Angie Chen Button

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: Angie Chen Button
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 112 (since 2009)
Background: Master of Science, Management and Administrative Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
Certified public accountant
Formerly at Texas Instruments, including as international marketing manager
Born in Taipei, Taiwan
Experience: Chair, House Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee
Member, Ways and Means and House Administration committees
Former member, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board
Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 71.7% over three challengers
Top priorities: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: supports "a goal of eliminating school-district property taxes on Texas homesteads"
On education savings accounts, in the same questionnaire: "Any future decision should be driven by transparent data and strong audits, not assumptions."
Campaign site: works with both parties "to improve public education, broaden access to healthcare, and properly fund our local law enforcement"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I supported giving families additional educational options while also voting for a historic increase in public-school funding and teacher pay."
Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I support continuing that progress toward a goal of eliminating school-district property taxes on Texas homesteads."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board
Texas Home School Coalition
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Texas Alliance for Life
TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Campaign website: angiebutton.com

Angie Chen Button

State Representative, District 112

Angie Chen Button