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Zach Vance is originally from Houston, Texas. He earned an associate degree from the University of North Texas. Vance lives in Lago Vista with his wife and their two children.

Zach is an AUTOCAD drafter. He works for a couple of structural engineering firms, where he has been since late 2020. He previously worked at an Austin cable news organization. He served in the United States Marine Corps from 2008 to 2013.

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Zach currently works as a drafter for structural engineers and has professional experience in television production and cable news. He previously worked in cable news and television broadcasting. He served as a Sergeant in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Zach Vance's campaign for Governor of Texas.

Zach's campaign for Governor of Texas is his first run for that office. He previously ran for Texas House of Representatives District 19 in 2024, but did not win the Democratic primary. Vance also previously ran for Lieutenant Governor of Texas in 2022, but did not win the Republican primary.

Supports eliminating property taxes for seniors over 65 who have lived in their home for 15 years and have paid it off.

Supports restructuring property taxes by limiting appraisal increases, tying taxable value to purchase price, and reducing or eliminating property taxes for certain long-term homeowners and seniors.

Supports ending the yearly reappraisal of homes by appraisal districts, advocating for a 10-year reappraisal cycle and setting the purchase price as the taxed value for a decade.

Promises to end "wasteful spending" at the local level.

Connects the affordability of childcare directly to workforce participation and broader economic productivity.

Supports affordable childcare to maintain parental employment.

Supports reducing household costs by addressing rising utility rates and holding providers accountable during extreme events.

- Supports restructuring property taxes by limiting appraisal increases, tying taxable value to purchase price, and reducing or eliminating property taxes for certain long-term homeowners and seniors.
- Supports ending the yearly reappraisal of homes by appraisal districts, advocating for a 10-year reappraisal cycle and setting the purchase price as the taxed value for a decade.
- Connects the affordability of childcare directly to workforce participation and broader economic productivity.
- Supports reducing household costs by addressing rising utility rates and holding providers accountable during extreme events.

Economy

Said, "Lowering healthcare costs and getting as many people as I possibly can on an easily affordable and quality health insurance plan is absolutely a top priority of mine... To me, healthcare is a human right."

Supports expanding access to affordable health insurance and reducing reliance on emergency rooms for uninsured care.

Supports access to abortion and believes it should be affordable and accessible, especially for lower-income women.

Supports abortion access and reproductive autonomy, while also emphasizing foster care and adoption reforms.

Supports a comprehensive state response addressing mental illness, addiction, and housing access.

- Supports expanding access to affordable health insurance and reducing reliance on emergency rooms for uninsured care.
- Supports abortion access and reproductive autonomy, while also emphasizing foster care and adoption reforms.
- Supports a comprehensive state response addressing mental illness, addiction, and housing access.

Healthcare

Supports prioritizing grid reliability while holding energy providers financially accountable.

- Supports prioritizing grid reliability while holding energy providers financially accountable.

Energy & the Environment

Supports increased funding and staffing for public safety services.

Supports ending the war on drugs and shifting toward addiction treatment.

Supports stronger penalties for firearm-related crimes and accountability for negligent gun storage.

- Supports increased funding and staffing for public safety services.
- Supports ending the war on drugs and shifting toward addiction treatment.
- Supports stronger penalties for firearm-related crimes and accountability for negligent gun storage.

Public Safety

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

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports using state funds to reduce local taxes for public school funding.

Prioritizes increased funding, higher teacher pay, and smaller class sizes.

Plans to improve public schools by increasing teacher pay, incentivizing quality teachers, and reducing classroom sizes.

Supports life-skills education and affordability

- Prioritizes increased funding, higher teacher pay, and smaller class sizes.
- Supports life-skills education and affordability
- Opposes private school vouchers.

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Zach Vance

Opposes private school vouchers, which allows qualifying to use tax dollars to fund private schooling.

- Prioritizes increased funding, higher teacher pay, and smaller class sizes.
- Supports life-skills education and affordability
- Opposes private school vouchers, which allows qualifying to use tax dollars to fund private schooling.

Supports increased funding, higher teacher pay, smaller class sizes, and opposition to private school vouchers.

- Supports increased funding, higher teacher pay, smaller class sizes, and opposition to private school vouchers.
- Supports life-skills education and affordability

Zach Vance is from Houston. He earned an associate's degree in media broadcasting from the University of North Texas. Zach lives with his wife and two kids in Texas.

Zach is an AUTOCAD drafter. He previously worked at an Austin cable news organization. Zach served in the U.S. Marine Corps for five years.

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Zach ran for Texas lieutenant governor in 2022 and the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 19 in 2024, but did not win.

Supports eliminating property taxes for seniors over 65 who have lived in their home for 15 years, have paid it off, and whose house is appraised to be worth less than $1 million.

Plans to end "wasteful spending" at the local level.

- Supports eliminating property taxes for seniors over 65 who have lived in their home for 15 years, have paid it off, and whose house is appraised to be worth less than $1 million.
- Supports ending the yearly reappraisal of homes by appraisal districts, advocating for a 10-year reappraisal cycle and setting the purchase price as the taxed value for a decade.
- Plans to end "wasteful spending" at the local level.
- Supports affordable childcare to maintain parental employment.

Supports abortion access and believes it should be affordable and accessible, especially for lower-income women.

Supports making child adoption easier for families to do.

- Said, "Lowering healthcare costs and getting as many people as I possibly can on an easily affordable and quality health insurance plan is absolutely a top priority of mine... To me, healthcare is a human right."
- Supports abortion access and believes it should be affordable and accessible, especially for lower-income women.
- Supports making child adoption easier for families to do.

Zach Vance - Republican Candidate for Lieutenant Governor

Said, "I will eliminate homelessness in Texas. Homelessness is caused by any one of, or combination of, a few different factors. Mental illness, drug addiction, catastrophic loss of family, loss of income or job, and/or lack of affordable housing. The state will come up with and find solutions for all of them."

Supported increased punishments for sex and violent crimes, along with crimes committed with a gun.

- Said, "I will eliminate homelessness in Texas. Homelessness is caused by any one of, or combination of, a few different factors. Mental illness, drug addiction, catastrophic loss of family, loss of income or job, and/or lack of affordable housing. The state will come up with and find solutions for all of them."
- Supported increased punishments for sex and violent crimes, along with crimes committed with a gun.

Supported the end of the war on drugs and sending the U.S. military into Mexico to eliminate cartels.

- Supported the end of the war on drugs and sending the U.S. military into Mexico to eliminate cartels.

Supports using Texas's surplus sales tax revenue to reduce local taxes for public school funding.

Plans to improve public schools by increasing teacher pay, incentivizing quality teachers to stay, and reducing classroom sizes.

Plans to not use taxes on private schools.

- Supports using Texas's surplus sales tax revenue to reduce local taxes for public school funding.
- Plans to improve public schools by increasing teacher pay, incentivizing quality teachers to stay, and reducing classroom sizes.
- Plans to not use taxes on private schools.

- The governor leads Texas’ executive branch and oversees enforcement of state laws and policies.
- They appoint agency leaders, boards, and commissions, shaping how state government operates.
- They can sign bills into law, veto bills, or allow them to become law without action, and exercise a line-item veto on spending bills.
- They serve a four-year term, elected by popular (plurality) vote, and there are no term limits.
- As of 2025, the governor’s annual salary is about $153,750.
- The governor commands the state’s military forces (Texas Military Forces) when not federalized.
- The governor may grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations with the recommendation of the Board of Pardons and Paroles.