State of Texas
State Representative, District 58
Helen Kerwin
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- HELEN KERWIN
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 58 (since January 14, 2025)
- Background
- Small business owner and entrepreneur (per campaign)
- Retired (per Secretary of State filing)
- Has been a 4-H superintendent and an FFA horse judging coach (per campaign)
- Texas A&M Outstanding Service Award (per campaign)
- Hometown: Glen Rose (per The Texas Tribune's directory)
- Experience
- House committees: Culture, Recreation & Tourism; Public Education (per House committee page)
- Author of 26 bills, co-author of 22, in her first session (per campaign)
- 8 of those bills passed both chambers (per campaign)
- Won November 2024 election
- Former Mayor of Glen Rose (per campaign)
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- Former Somervell County Commissioner (per campaign)
- Former member, North Texas Council of Governments Executive Board (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 66.1% over Mary Wells
- Top priorities
- "I pledge to continue the fight for the Elimination of Property Taxes"
- "I will fight to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying once and for all."
- "I will champion term limits"
- "I pledge to continue my fight to test for and ultimately BAN PFAS chemicals."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Our work on the border is NOT done!"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign): "I will fight for the right of parents to choose the best pathway for their children, be it public, private, homeschool, or charter."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "I pledge to continue the fight for the Elimination of Property Taxes so that Texans can own their homes and give less of their money to the government."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Right to Life PAC
- Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
- Texas Values Action
- Texas Alliance for Life
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- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
- TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
- Campaign website
- helenkerwin.com
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