But after two decades in public office, that image is colliding with something else: entitlement.
This primary cycle, more than 100 candidates across Texas completed the Texas Gun Rights Second Amendment survey — from U.S. Senate down to precinct chair.
The rule is simple:
Return the survey.
Earn 100%.
Then — and only then — Texas Gun Rights PAC considers an endorsement.
No exceptions.
Nate Sheets returned it.
Sid Miller did not.
Sheets earned a 100% pro-gun rating.
Under longstanding policy, Texas Gun Rights PAC does not endorse candidates who fail to return the survey with a 100% score.
That standard has been applied for more than a decade.
Refused the Survey — Then Demanded the Endorsement
After Texas Gun Rights PAC endorsed Sheets, Miller left three voicemails objecting to the decision.
“As a statewide official, I’d expect a call back from you…”
“You need to explain yourself.”
He declined to answer the survey.
But demanded an explanation for not receiving the endorsement.
That’s not grassroots leadership.
That’s incumbency entitlement.
More than 100 candidates respected the standard.
Sid Miller decided it didn’t apply to him.
From Recorded Votes to Reinvention
When Sid Miller served in the Texas House, he cast recorded votes.
In 2001, he voted to grant in-state tuition to certain illegal aliens — a policy many conservatives now view as incentivizing illegal immigration.
That was a roll-call vote with his name attached.
Today, he brands himself as a hard-line immigration hawk.
When he had to cast votes, the record looked different.
Now that he no longer casts them, the branding is louder than ever.
And when asked to answer a straightforward pro-Second Amendment survey?
Silence.
The Coalition Is Clear
This isn’t just about Texas Gun Rights.
Nate Sheets is backed by:
- Governor Greg Abbott.
- Gun Owners of America.
- Texas Eagle Forum.
- True Texas Project.
- Grassroots America – We The People.
- Major agricultural PACs.
- State legislators.
- County GOP leaders.
- Business leaders across Texas.
That’s not coincidence.
That’s consolidation.
When organizations representing gun owners, agriculture, grassroots conservatives, and border security advocates converge on one candidate, it signals a shift.
Even more telling?
Sheets was once one of Miller’s largest donors.
Now he’s his challenger.
One answered the questions.
One refused.
The Verdict
More than 100 candidates followed the rules.
Sid Miller decided they didn’t apply to him.
He refused the survey.
He demanded the endorsement anyway.
And when he didn’t get it, he lashed out.
The transformation is complete.
From grassroots fighter…
To entitled incumbent.
Texas gun owners deserve better.
