Nate Sheets

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Nate Sheets is the Republican nominee and a business and ranch owner who served six years in the U.S. Naval Reserve and graduated from Texas State University, according to The Texas Tribune.1 He and his wife founded Nature Nate's, a honey company; he sold it in 2021 and resigned as CEO in 2024 to run for agriculture commissioner, the Tribune reports.1

According to the Tribune, Sheets wants to help farmers grow clean and healthy food at home and in public schools, and to create a marketplace connecting consumers with local producers.1 He wants data center companies to invest in water and agriculture funds and to lose preferential tax breaks, and he supports requiring federal E-Verify.1 He also wants to cut transportation costs for farmers and boost agriculture jobs in rural areas.1

1. The Texas Tribune, agriculture commissioner candidate guide, Sept. 24, 2026