Brad Buckley
Brad Buckley (Republican Party) is a member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 54. He assumed office on January 8, 2019. His current term ends on January 12, 2027.
Buckley (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Texas House of Representatives to represent District 54. He is on the ballot in the general election on November 3, 2026. He advanced from the Republican primary on March 3, 2026.
Biography
Brad Buckley was born in Killeen, Texas.[1] He graduated from Ellison High School in 1985.[2] He earned a bachelor's degree in veterinary science from Texas A&M University in 1989 and a doctorate in veterinary medicine from Texas A&M University in 1993. Buckley's career experience includes working as a partner in Killeen Veterinary Clinic, Town and Country Veterinary Medical Center, and Stagecoach Pet Hospital. He was elected to serve as a board member of the Killeen Independent School District.[1]
Committee assignments
2023-2024
Buckley was assigned to the following committees:
2021-2022
Buckley was assigned to the following committees:
- Defense & Veterans' Affairs Committee, Vice chair
- Local & Consent Calendars Committee
- Public Education Committee
2019-2020
Buckley was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley (R) and Dawn Richardson (D) are running in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Brad Buckley (R) | ||
 | Dawn Richardson (D) | |
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Democratic primary
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Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Dawn Richardson (D) advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Richardson | 100.0 | 8,935 |
| Total votes: 8,935 | |||
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Republican primary
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Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley (R) advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 100.0 | 10,215 | |
| Total votes: 10,215 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2024
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley defeated Dawn Richardson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley (R) | 61.1 | 34,526 | |
| Dawn Richardson (D) | 38.9 | 21,993 | |
| Total votes: 56,519 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Dawn Richardson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dawn Richardson | 100.0 | 3,127 |
| Total votes: 3,127 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 100.0 | 10,411 | |
| Total votes: 10,411 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
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2022
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley defeated Jonathan Hildner in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley (R) | 63.0 | 24,729 | |
 | Jonathan Hildner (D) | 37.0 | 14,531 | |
| Total votes: 39,260 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Jonathan Hildner advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jonathan Hildner | 100.0 | 3,754 |
| Total votes: 3,754 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 1, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 100.0 | 8,857 | |
| Total votes: 8,857 | |||
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Campaign finance
2020
See also: Texas House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley defeated Likeithia Williams in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley (R) | 53.4 | 38,853 | |
 | Likeithia Williams (D) | 46.6 | 33,918 | |
| Total votes: 72,771 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Likeithia Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Likeithia Williams | 100.0 | 10,561 |
| Total votes: 10,561 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clayton Tucker (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Brad Buckley advanced from the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 100.0 | 11,242 | |
| Total votes: 11,242 | |||
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Campaign finance
2018
General election
General election for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Brad Buckley defeated Kathy Richerson in the general election for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley (R) | 53.8 | 26,037 | |
| Kathy Richerson (D) | 46.2 | 22,357 | ||
| Total votes: 48,394 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Robert Walden (L)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Brad Buckley defeated incumbent Scott Cosper in the Republican primary runoff for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 58.3 | 4,445 | |
 | Scott Cosper | 41.7 | 3,185 | |
| Total votes: 7,630 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Kathy Richerson advanced from the Democratic primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Kathy Richerson | 100.0 | 3,838 | |
| Total votes: 3,838 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54
Incumbent Scott Cosper and Brad Buckley advanced to a runoff. They defeated Larry Smith in the Republican primary for Texas House of Representatives District 54 on March 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Scott Cosper | 44.6 | 4,472 |
| ✔ | Brad Buckley | 41.6 | 4,173 | |
 | Larry Smith | 13.9 | 1,390 | |
| Total votes: 10,035 | |||
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Overview of 2018 Republican primaries
The 2018 Texas state legislative Republican primaries featured conflict between two factions. One group was opposed to House Speaker Joe Straus (R) and his preferred policies on issues like education financing and property taxes. The anti-Straus wing included members of the Texas Freedom Caucus and organizations such as Empower Texans and Texas Right to Life. The other group was supportive of Straus and his policy priorities. The pro-Straus wing included incumbent legislators allied with Straus and organizations such as the Associated Republicans of Texas and the Texas Association of Business. To learn more about these factions and the conflict between them, visit our page on factional conflict among Texas Republicans.
The primaries occurred on March 6, 2018, with runoffs on May 22, 2018. There were 48 contested state legislative Republican primaries, outnumbering contested primaries in 2016 (43) and 2014 (44). To see our full coverage of the state legislative Republican primaries, including who key influencers were backing and what the primaries meant for the 2019 House speaker's race, visit our primary coverage page.
The charts below outline the March 6 primary races for the state Senate and the state House. They show how the factions performed on election night.
| Texas Senate Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 2 | 1 | |
| Anti-Straus | 1 | 3 | |
| Unknown | 3 | 3 | |
| Open seats | 1 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | - | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 7 | 7 | |
| Texas House Republicans | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Before March 6 primaries | After March 6 primaries | |
| Pro-Straus | 20 | 20 | |
| Anti-Straus | 4 | 9 | |
| Unknown | 2 | 5 | |
| Open seats | 15 | - | |
| Runoffs | - | 7 | |
| Too close to call | - | - | |
| Total | 41 | 41 | |
Primary we watched
This primary was one of 48 we tracked for the March 6 elections.
Did the incumbent file to run for re-election?
| Yes. |
What made this a race to watch?
| Brad Buckley and Larry Smith challenged state Rep. Scott Cosper in his primary. All candidates in this race signed the form committing to vote for the Republican caucus' choice for speaker on the House floor. See our coverage of the primary runoff in this race here. Endorsements for Cosper |
Campaign finance
Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2025.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2024, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2023.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
In 2022, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2021.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on small business issues.
- Sierra Club Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
In 2020, the Texas State Legislature was either not in session or no scorecards were found. Please contact us if you would like to suggest a scorecard.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Texas State Legislature in 2019.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Environment Texas — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to environmental and public health issues.
- Texans for Fiscal Responsibility — Legislators are scored based by the organization on their votes on bills relating to "core budget and free enterprise issues."
- Texans Uniting for Reform & Freedom — Legislators are scored based on their votes on bills relating to taxes and property rights.
- Texas Eagle Forum — Legislators are scored based on votes relating to conservative issues.
- Texas Right to Life — Legislators are scored on bills related to reproductive health issues.
- Texas Values Action — Legislators are scored on their votes on social issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Brad Buckley Texas House of Representatives, “Meet the Buckleys,” accessed January 31, 2018
- ↑ Facebook, “Dr. Brad Buckley Campaign,” accessed January 31, 2018
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| Preceded by Scott Cosper (R) |
Texas House of Representatives District 54 2019-Present |
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