Slawson is a first-generation college graduate and attorney who authored the Texas Heartbeat Act (SB 8), the law that banned most abortions in Texas once a heartbeat is detectable.
First elected in 2021, she has since become Vice Chair of the Texas House Republican Caucus and ran for Speaker as a challenger from the party's more conservative wing.
Slawson’s take on Texas values
Governor Abbott endorsed her specifically because she supported his school-voucher-style proposal in the 2023 special session, meaning she backed steering public money toward private-school tuition. [Ballotpedia; campaign website]