Nathan "Nate" Sheets is from McKinney, Texas. He has a bachelor 27s degree from Texas State University. He and his wife, Patty, have been married for 29 years and have four children.

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Nate Sheets was born in McKinney, Texas. He earned a bachelor's in marketing from Texas State University. Nate lives in North Texas with his wife, Patty, and their four children.

Nate is the founder of Nature Nate's Honey. He previously worked at e3 Partners for 12 years. He also served in the Navy Reserves.

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Nate currently works as a member of the board of directors at Sweet Harvest Holdings. He previously worked as the founder and chief executive of Nature Nate’s Honey, a national food company, and earlier in his career worked in marketing and communications roles, including as a senior leader at e3 Partners, a faith-based nonprofit organization. He served as a Petty Officer Third Class in the U.S. Navy Reserve for six years.

Nate previously served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019.

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Supports cleaner food production and environmental stewardship tied to agriculture.

Frames environmental health as directly connected to agricultural inputs.

Advocates for protecting agricultural land and food systems from foreign threats.

- Supports cleaner food production and environmental stewardship tied to agriculture.
- Frames environmental health as directly connected to agricultural inputs.
- Advocates for protecting agricultural land and food systems from foreign threats.

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Emphasizes nutrition and food quality as public health priorities.

Supports improving the quality of food served in schools.

Connects agricultural health to national readiness and population wellbeing.

- Emphasizes nutrition and food quality as public health priorities.
- Supports improving the quality of food served in schools.
- Connects agricultural health to national readiness and population wellbeing.

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Plans to revamp the Go Texan program, which promotes Texas products and businesses, by making it easier for smaller producers to sell directly to consumers.

Supports Texas-first and America-first agricultural trade policies.

Advocates reducing regulatory and fee burdens on farmers and ranchers.

Supports rural job creation through in-state processing and market access.

Promotes direct-to-consumer and small-producer market access.

- Supports Texas-first and America-first agricultural trade policies.
- Advocates reducing regulatory and fee burdens on farmers and ranchers.
- Supports rural job creation through in-state processing and market access.
- Promotes direct-to-consumer and small-producer market access.

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Nate Sheets

Nate Sheets was born in McKinney, Texas. He earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in marketing from Texas State University. Sheets lives in North Texas with his wife, Patty, and their four children.

Nate currently works as a member of the board of directors at Sweet Harvest Holdings, the parent company of Nature Nate’s Honey and Sweet Harvest Foods. He previously worked as the founder and chief executive of Nature Nate’s Honey, a national food company, and earlier in his career worked in marketing and communications roles, including as a senior leader at e3 Partners, a faith-based nonprofit organization. He served as a Petty Officer Third Class in the U.S. Navy Reserve for six years.

As of January 22, 2026, Nate Sheets’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller

Sid Miller received a bachelor's degree from Tarleton State University in vocational agriculture education. He has a wife.

Sid is the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. He works at the Texas Department of Agriculture, where he has been for about 10 years. He previously worked as an agricultural science teacher in Texas public schools.

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Sid served in District 59 of the Texas House of Representatives for six terms, from 2001 to 2013, losing the seat in 2012. He was elected Texas Agriculture Commissioner in 2014. He is currently serving his third term.

Wants to improve the water regulatory system to enable farmers and ranchers to do their jobs while preserving resources.

Supports reforming the water regulatory system to enable farmers and ranchers to operate effectively while preserving water resources for Texas agriculture and families.

- Supports reforming the water regulatory system to enable farmers and ranchers to operate effectively while preserving water resources for Texas agriculture and families.

As agriculture commissioner, created "Farm Fresh Fridays and other farm-to-school initiatives [which] resulted in a $14 million increase in the amount of Texas products purchased by schools."

Created Farm Fresh Fridays and other farm-to-school initiatives that increased Texas product purchases by schools by $14 million.

- Created Farm Fresh Fridays and other farm-to-school initiatives that increased Texas product purchases by schools by $14 million.

Supports offering tax credits to encourage producers to retain more cows and heifers and to reopen imports of live cattle from Mexico.

Supports tax credits to encourage cattle producers to retain more livestock and reopen imports of live cattle from Mexico.

Wants to change the appraisal process to prevent "skyrocketing property taxes that threaten family farms, ranches, homes and businesses."

Plans to reform property tax appraisals to reduce rising property taxes on family farms, ranches, homes, and businesses.

Supports implementing a "Can I See" program so parents know what's in their children's food.

Supports implementing a "Can I See" program so "parents know what's in their children's food."

Supports Trump's America First tariffs, believing they protect prices for beef, cotton, and grain by restricting subsidized imports.

Supports reducing regulatory requirements on consumer protection inspections while maintaining accurate weights and measures for fair food and farm product pricing.

- Supports tax credits to encourage cattle producers to retain more livestock and reopen imports of live cattle from Mexico.
- Plans to reform property tax appraisals to reduce rising property taxes on family farms, ranches, homes, and businesses.
- Supports implementing a "Can I See" program so "parents know what's in their children's food."
- Supports ending property taxes.
- Supports Trump's America First tariffs, believing they protect prices for beef, cotton, and grain by restricting subsidized imports.
- Supports reducing regulatory requirements on consumer protection inspections while maintaining accurate weights and measures for fair food and farm product pricing.

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Sid Miller received a bachelor's degree from Tarleton State University in Vocational Agriculture Education. He has a wife.

Sid served in District 59 of the Texas House of Representatives for six terms, from 2001 to 2013, losing the seat in 2012.

- Wants to "overhaul the burdensome bureaucratic water regulatory system to enable farmers and ranchers to effectively do their jobs while preserving our precious resources."
- Fighting to "secure every drop of water Texas agriculture and families depend on."

- Claims to have created "Farm Fresh Fridays and other farm-to-school initiatives [which] resulted in a $14 million increase in the amount of Texas products purchased by schools."

- Supports offering a tax credit to" encourage producers to retain more cows and heifers and to reopen imports of live cattle from Mexico."
- Wants to "reform the appraisal process to stop skyrocketing property taxes that threaten family farms, ranches, homes, and businesses."
- Supports implementing a "Can I See" program so "parents know what's in their children's food."
- Aims to "end property taxes now and forever."
- Believes that under President Trump’s "America First tariffs," he is "locking in record prices for your beef, cotton, and grain by keeping cheap, subsidized imports out."
- Claims he is "cutting red tape on consumer protection inspections, ensuring accurate weights and measures for fair pricing on food and farm goods, and incentivizing local growers to fill every gap."

Sid is the Texas Commissioner of Agriculture. He works at the Texas Department of Agriculture, where he has been for about ten years.

- The agriculture commissioner heads the Texas Department of Agriculture, guiding policies on farming, food safety, and rural development.
- They promote Texas agricultural products and help Texas farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses reach wider markets.
- The commissioner enforces rules on weights and measures, pesticides, pasture pests and plant diseases, and food programs (including school meals).
- They work on economic support for rural communities and help with disaster relief tied to agricultural losses or challenges.
- The commissioner is elected statewide for a four-year term and can be re-elected without term limits.
- As of 2026, the position’s salary is about $140,938 per year.

Oversees farming, food safety, and rural development. 

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