Phil Suarez
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Phil Suarez (Republican Party) is running for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas' 10th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the Republican primary scheduled on March 3, 2026.[source]
Suarez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Phil Suarez served in the U.S. Army from 2010 to 2015. He earned a bachelor's degree from the University of La Verne in 2020. His career experience includes working in commercial and residential real estate.[1]
2026 battleground election
Ballotpedia identified the March 3, 2026, Republican primary as a battleground primary. The summary below is from our coverage of this election, found here.
Jessica Karlsruher (R), Scott MacLeod (R), and six other candidates are running in the Republican primary for Texas' 10th Congressional District on March 3, 2026. The filing deadline is December 8, 2025. As of October 2025, Karlsruher and MacLeod led in local media attention.[2]
Incumbent Michael McCaul (R), first elected in 2004, is not running for re-election, saying he was "looking now for a new challenge."[3] As of October 2025, McCaul had not endorsed any of the candidates.
Karlsruher describes herself as "a 5th-generation Texan and a life-long conservative." Karlsruher is a former chief executive officer of the Texas Real Estate Advocacy & Defense Coalition, where she says she "fought tirelessly to defend landowners, protect Texas ranchers and farmers, strengthen rural communities, preserve our natural resources, and stand up for the state’s vital oil and gas industry."[4] Karlsruher says she is running "because I want my kids—and every Texas family—to grow up in a country that’s strong, free, and full of opportunity."[5]
MacLeod is a retired U.S. Army colonel. MacLeod describes himself as "a decorated veteran, strong conservative, and proven leader who has spent more than three decades defending America from foreign threats and fighting for Texas."[6] MacLeod says he is running because "I want to give back what was freely given to me. I was blessed with an amazing career and professional education that I believe is relevant to the challenges faced by our country. I feel a duty to serve and want to work hard for the people of Texas and our Nation."[7]
Also running in the primary are Robert Brown (R), Chris Gober (R), Christopher Hurt (R), Joshua Ross Lovell (R), Carl Segan (R), and Phil Suarez (R).
As of October 2025, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter, Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales, and Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball each rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican. In the 2024 election, McCaul defeated Theresa Boisseau (D) 64%–34%. An Inside Elections analysis of the August 2025 redistricting in Texas' effect on the 10th district calculated that President Donald Trump (R) won the 2024 presidential election in the new 2026 district lines by 23 percentage points, down from the 25 percentage points under the district's 2024 lines.[8]
Elections
2026
See also: Texas' 10th Congressional District election, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on March 3, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10
Tayhlor Coleman, Sarah Eckhardt, and Dawn Marshall are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 3, 2026.
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Javi Andrade (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Texas District 10 on March 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Ben Bius | |
 | Robert Brown | |
 | Jenny Garcia Sharon | |
| Chris Gober | ||
 | Christopher Hurt | |
 | Jessica Karlsruher | |
| Kara King | ||
| Joshua Ross Lovell | ||
 | Scott MacLeod | |
 | Carl Segan | |
| Phil Suarez | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Brandon Hawbaker (R)
Polls
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Election campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Ben Bius | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Robert Brown | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jenny Garcia Sharon | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Chris Gober | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Christopher Hurt | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jessica Karlsruher | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | As of September 30, 2025 |
| Kara King | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Joshua Ross Lovell | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Scott MacLeod | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Carl Segan | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Phil Suarez | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," . This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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Satellite spending
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Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[9][10][11]
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Campaign themes
2026
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Phil Suarez completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2025. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Suarez's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I was born and raised near Los Angeles by my hardworking single mother, a dedicated nurse who instilled American values of hard work, faith, and patriotism. She sacrificed to provide me with a Christian education, laying the foundation for my lifelong dedication to service and love for this country.
My public service began early in a junior fire academy, where I later became an instructor. Driven by a call to serve my country, I joined the U.S. Army as an infantryman and paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division. While deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan, I led an infantry team and earned an Army Commendation Medal and the Combat Infantryman’s Badge.
After an injury ended my military career, I turned to community service, volunteering at my church and building a successful career in real estate. I moved to Texas with my wife, Cory, in 2017, where we’ve raised four wonderful children and deepened our connection to this great state.
In Texas, I found a community that values resilience, faith, and freedom. We deserve leadership that reflects their values and fights for their interests—not D.C. elites.
My campaign platform focuses on America First policies:
-Permanently securing the border -Fighting government waste -Fixing veterans’ healthcare -Protecting Texans’ liberties
I’m ready to bring real conservative leadership to Washington—for Texas, and for you.- I am going to support the AMERICA FIRST agenda by permanently securing our border, protecting our liberties, and fully supporting DOGE recommendations to gut the bureaucracy and cut senseless spending.
- I am going to work to fix veterans’ healthcare to ensure veterans get the highest quality care without delays or red tape.
- I'm going to work to end green energy subsidies to bring more high quality oil and gas jobs to Texas families and drive down energy costs for everyone.
The VA is bloated and efficient. It's filled with red tape and bureaucrats that have no interest in working with veterans to deliver excellent health care outcomes. We need to radically reform the VA: get rid of the bureaucrats and the administrators, facilitate more virtual appointments for mental healthcare, and most importantly, we need to allow every veteran to see any doctor of their choosing without needing to first ask the VA's permission or fill out extra paperwork.
Above all other characteristics, the voters must set the expectations for the elected official, and the elected official ought to act in their fullest capacity to meet those expectations.
Among other things, the House also originates all spending bills and impeachment proceedings. These are powerful tools that Members should be using to go on the offense to get results for their voters.
"Experience" is what got us most of the problems that we have today.
Voters of all stripes are exhausted of seeing their representatives go on FOX News and talk a big game and never taking action that represents the voters' will.
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on January 10, 2025
- ↑ Austin American-Statesman, "Bee Cave Mayor King joining race for District 10 seat in U.S. House," October 17, 2025
- ↑ Axios, "Rep. Michael McCaul won't seek reelection in 2026," September 14, 2025
- ↑ Jessica Karlsruher campaign website, "Home page," accessed October 18, 2025
- ↑ LinkedIn, "Post by Jessica Karlsruher," accessed October 18, 2025
- ↑ Scott MacLeod campaign website, "Home page," accessed October 18, 2025
- ↑ Facebook, "Scott MacLeod on October 14, 2025," accessed October 18, 2025
- ↑ Inside Elections, "A Detailed Analysis of Texas’ New Congressional Map," August 27, 2025
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ National Review.com, "Why the Media Hate Super PACs," December 12, 2021
