State of Texas
State Representative, District 8
Jeff Chavez
Democratic- On ballot as
- JEFF CHAVEZ
- Current role
- Graduate student (per Secretary of State filing)
- Background
- Diploma, Palestine High School (per Ballotpedia)
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at Dallas (2013) (per Ballotpedia)
- Former East Texas news reporter, after college (per campaign)
- Former public school educator, three years (per campaign)
- Son of a Vietnam veteran (per campaign)
- Grandson of a World War II Merchant Marine (per campaign)
- Experience
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "Stop Vouchers & Fund Public Schools"
- "Stop the Drain: I will fight the permits that let these big companies take our water for their profit."
- "Stop all AI Data Center progress."
- "Expand Medicaid & Affordable Healthcare as a right to US Citizens"
- "Reduce Property Taxes."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "A woman should have the final say on her own body."
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "Stop Vouchers & Fund Public Schools"; says he "saw firsthand how the voucher program is hurting public schools by diverting vital funding"
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Reduce Property Taxes" and "Expand property tax relief and freeze programs for homeowners aged 65."
- Endorsements
- National Democratic Redistricting Committee
- Texas Democratic Veterans (listed by campaign)
- Center for Freethought Equality (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- chavezfortexas.org
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