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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 146

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Alexandria Nicole ButlerRepublican
Lauren Ashley SimmonsLauren Ashley SimmonsDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
ALEXANDRIA NICOLE BUTLER
LAUREN ASHLEY SIMMONS
Current role
Not found
State Representative, Texas House District 146 (since January 2025; first term)
Background
  • Was raised in Wichita, Kansas, by her grandmother
  • Former small business owner and homeschooling mother
  • Serves as VP of Communications for Urban Conservatives of America, a faith-based nonprofit
  • Union organizer; began at the Texas State Employees Union and American Federation of Teachers
  • CWA 1180 shop steward,
  • Born and raised in Houston's Third Ward and attended public schools
Experience
  • Earlier ran for U.S. House in Texas' 9th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle;
  • Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for House District 146
  • Assumed office in January 2025; serving her first term in the Texas House
  • Inaugural chair of the House Labor & Workforce Caucus
  • Serves on the Appropriations and Public Health committees
  • Her HB 107 created the state's first sickle cell disease registry
  • Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary
Top priorities
  • "I support a pathway to citizenship for those already living here" together with "securing our southern border and completing the wall"
  • "Parents must retain full authority over their children."
  • "Champions small business recovery, deregulation, and Trump-era economic policies"
  • "We must stop criminalizing self-defense and instead focus our energy on preventing violence at its source"
  • Adoption: "we should streamline the process and provide incentives for loving families"
  • "Keeping our public schools strong by supporting teachers, students, and parents"
  • "Securing health care for people who can't afford it or are drowning in medical debt"
  • "Increasing wages for working people"
  • Cost of living: "bring down the cost of healthcare by expanding Medicaid"
  • Housing: "down-payment and closing-cost assistance for first-time buyers"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: "We must do more to support women before and after birth."
  • Border and immigration: "I support a pathway to citizenship for those already living here" along with "securing our southern border and completing the wall"
  • Guns: "We must stop criminalizing self-defense and instead focus our energy on preventing violence at its source"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Parents must retain full authority over their children. Handing over unchecked power to school systems erodes parental rights."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: "Repeal Texas' abortion ban and remove all medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion access."
  • Border and immigration: "Stop construction on the border wall." Also backs federal "comprehensive immigration reform" with "a pathway to citizenship"
  • Guns: "Pass common sense gun safety reforms, including an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, red flag / extreme risk protection orders"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Spend public dollars on public schools, not private schools or voucher schemes."
  • Property taxes: Supports stronger public services, renter rights, wages. Nothing on property tax relief.
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
  • Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Campaign website
Not found
laurenashleysimmons.com

Alexandria Nicole Butler

Republican
On ballot as
ALEXANDRIA NICOLE BUTLER
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Was raised in Wichita, Kansas, by her grandmother
  • Former small business owner and homeschooling mother
  • Serves as VP of Communications for Urban Conservatives of America, a faith-based nonprofit
Experience
  • Earlier ran for U.S. House in Texas' 9th Congressional District in the 2026 cycle;
  • Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Republican primary for House District 146
Top priorities
  • "I support a pathway to citizenship for those already living here" together with "securing our southern border and completing the wall"
  • "Parents must retain full authority over their children."
  • "Champions small business recovery, deregulation, and Trump-era economic policies"
  • "We must stop criminalizing self-defense and instead focus our energy on preventing violence at its source"
  • Adoption: "we should streamline the process and provide incentives for loving families"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: "We must do more to support women before and after birth."
  • Border and immigration: "I support a pathway to citizenship for those already living here" along with "securing our southern border and completing the wall"
  • Guns: "We must stop criminalizing self-defense and instead focus our energy on preventing violence at its source"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Parents must retain full authority over their children. Handing over unchecked power to school systems erodes parental rights."
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Lauren Ashley Simmons

Lauren Ashley Simmons

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
LAUREN ASHLEY SIMMONS
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 146 (since January 2025; first term)
Background
  • Union organizer; began at the Texas State Employees Union and American Federation of Teachers
  • CWA 1180 shop steward,
  • Born and raised in Houston's Third Ward and attended public schools
Experience
  • Assumed office in January 2025; serving her first term in the Texas House
  • Inaugural chair of the House Labor & Workforce Caucus
  • Serves on the Appropriations and Public Health committees
  • Her HB 107 created the state's first sickle cell disease registry
  • Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary
Top priorities
  • "Keeping our public schools strong by supporting teachers, students, and parents"
  • "Securing health care for people who can't afford it or are drowning in medical debt"
  • "Increasing wages for working people"
  • Cost of living: "bring down the cost of healthcare by expanding Medicaid"
  • Housing: "down-payment and closing-cost assistance for first-time buyers"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: "Repeal Texas' abortion ban and remove all medically unnecessary restrictions on abortion access."
  • Border and immigration: "Stop construction on the border wall." Also backs federal "comprehensive immigration reform" with "a pathway to citizenship"
  • Guns: "Pass common sense gun safety reforms, including an assault weapons ban, universal background checks, red flag / extreme risk protection orders"
  • Public schools and vouchers: "Spend public dollars on public schools, not private schools or voucher schemes."
  • Property taxes: Supports stronger public services, renter rights, wages. Nothing on property tax relief.
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
  • Houston LGBTQ+ Political Caucus
  • Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Campaign website
laurenashleysimmons.com

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