Texas House of Representatives
On May 22,2018,Buckey defeated incumbent Scott Cosper in the Republican primary runoff election for the Texas House District 54. [4] On November 6,2018,Buckley won the general election with 53.8% of the vote;Kathy Richerson,his Democratic opponent,received 46.2%. [3] [5]
In 2021,Buckley introduced legislation that would prohibit companies that produce meat-like substances made from plants from using the terms "meat" in their labelling. [6] Livestock companies and their lobbying organizations supported the bill,while plant-based food companies like Beyond Meat and Impossible Burgers described the bill as a violation of free speech. [6]
In 2025,Buckley sponsored legislation to spend $1 billion of taxpayer money on school vouchers for private,often religious education. [7]
