Daniel Alders

Daniel Alders was born in Dallas, Texas. Alders earned a bachelor's degree from New Saint Andrews College in 2009. His career experience includes working in property management.

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Daniel’s Texas roots run deep and can be traced back to his family’s arrival in East Texas in 1836. After college, Daniel and his family made their way back to East Texas, where he began a real estate career in Nacogdoches.

In 2015, the family moved to Tyler where Daniel served as the East Texas Regional Director for Senator Ted Cruz. In this role, he was the Senator’s primary liaison to business owners, organizations, community leaders, and constituents across the thirty-five county region.

In 2017, with young children and a desire to refocus on issues closer to home, Daniel joined the Drake Real Estate team to run their commercial property management company. Daniel has continued to serve his community, including as Chairman of the Tyler Area Chamber of Commerce’s Governmental Affairs Committee and as a deacon at Fifth Street Presbyterian Church. In 2022, Daniel was selected to be a member of the Texas Agricultural Lifetime Leadership Program.

Daniel has been married to his wife, Joanna, for 14 years, and together they are the proud parents of two daughters - Trinity (11) and Madeleine (10).

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

East Texas is the best place to live, to raise a family, and to own a business. As a 7th generation East Texan, my goal is to make sure our community remains that way for the generations to come. I'm committed to serving in a fashion that is accountable to the voters, competent on the issues, and transparent in my role as an elected official. Voters deserve that, and I'm committed to leading with that kind of character.I understand the proper limited role that government plays in governing the lives of free people. That role is broadly defined as follows:

1) To keep us free.

2) To keep us safe.

3) To provide an infrastructure for the free market to succeed and prosperity to be pursued and achieved.Texas is growing, and growing quickly. We must get serious about providing bold, conservative, limited-government solutions that will keep our state one of the most successful economies in the world and remain a haven of opportunity for generations to come. Freedom is worth fighting for, and the values that made us and our nation exceptional are timeless truths that are worth defending. I look forward to standing on the front lines to do so.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

As our state continues to grow, we face considerable challenges:

- Real border security

- Permanent property tax reform

- Empowerment for Texas parents and accountability for public education

- Meaningful investment in our state's energy production, and ending wasteful subsidization of green energy "solutions"

- Long term solutions to growing water needs across the state for development as well as agricultural use

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Roots of American Order by Russell Kirk is a great place to start. Knowing what is upstream of this great American experiment that we enjoy today is important for understanding why it's so special, and why it's worth defending. In the process we can learn from and hopefully avoid some of the pitfalls that come with being a world power.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Accountability. Competency. Transparency.

The objectives and issues you pursue as an elected official are obviously important, but what is often tossed to the wayside is *how* you go about pursuing those objectives. Sometimes that's more important.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

My first job was on the farm as a kid. Growing up on a chicken farm in East Texas and with farming as the family business, I had a responsibility to help out. I had daily chores and duties to perform, whether that was in the chicken houses or helping with the cows, fixing fences, feeding hay, or feeding calves. I worked on the farm until I left for college, but that upbringing taught me responsibility at an early age, and that a job isn't complete until it's been done right.

What organizations or individuals have endorsed your campaign?

US Senator Ted Cruz

Governor Greg Abbott

Former Congressman Louie Gohmert

Former Senator Kevin Eltife

State Senator Bryan Hughes

State Representative Matt Schaefer

State Representative Cole Hefner

Smith County DA Jacob Putman

Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith

Jeff Austin, President of Austin Bank

JoAnn Fleming, Executive Director of Grassroots America