About this office
Your State Representative is one of 150 people who write Texas law, and yours is elected to represent your area of Hays County. Every two years they decide how much money your kids' school gets, whether your property tax bill goes up or down, and whether Texas takes federal money for health care or turns it away. Big decisions, made by a small group — and one seat is yours to fill.
Candidates
Junior EzeonuJunior Ezeonu was elected to Grand Prairie City Council at just 22 years old, becoming the youngest council member in the city's history — then five years later, at 27, he unseated eight-term Texas House veteran Chris Turner to win this seat.
About Junior
Ezeonu was born in Onitsha, Nigeria and moved to Texas as a toddler. He graduated summa cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington with a degree in political science, then won a Grand Prairie City Council seat in 2021 by beating a 12-year incumbent, and became the city's youngest-ever Mayor Pro Tem in 2025. In March 2026 he defeated longtime state representative and former House Democratic Caucus chair Chris Turner in the Democratic primary, and he faces no Republican opponent in November.