Texas State House District 53

“In the 87th legislative session, our representatives voted to reduce voter fraud penalties from a felony to a misdemeanor, Wes will fight to increase penalties for voter fraud. If we can’t trust our elections to be accurate, we can’t trust our government at all.” (Campaign website (virdellfortexas.com))

“Parents have a God-given, fundamental right to make decisions for the well-being and education of their own children. Too often, we hear cases of children exposed to inappropriate material or situations. Meanwhile, parents are being shut out of classrooms and school board meetings.” (Campaign website (virdellfortexas.com))

“We cannot have a sovereign nation if we don’t have a secure border. We must stand up to Mexico and show we have the strength to secure and defend our border. Until our neighbors to the south take us seriously, we will continue to be trampled on.” (Campaign website (virdellfortexas.com))

“We need to be stewards of the Earth and care for our resources of water, land, wind, hydroelectric, solar and natural gas.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))

“Public school funding, expanding medicaid and medical insurance as we have 500,000 Texans with no insurance, disaster preparedness, protecting water resources and renewable energy.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))

“I have been a MS, HS and college Science teacher since 1987, and I became a physical therapist in 2005. I obtained a doctorate in PT with a specialization in pediatrics in 2011.” (Ballotpedia Candidate Connection (2026))