Steve Toth is a Republican representing Texas House District 15 . Born November 29, 1960, he is a businessman, pastor, and small business owner who has served multiple terms in the Texas House. Notable achievements include authoring the CSCOPE Transparency Act to bring curriculum oversight under the Texas State Board of Education, passing laws on county ethics reform, parental school visitation rights, banning Critical Race Theory in schools, dyslexia education tools, and co-authoring bills for Constitutional Carry and the Heartbeat Bill. He serves on the Appropriations Committee , earned a Taxpayer Champion award , and ranked #4 in conservative voting record. Toth defied COVID restrictions with a public haircut protest, advocated for monoclonal antibodies access, voted against Ken Paxton’s impeachment and a pension increase , and introduced election integrity bills like HB 1001 . In March 2026, he defeated U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas's 2nd Congressional District.

Education and Political Experience

• Education: Not detailed in available records.
• Political Experience: First elected to Texas House District 15 in 2012; served 2013-2015, returned 2019-present . Elected to House Republican Caucus Policy Committee . Key sessions: 83rd , 86th , 87th , 88th , 89th . Republican nominee for U.S. Congress TX-02 .