Anti-LGBTQ+ Congressman Dan Crenshaw ousted by more extreme candidate in Texas GOP primaryhttps://www.advocate.com/politics/election/dan-crenshaw-loses-gop-primary 🔗Christopher Wiggins (4 March 2026)
U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, the Texas Republican who helped lead congressional efforts targeting transgender people's health care, lost his party's primary Tuesday, putting an expiration date on the career of one of Congress's most outspoken critics of gender-affirming care.
Steve Toth defeated Crenshaw in the Republican primary for Texas's 2nd Congressional District, a race that drew national attention as part of a slate of closely watched Texas contests in the opening stage of the 2026 midterm cycle.
Toth, a businessman, ordained minister, and Texas House member representing the suburban Houston area since 2019, campaigned as a more hardline conservative and aligned himself with the party's MAGA wing. He has also backed legislation in Texas aimed at limiting gender-affirming care and social transitioning for minors.
Toth now advances to the general election in November.
