State of Texas
State Representative, District 20
Terry M. Wilson
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Terry M. Wilson
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 20 (since 2017)
- Background
- BS in business administration, Texas A&M University (1990)
- MS, Air War College (2003)
- Retired U.S. Army colonel
- Served over 30 years (per campaign)
- Born in Odessa, Texas
- Experience
- Chair, House Committee on Higher Education (per campaign)
- Member, Elections and Redistricting committees (per campaign)
- Former chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (per campaign)
- Managed defense research, development and manufacturing programs as a Department of Defense acquisition executive (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Property taxes: "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
- Border: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
- Elections: "Ensuring the integrity of our primary election process." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
- Committed to "expanding vocational education opportunities for all students" (per his campaign biography)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Passed Dobbs Trigger Bill, banning abortion in Texas."
- Border and immigration: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024), as a next step: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit."
- Guns: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Held the line against efforts to restrict 2nd Amendment freedoms."
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024, before the 2025 session), as a next step in education: "Delivering School Choice."
- Property taxes: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024): "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- Campaign website
- terrywilsonfortexas.com
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