May 24th 2022

I want to thank my family, campaign team, volunteers, and supporters.

It was an honor of a lifetime to have made the run-off election for Texas State Rep this past March and although the outcome of the run-off election today was not what we hoped for, I could not be more proud of the campaign we ran.

We faced an enormous uphill battle against a campaign overwhelmingly funded by lobbyists and public employee unions and associations using funds in round after round of dishonest mailers to voters. Unfortunately, these tactics have an impact on the outcome of elections. This race was no different.

In April of this year, I proposed a plank to the Texas GOP platform calling for all candidates and officeholders to refuse funding from public employee associations/unions and I hope this becomes part of the official Texas GOP platform later this year. While Texas remains a “Right to Work State,” the impact of these organizations on races cannot be overstated, and to prevent Texas from going down the path I witnessed in California, this plank deserves the highest consideration.

I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to have met so many amazing residents and I truly appreciate the journey. Some of the most remarkable memories of this campaign are with strangers who prayed with me at their doors over these months of precinct walks, and the weekend volunteers who contributed countless hours walking doors, making calls, and stuffing envelopes.

God has a plan and I will always be in His service.

Thank you,

- Paul Chabot