State of Texas
State Representative, District 114
John Bryant
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- John Bryant
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 114 (since January 10, 2023)
- Background
- Bachelor's and law degrees, SMU (per his Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- Master of Divinity, SMU's Perkins School of Theology (2025) (per same questionnaire)
- Attorney (per same questionnaire)
- Part-time associate pastor, Grace United Methodist Church of Dallas (per same questionnaire)
- House District 114 resident for 45 years (per same questionnaire)
- Experience
- U.S. House member (1983–1997) (per his Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- Texas House member (1974–1983) (per same questionnaire)
- Lists service as U.S. ambassador in charge of telecommunications treaty negotiations in Geneva (per same questionnaire)
- Past chairman, World Affairs Council of Greater Dallas (per same questionnaire)
- Top priorities
- "I will sponsor and fight for legislation to restore a woman's right to make her own choice regarding reproductive health."
- Guns: "I will introduce and fight for banning sale of military assault rifles, restoring gun permit requirements"
- Would "require our state to join the national electric grid"
- Says commercial properties are "consistently under-appraised"; "I will sponsor legislation to make them shoulder their fair share."
- In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: school funding "should be focused on strengthening neighborhood public schools"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "I will sponsor and fight for legislation to restore a woman's right to make her own choice regarding reproductive health."
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: Campaign site: "I will introduce and fight for banning sale of military assault rifles, restoring gun permit requirements, and enacting reasonable gun restrictions"
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire, on education savings accounts: "The program should not be expanded"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Property taxes on our homes are high because major commercial properties are consistently under-appraised and not paying their fair share."
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. No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Texas State Teachers Association
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Campaign website
- johnbryantfortexas.com
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