlin Rourk. Gober did not respond to the Tribune’s request for comment.Independent reporting - 09McCaul Announces He Will Not Seek Another TermOffice of U.S. Representative Michael McCaul · Sep. 15, 2025
The incumbent’s official release, dated September 15, 2025, announcing that he would not run for another term, which opened the 10th District seat.Government / regulatory record - 10Chris Gober: official campaign homepageChris Gober for Texas · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s biography, list of claimed accomplishments, seven issue statements and social links. Its descriptions of case outcomes and dollar figures are campaign claims.Campaign source - 11Chris GoberBallotpedia · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Reference entry: candidacy for Texas’s 10th Congressional District, degrees from Texas A&M and Harvard Law School, career as a lawyer. The copy read did not yet show general-election candidates.Independent analysis / professional record - 12Brief of Appellees, Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, No. 21-12Supreme Court of the United States (docket filing) · Filed Dec. 15, 2021
The merits brief for Cruz and his committee. Its cover lists Chris Gober of The Gober Group PLLC, Austin, with Charles J. Cooper (counsel of record) and John D. Ohlendorf of Cooper & Kirk.Government / regulatory record - 13GOP lawyer who headed Texas redistricting wins congressional primaryDemocracy Docket · Mar. 6, 2026
Jen Rice’s report on Gober’s redistricting role, his clients and the redrawn district. Democracy Docket is a news platform focused on voting-rights litigation; it says Gober did not answer its questions.Independent reporting - 14House Race RatingsThe Cook Political Report with Amy Walter · Updated Sep. 11, 2026
Independent race ratings. Lists “TX-10 OPEN (McCaul)” under Solid Republican. A rating is an analyst’s forecast, not a result.Independent analysis / professional record - 15Gov. Greg Abbott signs new Texas congressional map designed to give GOP five more seatsThe Texas Tribune · Aug. 29, 2025
Eleanor Klibanoff and Carla Astudillo’s report of the map’s signing, its design to create five new Republican districts and the lawsuits already filed. It does not mention Gober.Independent reporting - 16Abbott v. League of United Latin American Citizens, No. 25A608: order on application for staySupreme Court of the United States · Issued Dec. 4, 2025
The Court stayed a three-judge district court’s November 18, 2025 order enjoining the 2025 congressional map. Justice Alito concurred; Justice Kagan dissented. Neither Gober nor Kincaid is named.Government / regulatory record - 17Order list, April 27, 2026: No. 25-845, Abbott v. LULAC (appeal, summary disposition)Supreme Court of the United States · Issued Apr. 27, 2026
The Court summarily reversed the district court’s judgment for the reasons given in its December 2025 stay order. Justices Sotomayor, Kagan and Jackson dissented.Government / regulatory record - 18Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for Senate, No. 21-12: opinion of the CourtSupreme Court of the United States · Decided May 16, 2022
Opinion holding that Section 304 of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act burdens core political speech without proper justification. The opinion does not name Gober.Government / regulatory record - 19Musk’s PAC claims $1 million ‘winners’ not chosen by chanceAssociated Press / PBS NewsHour · Nov. 4, 2024
Maryclaire Dale’s report of the Philadelphia hearing: Gober’s statements for America PAC, Chris Young’s testimony and District Attorney Larry Krasner’s criticism. This version predates the judge’s ruling.Independent reporting - 20LULAC v. Abbott, No. 3:21-cv-00259 (W.D. Tex.): transcript of hearing day 6, afternoon sessionU.S. District Court, Western District of Texas (copy hosted by Democracy Docket) · Oct. 20, 2025
Court transcript of mapmaker Adam Kincaid’s sworn testimony about his relationship with Gober. It is one witness’s account; Gober did not testify. The copy read is a scanned PDF posted by a news organization, not the court’s own docket.Government / regulatory record - 21Chris Gober: Form 2 statement of candidacy (FEC-1917372)Federal Election Commission · Filed Oct. 3, 2025
Statement of candidacy for the 2026 election in Texas’s 10th District: candidate ID H6TX10221, Republican Party, principal campaign committee Chris Gober for Texas (C00922062).Government / regulatory record - 22Chris Gober for Texas (C00922062): filings indexFederal Election Commission · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
List of the committee’s filings with dates: statement of organization and statement of candidacy (October 3, 2025), year-end, pre-primary, April and July quarterly reports, amendments and 48-hour notices.Government / regulatory record - 23Docket for No. 21-12, Federal Election Commission v. Ted Cruz for SenateSupreme Court of the United States · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Official docket: argued January 19, 2022; affirmed May 16, 2022, with the line-up of justices. It lists Charles J. Cooper of Cooper & Kirk as counsel of record for the appellees; the docket’s attorney list does not include Gober.Government / regulatory record - 24America PAC: Form 3X year-end report, Nov. 26–Dec. 31, 2024 (FEC-1872971)Federal Election Commission · Filed Jan. 31, 2025
The super PAC’s year-end report, signed by treasurer Chris Young, with calendar-year 2024 totals for receipts, disbursements and independent expenditures. Gober’s name does not appear on the page.Government / regulatory record - 25Elon Musk’s $1 million-a-day voter sweepstakes can proceed, a Pennsylvania judge saysAssociated Press / NPR · Nov. 5, 2024
Wire report of Judge Angelo Foglietta’s decision to let the giveaway continue. It identifies Chris Young as the director and treasurer of America PAC.Independent reporting - 26Freedom Path, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service, No. 20-cv-1349 (D.D.C.): memorandum opinionU.S. District Court for the District of Columbia / GovInfo · Issued Sep. 30, 2025
Opinion on an as-applied challenge, holding that the Treasury regulation and IRS revenue ruling applied to Freedom Path’s application fail the heightened vagueness standard. The text read names no lawyers, so it does not establish Gober’s role in the case.Government / regulatory record - 27Freedom Path, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service: case pageInstitute for Free Speech · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The group’s case page, listing the amicus brief it filed in the district court on March 27, 2026, which shows the litigation continued after the September 2025 ruling. It names no lawyers for Freedom Path.Independent analysis / professional record - 28Chris Gober for Texas: Form 3 July quarterly report, Apr. 1–June 30, 2026 (FEC-1995625)Federal Election Commission · Filed July 15, 2026
Summary page with period and election-cycle-to-date totals for contributions, candidate loans, loan repayments, disbursements, cash on hand and debts as of June 30, 2026. Signed by treasurer Cabell Hobbs.Government / regulatory record - 29Endorsements (Partial List)Chris Gober for Texas · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The campaign’s own list of endorsers, including Donald Trump, Greg Abbott, Ted Cruz, Mike Johnson, Steve Scalise and the Club for Growth. A campaign list, not independently verified line by line.Campaign source - 30AI-aligned super PACs are pouring millions into Texas congressional racesThe Texas Tribune · Apr. 1, 2026
Olivia Borgula’s report, citing FEC filings and the ad tracker AdImpact, on spending by AI-linked super PACs in Texas congressional races, including about $747,000 by American Mission for Gober through late February. It carries no comment from Gober.Independent reporting - 31Elon Musk’s Lawyer Seeks Seat in CongressThe American Prospect · Sep. 10, 2026
David Dayen’s article on Gober’s business network, advisory firms and ties to AI and defense companies, with a statement from his campaign and an appended correction. The Prospect’s about page calls the magazine “An independent voice for liberal thought”; the financial disclosure it cites was not read for this profile.Independent reporting - 32Q&A: Meet the candidates for US House District 10Community Impact · Sep. 16, 2026
Bailey Meyers’s candidate questionnaire for the November 3 election. It names Republican Chris Gober and Democrat Caitlin Rourk as the candidates and prints each one’s answers, which were limited to 50 words.Independent reporting - 33Registrant record: Maven Advocacy Partners LLC (registrant ID 401109596)Lobbying Disclosure Act database, U.S. Congress (lda.gov) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
Federal lobbying-disclosure registrant record giving the firm’s Austin address and contact person. It does not name Gober.Government / regulatory record - 34Lobbying filings of Maven Advocacy Partners LLC (registrant ID 401109596)Lobbying Disclosure Act database, U.S. Congress (lda.gov) · Accessed Sep. 17, 2026
The firm’s registrations and quarterly reports since 2025, with its clients and the lobbyists named on each filing. Gober is not among them; a name search of the database’s lobbyist list also returned no Chris Gober.Government / regulatory record
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Voting in Texas: official dates, deadlines and rules
The general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. The dates and rules below were read from the Texas Secretary of State; the authority's own page, linked beside each one, is the final word.
Dates and deadlines
- Voter registration deadlineMonday, October 5, 2026. An application counts if it is postmarked by that date or received in the county voter registrar's office by that date. A voter registration application filled out online must still be printed and sent to the county voter registrar's office. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/registration.html
- Ballots sent to military and overseas (FPCA) votersSaturday, September 19, 2026 — deadline for county election officials to mail or email ballots to military and overseas voters who applied with a Federal Post Card Application (FPCA); for an FPCA received after that date, the ballot goes out no later than the seventh calendar day after it is received. This date applies to FPCA voters only. Read from: sos.texas.gov/elections/laws/advisory2026-03.shtml
- Early voting in person beginsMonday, October 19, 2026 — first day of early voting by personal appearance. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Early voting in person endsFriday, October 30, 2026 — last day of early voting by personal appearance. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Deadline to apply for a ballot by mail (received, not postmarked)Friday, October 23, 2026. The Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) must be received — not just postmarked — by the early voting clerk in the county where you are registered, before the close of regular business or 12 noon, whichever is later. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/application-for-ballot-by-mail.html
- Deadline to return a ballot by mail (received by)The early voting clerk must receive the ballot by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026, if the carrier envelope is not postmarked; or by 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4, 2026 (the next business day), if the carrier envelope is postmarked by 7:00 p.m. on Election Day at the location of the election. Different deadlines apply to overseas and military voters. Read from: sos.texas.gov/elections/voter/important-election-dates.shtml
- Polling place hours on Election Day7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Election Day, November 3, 2026, at all polling places statewide. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting/where.html
Rules to know
- What to bringVoters who have one of seven acceptable forms of photo ID must present it when voting in person: a Texas driver license, Texas Election Identification Certificate, Texas personal identification card or Texas handgun license issued by the Department of Public Safety (DPS); a U.S. military ID card with photo; a U.S. citizenship certificate with photo; or a U.S. passport. For voters aged 18–69 the ID may be expired no more than four years; for voters 70 or older, for any length of time. A voter who does not have one of these and cannot reasonably obtain one may show a supporting form of ID — such as a voter registration certificate, current utility bill, bank statement, government check or paycheck — and sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration. A voter who has an acceptable ID but does not bring it may vote provisionally and has six days to show it to the county voter registrar. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting/need-id.html
- Who may vote by mail and how to applyVoting by mail in Texas is limited to voters who are 65 or older on Election Day; sick or disabled; expecting to give birth within three weeks before or after Election Day; absent from their county of registration during the early voting period and on Election Day; civilly committed under Chapter 841 of the Texas Health and Safety Code; or confined in jail but otherwise eligible. To ask for a ballot, send an Application for Ballot by Mail (ABBM) to the early voting clerk in the county where you are registered — in person, by mail, by common or contract carrier, or by fax or email (if faxed or emailed, the application must also be mailed so that the clerk receives it no later than the fourth business day after the clerk received the fax or email). VoteTexas.gov says a voter who applies because of an expected absence may apply in person before the period of early voting in person begins (Monday, October 19, 2026). The ABBM must include your Texas driver license, Texas personal ID or Election Identification Certificate number or, if you have none of these, the last four digits of your Social Security number. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/eligibility-requirements.html
- Early voting in personAny registered voter may vote early in person; no special qualification is required. From October 19 through October 30, 2026, you may vote at any early voting location in your county of registration. Hours vary by location. Early voting locations appear in the state's My Voter Portal two days before the first day of early voting, and the early voting clerk in your county can also provide them. Read from: votetexas.gov/faq/early-voting.html
- Track your ballot by mailAfter you send your ballot by mail to your county's early voting clerk, you can check its status in the Ballot by Mail Tracker on the Texas Secretary of State's My Voter Portal. To log in, enter your first and last name, your date of birth, the last four digits of your Social Security number, and your Texas driver license or DPS personal ID number. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/track-my-ballot.html
- Correcting a defect in a mail ballot application or carrier envelopeIf your Application for Ballot by Mail or your carrier envelope was rejected because the ID number was missing or did not match your voter registration record, you may correct the defect online through the Ballot by Mail Tracker. For other carrier-envelope defects — no signature, a signature mismatch, a missing Statement of Residence or incomplete witness information — complete the Corrective Action Form enclosed with the notice of defect and mail it back to the early voting clerk, or complete it in person at the clerk's office. You have until the 6th day after Election Day to correct the defect so that the ballot is counted. You may instead cancel the ballot by mail at an early voting or Election Day polling place and vote in person; without the mail ballot to surrender, the only option is a provisional ballot. Read from: votetexas.gov/voting-by-mail/corrective-action.html
Read from: Welcome to Texas Elections · Important Election Dates · November 3, 2026 Election Law Calendar · Current Elections Information List · Ballot Certification Report 2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026 · SAMPLE BALLOT (BOLETA DE MUESTRA) — Rules and dates as of Sep 17, 2026
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