Comptroller Glenn Hegar is reminding voters he’s a Republican ahead of his November election

Republican Comptroller candidate Glenn Hegar speaks with Evan Smith at TribLive on May 29, 2014. (Credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune)

While other elected leaders battle over divisive issues like abortion, LGBTQ rights and gun policy, Republican Glenn Hegar has mostly avoided the drama, keeping a low profile as the state’s chief financial officer for nearly eight years.

But Hegar, 51, who is running for his third term as Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, has made increasingly provocative moves in recent weeks, challenging financial companies he says are anti-oil and gas and threatening budget sanctions against Harris County over law enforcement funding, among other attention-grabbing actions that align with GOP party planks.