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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 141

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Julie HuntJulie HuntRepublican
Senfronia ThompsonSenfronia ThompsonDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
JULIE HUNT
SENFRONIA THOMPSON
Current role
Not found
State Representative, Texas House District 141 (since 1983; in the Texas House since 1973); Dean of the Texas House
Background
  • Her campaign describes her as "a Christian conservative, mother, Texas delegate, and grassroots activist"
  • Bachelor's in biology, Texas Southern University (per official biography)
  • Master's in education, Prairie View A&M (per official biography)
  • Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per official biography)
  • Master of laws, University of Houston (per official biography)
  • Houston attorney
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  • Former public school teacher (per campaign)
  • Born in Booth, Texas; raised in Houston
Experience
  • Her campaign says that as a Texas delegate she "presented SB14 as a legislative priority to the Texas Legislature"
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Texas House, District 89 (1973–1983)
  • Longest-serving woman and African-American legislator in Texas history (per official biography)
  • Vice-chair, Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, 89th Legislature
  • Member, State Affairs Committee, 89th Legislature
  • Author, James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act (per official biography)
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  • Author, the state's current minimum wage law (per official biography)
  • Author, Texas' alimony law (per official biography)
  • Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee (May 6, 2014)
Top priorities
  • "strengthen our families, reduce the property-tax burden, improve public safety, expand economic opportunity, and ensure government remains accountable to the people"
  • Public safety: "Julie supports law enforcement, community policing, and policies designed to make neighborhoods safer"
  • Property taxes: "She supports substantial property-tax relief, including reducing the school property-tax burden placed on homeowners"
  • Jobs: "Expanding economic opportunity so Texans can find good jobs, earn better wages, and build a secure future."
  • Campaign site: "Sharia law must be abolished on Texas soil."
  • In an April 2025 interview: "What keeps me up is the erosion of rights, the inability to properly fund public education"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site lists "School choice", "Parental involvement" and "Strong academic standards" among the things she supports in education
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Julie supports significant property-tax relief and reducing the burden school property taxes place on Texas homeowners."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: On the 2025 school voucher bill, which she opposed: "If we are serious about education, the ethnicity and location of a child should not be important" (Houston Defender)
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $6,961.88 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 2 of her 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Campaign website
juliehuntforstaterep.com
senfroniathompson.com
Julie Hunt

Julie Hunt

Republican
On ballot as
JULIE HUNT
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Her campaign describes her as "a Christian conservative, mother, Texas delegate, and grassroots activist"
Experience
  • Her campaign says that as a Texas delegate she "presented SB14 as a legislative priority to the Texas Legislature"
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "strengthen our families, reduce the property-tax burden, improve public safety, expand economic opportunity, and ensure government remains accountable to the people"
  • Public safety: "Julie supports law enforcement, community policing, and policies designed to make neighborhoods safer"
  • Property taxes: "She supports substantial property-tax relief, including reducing the school property-tax burden placed on homeowners"
  • Jobs: "Expanding economic opportunity so Texans can find good jobs, earn better wages, and build a secure future."
  • Campaign site: "Sharia law must be abolished on Texas soil."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site lists "School choice", "Parental involvement" and "Strong academic standards" among the things she supports in education
  • Property taxes: Campaign site: "Julie supports significant property-tax relief and reducing the burden school property taxes place on Texas homeowners."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
juliehuntforstaterep.com
Senfronia Thompson

Senfronia Thompson

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
SENFRONIA THOMPSON
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 141 (since 1983; in the Texas House since 1973); Dean of the Texas House
Background
  • Bachelor's in biology, Texas Southern University (per official biography)
  • Master's in education, Prairie View A&M (per official biography)
  • Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per official biography)
  • Master of laws, University of Houston (per official biography)
  • Houston attorney
Show all 7
  • Former public school teacher (per campaign)
  • Born in Booth, Texas; raised in Houston
Experience
  • Texas House, District 89 (1973–1983)
  • Longest-serving woman and African-American legislator in Texas history (per official biography)
  • Vice-chair, Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, 89th Legislature
  • Member, State Affairs Committee, 89th Legislature
  • Author, James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act (per official biography)
Show all 8
  • Author, the state's current minimum wage law (per official biography)
  • Author, Texas' alimony law (per official biography)
  • Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee (May 6, 2014)
Top priorities
  • In an April 2025 interview: "What keeps me up is the erosion of rights, the inability to properly fund public education"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: On the 2025 school voucher bill, which she opposed: "If we are serious about education, the ethnicity and location of a child should not be important" (Houston Defender)
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $6,961.88 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 2 of her 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Campaign website
senfroniathompson.com

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