Nate Sheets
What this job does: Runs the Texas Department of Agriculture. It helps farmers and ranchers, checks that gas pumps and store scales measure correctly, licenses pesticide use, and runs school lunch programs. A term is four years.
- Occupation
- Business and ranch owner; co-founder of Nature Nate's honey
Background
- B.A. in marketing from Texas State University. source: ballotpedia.org
- Served in the U.S. Navy Reserve, 1988 to 1994. source: ballotpedia.org
- Co-founded the raw honey company Nature Nate's; sold it in 2021 and stepped down as CEO in 2024 to run for commissioner. source: texastribune.org
- Previously communications director for E3 Partners, an evangelical ministry. source: texastribune.org
- Defeated incumbent Commissioner Sid Miller in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary, 52.7% to 47.3%. source: en.wikipedia.org
In their own words
What the candidate says they will work on, from their campaign site or their answers to news-outlet questionnaires. We list it as stated and do not rate it.
- Help Texas farmers supply clean, healthy food to homes and public schools source: texastribune.org
- Require data centers to fund water and agriculture programs and end their tax breaks source: texastribune.org
- Bring agriculture and food-processing jobs to rural Texas source: ballotpedia.org
- Give the state power to investigate agroterrorism threats to crops and livestock source: texastribune.org
- Audit the Department of Agriculture and cut fees and waste source: ballotpedia.org
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