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
Andrew TurnerTurner served in the U.S. Coast Guard for over five years doing border enforcement by land and sea, then moved into the Texas Air National Guard.
About Andrew
He's a cancer survivor treated at MD Anderson and calls himself a pro-life, pro-union 'Blue Dog Democrat' running to bring more local control back from Austin.
Shelby SlawsonSlawson 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.
About Shelby
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.