Steve Toth

Steve Toth and his wife, Babette, have operated a pool maintenance business together, and his background also includes service as an ordained minister.¹ The couple live in The Woodlands area and are parents and grandparents.²³ His campaign biography says the couple have been married more than four decades.²

First elected to the Texas Legislature in 2012, Toth has served on House Appropriations and worked on state budgets.¹³ He became the 2026 Republican nominee after defeating incumbent Dan Crenshaw in the March primary.¹ His legislative record also includes measures involving county government ethics, parental school visitation and educational tools for students with dyslexia.³

He was a House author of HB 3979, a public school social studies curriculum measure enacted in 2021.⁴ Among its provisions were restrictions on awarding course credit for political activism and rules governing how teachers discuss controversial public issues.⁵

Toth's congressional platform emphasizes border security, gun rights and using tariffs to support domestic industry and counter foreign competitors.⁶ He opposes red flag gun laws and backs restrictions on land ownership by foreign adversaries, alongside continued American support for Israel.⁶ He also calls for reducing obstacles to veterans' benefits, improving veterans' mental health care and expanding domestic energy production.⁶ Toth faces Democrat Shaun Finnie.⁷