State of Texas
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On ballot as
Bonnie Abadie
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
Current role
Small-business owner; co-owner of North Dallas Martial Arts (per campaign)
State Representative, Texas House District 102 (since January 8, 2019)
Background
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, Louisiana State University Shreveport (per Ballotpedia; her Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- Co-founder, with her husband, of North Dallas Martial Arts; later opened a short-term vacation rental on Lake Palestine (per campaign)
- Business owner for almost 20 years (per campaign)
- Former special education substitute teacher (per campaign)
- GED, Dallas Can Academy; associate degree, Eastfield Community College; bachelor's in communications, University of Texas at Arlington
- MBA, Texas Woman's University; law degree, Southern Methodist University
- Attorney; owner, Ramos Law PLLC, Dallas
- Dallas native and daughter of immigrants
Experience
- Ran for Richardson ISD school board (2013, 2014 and 2023) without winning (per campaign)
- "I am not a politician" (per campaign)
- Republican primary (2026): unopposed
- Won a Republican-held seat in the November 2018 election
- Democratic primary (2026): unopposed
Top priorities
- "My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill."
- "Priority TWO will be term limits and establishing a modest salary for legislators."
- "I also feel state testing needs to be eliminated."
- Supports ending "taxpayer funded lobbying"
- Says "medical freedoms should be a part of the constitution"
- Says she will "continue to fight for our children and working-class families by investing in public education, affordable healthcare, and creating a robust economy"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill."
- Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "It's time to eliminate property taxes in Texas."
Claims and the record
- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) calls her "a fierce advocate for voting, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and women's rights"
- Guns: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) says she "remains focused on passing sensible gun legislation aimed at reducing violence"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I will continue to fight for our children and working-class families by investing in public education, affordable healthcare, and creating a robust economy"
- Property taxes: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) lists "advocating for property tax reform" among her aims
Claims and the record
- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove her (May 2026). No response found.
Endorsements
- Richardson Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- Colleen Canion, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Melanie Jennings, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Dave Garcia, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Diane & Eddie Dees, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Fely Eichenberger, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
Bonnie Abadie
Republican- On ballot as
- Bonnie Abadie
- Current role
- Small-business owner; co-owner of North Dallas Martial Arts (per campaign)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in marketing, Louisiana State University Shreveport (per Ballotpedia; her Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- Co-founder, with her husband, of North Dallas Martial Arts; later opened a short-term vacation rental on Lake Palestine (per campaign)
- Business owner for almost 20 years (per campaign)
- Former special education substitute teacher (per campaign)
- Experience
- Ran for Richardson ISD school board (2013, 2014 and 2023) without winning (per campaign)
- "I am not a politician" (per campaign)
- Republican primary (2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill."
- "Priority TWO will be term limits and establishing a modest salary for legislators."
- "I also feel state testing needs to be eliminated."
- Supports ending "taxpayer funded lobbying"
- Says "medical freedoms should be a part of the constitution"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "My top priority is education reform and this includes repealing the voucher bill."
- Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "It's time to eliminate property taxes in Texas."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Richardson Republican Women (listed by campaign)
- Colleen Canion, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Melanie Jennings, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Dave Garcia, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Diane & Eddie Dees, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Fely Eichenberger, Precinct Chair (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- colorfulconservative.com
- On ballot as
- Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 102 (since January 8, 2019)
- Background
- GED, Dallas Can Academy; associate degree, Eastfield Community College; bachelor's in communications, University of Texas at Arlington
- MBA, Texas Woman's University; law degree, Southern Methodist University
- Attorney; owner, Ramos Law PLLC, Dallas
- Dallas native and daughter of immigrants
- Experience
- Won a Republican-held seat in the November 2018 election
- Democratic primary (2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Says she will "continue to fight for our children and working-class families by investing in public education, affordable healthcare, and creating a robust economy"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) calls her "a fierce advocate for voting, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and women's rights"
- Guns: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) says she "remains focused on passing sensible gun legislation aimed at reducing violence"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I will continue to fight for our children and working-class families by investing in public education, affordable healthcare, and creating a robust economy"
- Property taxes: Her official House biography (written in the third person; not recently updated) lists "advocating for property tax reform" among her aims
Claims and the record- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove her (May 2026). No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Campaign website
- ramos4texas.com
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