Nate Schatzline
State Rep. Nate Schatzline resigned from the Texas House Thursday after being appointed as Gov. Greg Abbott’s senior advisor on election policy.
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The Fort Worth Republican made the announcement on X saying he was “proud of the work we’ve been able to accomplish over the last two sessions.”
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“I am grateful for Governor [Greg Abbott]’s trust and look forward to helping him carry out his agenda of making Texas the blueprint for election integrity!,” Schatzline said.
A release from the governor said Schatzline will “lead policy development and legislative strategy efforts related to election integrity.”
“Nate Schatzline is a dedicated conservative leader with a proven record in the fight for election integrity,” Abbott said. “His experience in the Texas House and service in the Trump Administration will be a tremendous asset as we protect the voices of Texas voters.”
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Schatzline could play a key role in influencing the legislature into taking up legislation that would require Texas voters to register with a political party, closing Republican primaries and stricter rules for voting by mail.
As a lawmaker, he introduced a bill that would have required Texans to register with a party in order to vote in that party’s primary elections. The bill did not make it out of committee.
Schatzline also authored a bill that would have restricted mail-in voting to only those age 65 and older. That bill also failed, but would have stripped all other eligibility to vote by mail, including those with a disability or illness, those who are absent from the county and those who are in jail before a conviction.
Schatzline has served as senior director at President Donald Trump’s National Faith Advisory Board and serves on the advisory board for The Justice Reform, a Fort Worth-based anti-human trafficking nonprofit.
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