Incumbent
Brian Babin
Incumbent Republican candidate for U.S. House in Texas
TX-36 Republican nominee?
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MAR 10, 2026Primary Election
Party selects its nominee.
Live Odds
Current prediction-market probability for the candidate, updated as market prices change.
Brian Babin is trading at 96% to win the TX-36 Republican nominee? on prediction markets.
Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleU.S. Representative
PartyRepublican
Political ideologyConservative Republican
Age78 years old (Mar 23, 1948)
GenderMale
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LocationTexas
BackgroundDentist
EducationLamar University — B.S.
Notable personal detailsBrian Philip Babin is an American dentist and Republican politician who has represented Texas's 36th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2015. He earned a B.S. from Lamar University and a D.D.S. from the University of Texas Dental Branch in Houston. Babin served in the Texas Army National Guard and later as a captain in the U.S. Air Force, then practiced dentistry for decades in Woodville, Texas and held local public offices including mayor and city council member.
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Political Positions
Economy & Taxes
Supports lower taxes and smaller government and has voted for making the 2017/Trump-era tax cuts permanent. Positions emphasize tax relief and reduced government involvement in the economy.
Healthcare
Supports repeal of the Affordable Care Act and replacing it with patient-centered, market-driven alternatives emphasizing state control, choice, and removal of mandates. Advocates reducing federal involvement in healthcare and restoring what he terms 'healthcare freedom' to allow state-regulated insurance and consumer choice.
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Immigration & Border
Brian Babin supports aggressive border enforcement measures, including construction of a southern border wall and stricter limits on birthright citizenship; he has sponsored legislation to limit birthright citizenship and has framed immigration as a national-security and law-enforcement issue. His public statements and votes emphasize reducing illegal immigration, increasing removals, and tightening asylum and border controls rather than expanding legal pathways or regularization programs.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
Brian Babin is publicly pro-life and has repeatedly supported federal restrictions on abortion, including cosponsoring and speaking in favor of legislation to prohibit later-term abortions and backing born-alive protections; he has called the Roe v. Wade decision tragic and framed himself as a voice for unborn children.
Climate & Energy
Opposes the Green New Deal and opposes broad regulatory approaches to greenhouse-gas regulation; supports energy policies prioritizing American energy production, national security, and reduced federal regulatory reach. He has publicly applauded actions to roll back the EPA’s 2009 Endangerment Finding and framed certain Biden-era emissions rules as aligned with Green New Deal priorities and harmful to American energy interests.
Public Safety & Guns
The candidate consistently opposes new gun restrictions, describes himself as a defender of the Second Amendment, and has voted against expanded background check legislation. He has taken actions opposing firearm regulations such as microstamping and receives endorsements from pro-gun organizations. Overall his record and public statements prioritize gun rights over new regulatory measures.
Latest News
Brian Babin is being mentioned in coverage of the broader redistricting fight that could reshape the balance of US House seats before the 2026 midterms. The latest reporting says Republicans may end up with a sizable edge in redistricting-favored seats, though the overall map fight is still not fully settled. No specific new action by Babin is described in the provided summary.
Campaign Fundraising
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