Charles Perry

On the November 2026 ballot

Running for State Senator · District 28 · Republican

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Latest coverage: “School construction cost scrutiny” (Ocala Gazette, Jul 15, 2026). coverage, lean labeled ↗
Serves as State Senator, District 28 (Texas) since Sep 2014. github.com ↗

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Political placement

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Left–right estimates (academic)

Shor-McCarty · votesVery Conservative

More conservative than 85% of Texas Senate members

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Score+1.41 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom roll-call votes

Party median0.36 more conservative than the Republican median in this group (+1.04)

Compared with92 members of Texas Senate members (1993–2022)

Covers2011–2022

● This person Democrats (37) Republicans (55)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Shor, Boris. 2025. "Individual State Legislator Shor-McCarty Ideology Data, January 2025 Update." Harvard Dataverse, V1. Method: Shor, Boris, and Nolan McCarty. 2011. "The Ideological Mapping of American Legislatures." American Political Science Review 105(3). Shor-McCarty ↗

DIME CFscore · donorsVery Conservative

More conservative than 62% of 2022 Texas Senate candidates

Details

Score+1.16 on a −2.5 to +2.5 scale

BasisFrom campaign donors

Party median0.09 more conservative than the Independent median in this group (+1.07)

Compared with89 members of 2022 Texas Senate candidates

Covers2010–2022

● This person Democrats (26) Republicans (36) Independents (27)Thick bar: middle half · thin line: middle 80%

Bonica, Adam. 2024. Database on Ideology, Money in Politics, and Elections: Public version 4.0. Stanford University Libraries. https://data.stanford.edu/dime DIME CFscore ↗

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