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
Ebony TurnerEbony Turner is a criminal defense attorney and former Texas Legislative Council staffer who has spent 25 years practicing law.
About Ebony
She got into politics after her son Isaiah, who has Down syndrome, was repeatedly denied special-education resources he needed.
Ellen FleischmannEllen Fleischmann is an attorney who clerked for a federal judge in the Northern District of Texas before moving into private-practice litigation and employment law.
About Ellen
She is the daughter of Tarrant County DA Phil Sorrels and granddaughter of former Congressman Kent Hance, and is running for the seat David Cook is vacating to run for state Senate.