Glenn Hegar

Glenn Allen Hegar Jr. (born November 25, 1970) is an American attorney who has served as the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts from 2015 to 2025. He also served in both chambers of the Texas Legislature from 2003 to 2014.

Hegar gained prominence in 2022 as the gatekeeper to the Texas's $330 billion in investment assets, following a letter he sent to more than 100 of the world's largest financial firms demanding that they make clear whether they restrict business with the fossil-fuel industry. If so, they would risk getting shut out of working with the fastest-growing US state. On July 1, Hegar succeeded retiring chancellor, John Sharp.

Texas Legislature Hegar was elected to the Texas House in 2002 Hilderbran polled 317,731 votes (26.01 percent). Debra Medina finished third with 235,713 votes (19.3 percent), and Raul Torres polled 57,255 votes (4.7 percent).

Hegar, with 58.4 percent of the vote, defeated the Democratic nominee Mike Collier, a businessman from Houston, in the November 4 general election.

2022 election

Hegar faced Mark V. Goloby in the primary but won easily, then won election to a third term in the 2022 general election by a larger margin than in the 2018 election.

Political positions Hegar is a conservative, who says he seeks to defend "the values of faith, family, and freedom".

Hegar opposes abortion. Texas Right to Life awarded him the "Perfectly Pro-Life Award". In the 83rd Legislative Session in 2013, Hegar was the author of Texas Senate Bill 5 and introduced the bill into the Senate. The Texas House passed the bill on July 10, 2013, by a 96–49 margin and sent the measure to the Texas Senate. The Texas Senate passed the bill on July 13, 2013, with a bipartisan vote of nineteen to eleven. The bill was signed by Governor Rick Perry on July 18, 2013. The bill was a list of measures that would add and update abortion regulations in Texas. Major sections of the law were struck down in the United States Supreme Court case Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt.

Under the advice and direction of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, Hegar twice denied the compensation to Dewayne Brown for wrongful conviction despite a court ruling of him being innocent. However, the office did proceed with payment after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that the Comptrollers office did not have the authority to deny the payment.

Chancellor of the Texas A&M University-System On July 1, 2024, Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) Chancellor John Sharp announced his retirement in a letter submitted to the system's Board of Regents. Following an extensive search, the Board of Regents unanimously approved Hegar as the lone finalist to become the system's next chancellor.

Following the vote, Board of Regents chair Bill Mahomes said in a statement: “The Board is confident that Glenn Hegar is ready to usher in the next era of excellence at The Texas A&M University System, Hegar grasps the unique breadth and depth of the System’s impact on every corner of Texas through its eight state agencies and 11 universities. We, as members of the Board of Regents, are eager to see what he will accomplish.”

Personal life Born to teenage parents, Hegar is a sixth-generation Texan who farms on the land that has been in his family since the mid-19th century. He grew up in Hockley, also in Harris County. Hegar met his wife Dara while attending St. Mary's University. He with his wife Dara, and their three children live in Katy, where they attend St. Peter's United Methodist Church. Hegar highlighted his wife and children in most of his television commercials in the race for comptroller.