Private citizen

Pat Dixon is an engineer from Lago Vista and the Libertarian nominee for governor¹¹⁵. He served on the Lago Vista City Council and later chaired the Libertarian Party of Texas²⁴. He has run for the Texas Senate and for Congress as a Libertarian².

Where they stand

• Minimum wage: Get rid of it; let employers and workers agree on pay Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Asked his position on the minimum wage, Dixon wrote that he opposes it, citing economist Milton Friedman. (2026-08) source
• Marijuana: Legalize and regulate it like alcohol Questionnaire answer · high confidence
  • Dixon answered yes to making cannabis legal for adults 21 and older and yes to creating a legal, regulated market for adult-use sales. (2026-08-28) source
• School choice: Yes, universal school choice for every family Said · high confidence
  • Dixon said he would ideally like a statewide scholarship in which every child gets the same amount of money to follow them to any school, and said Texas should not turn away the students who applied for the state's voucher program. (2026-05-28) source
  • In the League of Women Voters guide he repeated that he favors a statewide scholarship that follows each child to any school. (2026-08-28) source
• AI data centers: Welcome them, but make them pay their full share of grid and water costs Said · high confidence
  • Dixon said Texas should not be paying to bring AI data centers to the state through tax exemptions, and that he does not oppose a data center that pays for its impact or provides its own resources. (2026-08-19) source
• Redistricting: Legislatures draw maps under strict neutral rules that courts can enforce Said · medium confidence
  • Dixon said he would have refused a request to redraw districts in the middle of the decade and called for non-partisan, compact district maps produced with software Texas already has. (2026-05-28) source
• Ranked-choice voting: Let cities and counties choose it for local races Said · high confidence
  • Dixon said that as governor he would support letting cities use other voting systems, naming approval voting as his favorite and saying he also supports ranked-choice voting. (2026-05-30) source
• Immigration: A path to citizenship for most, and more legal immigration Said · low confidence
  • Dixon said his border policy would be 'if you are peaceful and productive, welcome' and that legal immigration paperwork is so hard that people ignore the law. (2026-06-17) source
  • He said he disagrees with sanctuary cities and supports cooperation where possible, but does not support how ICE is currently enforcing immigration policy. (2026-08) source
• Election rules: Photo ID, but with free IDs and more early voting Said · medium confidence
  • Dixon disagreed that people should be able to vote without photo identification, and said voter verification could use biometrics on the voter card. (2026-08) source
  • He suggested putting photos or other biometrics on voter registration cards because some legal residents lack a driver's license or passport, and said he believes Texas elections are conducted properly. (2026-06-18) source
• AI regulation: Keep rules minimal so AI companies can innovate freely Said · medium confidence
  • Dixon said the free market and existing law are forms of AI regulation, warned that predictive licensing and permitting rules can chill progress, and said lawmakers should act where new harms are not covered by current law. (2026-06-04) source
• Energy and climate: All of the above: oil, gas, nuclear and renewables, and let markets pick Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Asked about the most reliable future energy source, Dixon said nuclear is the best long-term option but that he prefers market forces drive the solution. (2026-08) source
• Gender care for minors: Leave it to parents and doctors Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Dixon answered neutral on whether transitioning a child is abuse, saying he would be reluctant to intervene where parents and child consent with professional supervision, but opposes it without parental consent. (2026-08) source
• Transgender athletes: No, teams should be based on biological sex, with open or coed options Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Dixon agreed that biological males should not take part in women's sports or use women's spaces, while saying he does not know that it is a big problem in Texas. (2026-08) source
• Abortion: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Dixon said he personally considers himself pro-life but does not intend to impose his religion or morality as governor, and said that in medical emergencies doctors and adults should make the choice without politicians. (2026-08) source
• Guns: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Dixon said he defends gun uses that do not initiate force, and also said measures Governor Abbott once raised, such as a red-flag law, deserve serious consideration. (2026-07-30) source
• Property taxes: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Said · medium confidence
  • Dixon questioned plans to eliminate property taxes or replace them with sales taxes, said tax cuts must come with named spending cuts, and said he favors reforming the appraisal system. (2026-06-05) source
• Healthcare: Position does not fit our answer choices; see evidence. Questionnaire answer · medium confidence
  • Dixon said more choice and competition will lower prices and that he would open the health care market to new competitors and lower-cost providers. (2026-08-28) source

No public position found on: Safety net programs, Business regulation, Texas power grid, Curriculum and books, Housing and growth, Policing and crime, Judges, Politicians trading stocks, Term limits, Campaign finance, Electoral College, Death penalty, Qualified immunity, Mandatory minimums, Drug prices, Childcare and pre-K, Paid leave, Student loans, Kids online, School vaccines, Nuclear power, E-Verify mandate, DEI programs, Religion in schools, China policy.

Record

• Served on the Lago Vista City Council from 2005 to 2009³.
• Served about 10 years as chair of the Libertarian Party of Texas⁴.
• Was the Libertarian candidate in a 2020 special election for Texas Senate District 14 and was the Libertarian nominee for U.S. House District 20 in 2024 before being listed as withdrawn or disqualified².
• Listed by the Texas Secretary of State as the Libertarian candidate for governor in the November 3, 2026 general election¹.