Republican · Texas's 11th District · 2026
August Pfluger
Pfluger grew up around his family's West Texas ranches and has coached his daughters' soccer teams.
Biography
August Pfluger grew up in San Angelo, where he and his wife, Camille, are raising three daughters.1 Two of their daughters were at Camp Mystic during the deadly 2025 Hill Country floods and returned safely to their parents.2
A 2000 graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy, Pfluger served as a fighter pilot and squadron commander, including combat missions in the Middle East.13 His service included both the Air Force and Air Force Reserve, and ended with retirement as a colonel in February 2026 after 26 years in uniform.31 He also earned graduate degrees at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Air University and Georgetown, and worked on the National Security Council staff in 2019.3
In Congress, he chairs the Republican Study Committee and the Homeland Security subcommittee responsible for counterterrorism and intelligence, while serving on Energy and Commerce.1 He was also elected chair of the Air Force Academy’s Board of Visitors in 2025.1 He helped lead the Mystic Alerts Act, enacted in October 2026 to establish a framework for satellite emergency alerts.45
His stated priorities include energy, agriculture and national security.1 He also advocates better trade data sharing with allies to investigate terrorism and international criminal finance.6 His Democratic opponent is Claire Reynolds.7