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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 130

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Tom OliversonTom OliversonRepublican Incumbent
Brett RobinsonBrett RobinsonDemocratic
On ballot as
TOM OLIVERSON
BRETT ROBINSON
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 130 (first elected 2016; in office since 2017); Chair, House Republican Caucus
Works in ABA therapy with children with autism (per his candidate Q&A)
Background
  • Board-certified anesthesiologist (per official biography)
  • Partner, US Anesthesia Partners (per official biography)
  • Member, Jersey Village Baptist Church, with his wife (per campaign)
  • Lives in Cypress (per campaign)
  • Masters of Public Administration program graduate, University of Houston (per campaign)
  • Cypress Woods High School graduate (2018) (per campaign)
  • Former Undergraduate At-Large Senator, University of Houston (per campaign)
  • Former Vice President, UH Democrats (per campaign)
  • Cypress resident for 16 years (per campaign)
Experience
  • Committees, 89th Legislative Session: Appropriations, Redistricting, Environmental Regulation
  • Immediate past President, National Council of State Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) (per official biography)
  • Democratic nominee, House District 130 (2024); lost the Nov. 5, 2024 general election to Tom Oliverson
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won
Top priorities
  • Says he is "focused on advancing practical, conservative solutions that address the issues most important to Texas families"
  • Names "rising homeowners insurance costs, property taxes and efforts to preserve the principles that have made our state successful"
  • Says he wants to "provide lasting tax relief while maintaining the strong fiscal foundation that has made Texas a national leader"
  • "Establish the right to unionize and collectively bargain for good wages and benefits."
  • "Pass Representative Goodwin's "Texas Cares" legislation to insure and provide peace of mind to 5 million uninsured Texans."
  • "Lower property taxes- Provide relief to Texans being priced out of their homes."
  • "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."
  • "I support banning corporate ownership of housing, increasing affordable housing construction, and increasing the Homestead exemption."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Dr. Oliverson staunchly opposes abortion"
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: Campaign site: "active in many 2nd Amendment organizations, such as the National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association"
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: On whether to raise homestead exemptions or eliminate school property taxes: "I look forward to participating in this discussion as we continue exploring ways to provide lasting tax relief"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: says a memoir "defined my stance on immigration reform, as it spotlighted the cruel nature of our current immigration system"
  • Guns: "we ought to require licenses for gun ownership that prove competency in the use, safety, and storage of firearms"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "I support repealing the voucher law, as it has siphoned billions of our tax dollars from already underfunded public schools."
  • Property taxes: Lists as a top priority: "Lower property taxes- Provide relief to Texans being priced out of their homes."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
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  • Run For Something (RFS) (listed by campaign)
  • Mothers Against Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Progressive Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • Harris County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
tomoliverson.com
brett4texas.com
Tom Oliverson

Tom Oliverson

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
TOM OLIVERSON
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 130 (first elected 2016; in office since 2017); Chair, House Republican Caucus
Background
  • Board-certified anesthesiologist (per official biography)
  • Partner, US Anesthesia Partners (per official biography)
  • Member, Jersey Village Baptist Church, with his wife (per campaign)
  • Lives in Cypress (per campaign)
Experience
  • Committees, 89th Legislative Session: Appropriations, Redistricting, Environmental Regulation
  • Immediate past President, National Council of State Insurance Legislators (NCOIL) (per official biography)
Top priorities
  • Says he is "focused on advancing practical, conservative solutions that address the issues most important to Texas families"
  • Names "rising homeowners insurance costs, property taxes and efforts to preserve the principles that have made our state successful"
  • Says he wants to "provide lasting tax relief while maintaining the strong fiscal foundation that has made Texas a national leader"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign site: "Dr. Oliverson staunchly opposes abortion"
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: Campaign site: "active in many 2nd Amendment organizations, such as the National Rifle Association and Texas State Rifle Association"
  • Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
  • Property taxes: On whether to raise homestead exemptions or eliminate school property taxes: "I look forward to participating in this discussion as we continue exploring ways to provide lasting tax relief"
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
Campaign website
tomoliverson.com
Brett Robinson

Brett Robinson

Democratic
On ballot as
BRETT ROBINSON
Current role
Works in ABA therapy with children with autism (per his candidate Q&A)
Background
  • Masters of Public Administration program graduate, University of Houston (per campaign)
  • Cypress Woods High School graduate (2018) (per campaign)
  • Former Undergraduate At-Large Senator, University of Houston (per campaign)
  • Former Vice President, UH Democrats (per campaign)
  • Cypress resident for 16 years (per campaign)
Experience
  • Democratic nominee, House District 130 (2024); lost the Nov. 5, 2024 general election to Tom Oliverson
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): won
Top priorities
  • "Establish the right to unionize and collectively bargain for good wages and benefits."
  • "Pass Representative Goodwin's "Texas Cares" legislation to insure and provide peace of mind to 5 million uninsured Texans."
  • "Lower property taxes- Provide relief to Texans being priced out of their homes."
  • "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."
  • "I support banning corporate ownership of housing, increasing affordable housing construction, and increasing the Homestead exemption."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: "My top priority is to restore reproductive freedom, which includes the right to IVF and contraception."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site: says a memoir "defined my stance on immigration reform, as it spotlighted the cruel nature of our current immigration system"
  • Guns: "we ought to require licenses for gun ownership that prove competency in the use, safety, and storage of firearms"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "I support repealing the voucher law, as it has siphoned billions of our tax dollars from already underfunded public schools."
  • Property taxes: Lists as a top priority: "Lower property taxes- Provide relief to Texans being priced out of their homes."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Blue Horizon Texas PAC
  • Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
Show all 9
  • Run For Something (RFS) (listed by campaign)
  • Mothers Against Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Progressive Caucus (listed by campaign)
  • Harris County Young Democrats (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
brett4texas.com

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