Jon Bonck

Jon Bonck and his wife, Laura, began buying rental property while both worked in Houston's oil and gas industry.¹² She became a real estate agent, and their property work eventually led him into mortgage lending with a friend and business partner, Austin Baker.¹

In a 2020 industry interview, Bonck described moving from a salaried job into a commission based business and learning the regulations and technical details of originating home loans.¹ His work included sales and marketing at the Bonck and Baker Mortgage Group, part of Network Funding.¹

A husband and father, he serves at Second Baptist Church as a deacon, Bible study teacher and financial steward, according to his campaign.² He describes housing regulations, rising ownership costs and the difficulties facing buyers as central concerns in his move toward public office.²

Bonck supports completing the border wall, restricting abortion, protecting gun ownership, expanding parental authority in education and reducing federal spending.² He also emphasizes religious liberty and opposition to vaccine mandates.² Democrat Melissa McDonough and Green candidate Alex McMenemy are his opponents for the open 38th District seat, with housing, federal spending and social policy among the choices before voters.³²