State of Texas
State Representative, District 133
Josh Wallenstein
Democratic- On ballot as
- JOSH WALLENSTEIN
- Current role
- Attorney; runs his own Houston-based law firm (per campaign)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Southern Methodist University (1997)
- Law degree, Stanford Law School (2002)
- More than two decades in ethics, compliance and anti-corruption law (per campaign)
- Born in Austin, Texas
- Experience
- Served on the HISD Capital Planning Steering Committee (per campaign)
- Involved in Leadership Houston, the Center for Houston’s Future, and the West Houston Democrats (per campaign)
- Top priorities
- Ethics: "stronger ethics rules, greater transparency, and tougher safeguards against conflicts of interest"
- In a Ballotpedia survey: "fight to fully fund public schools, raise teacher pay, strengthen accountability"
- In a Ballotpedia survey: "expand Medicaid, lower prescription drug and insurance costs, strengthen community health centers"
- Infrastructure: "smart investments in flood control, drainage, and resilient infrastructure"
- Supports banning candidates and officeholders from using campaign funds "to buy, sell, or trade individual stocks and other securities"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: In an ATPE candidate survey: "I do not believe that we should be subsidising the private school tuition of wealthy students."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Rising property taxes and housing costs continue to drive up the cost of living. Josh wants to give relief to Texans"
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
- Texas State Teachers Association
- Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (listed by campaign)
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- Planned Parenthood Texas Votes (listed by campaign)
- Houston Black American Democrats (listed by campaign)
- Secular Houston (listed by campaign)
- Center for Freethought Equality (listed by campaign)
- Teachers Unify to End Gun Violence (listed by campaign)
- The Oath of Office (listed by campaign)
- Community Voices for Public Education (CVPE) (listed by campaign)
- LiUNA (listed by campaign)
- NDRC (the National Democratic Redistricting Committee) (listed by campaign)
- Working Families Party (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- josh4texas.com
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