State of Texas
State Representative, District 91
Yisak Worku
Democratic- On ballot as
- Yisak Worku
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, University of Texas at Dallas (2026)
- Born in Asela, Ethiopia
- Family moved to the Dallas-Fort Worth area through the U.S. Diversity Visa Program (per campaign)
- Age 23 when he answered a Fort Worth Report questionnaire before the March 2026 primary
- Experience
- First run for office
- No prior elected office (per Fort Worth Report questionnaire)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Cost of living and bringing it down is the top priority."
- "Second, prioritize the creation of well-paying union jobs."
- "Lastly, education and child care" including "shifting public school funding to a state level"
- Campaign site goal: "Introducing legislation to ban mass buyouts of Texas houses"
- Campaign site: wants a "Data Center Moratorium"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "We need a border that is secure, orderly, and humane."
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Fort Worth Report questionnaire (answered before the March 2026 primary), his priorities include "raising of teacher salaries" and "opposing private vouchers"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "We will replace our burdensome, ever-increasing property taxes with a simplified, fair tax structure that protects homeownership"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- yisakfortexas.com
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