CHRISTINA MORALES

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: CHRISTINA MORALES
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 145 (since 2019; won early 2019 special election for the unexpired term of Carol Alvarado)
Background: Took over her family's Morales Funeral Home at 23 and is CEO/president of Felix H. Morales Funeral Home
Founded the annual Morales Back to School Supplies Giveaway in 1997
City of Houston Planning Commission commissioner and on the HCC Foundation and HISD Foundation boards
Experience: Won a special election in early 2019 to fill the unexpired term of Carol Alvarado;
Reelected to her House seat in 2020 and 2022,
Unopposed in the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary
Top priorities: Education: "Sustaining State funding of our schools"
"Raising pay for teachers and guaranteeing students school supplies at no cost"
"Banning the use of public tax dollars to fund private schools"
Health care: "Guaranteeing affordable healthcare to every citizen isn't just a moral obligation, it's smart policy"
Environment: "fight to enforce and expand current health and safety standards"
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Abortion
Border and immigration: Critical of aggressive state-level enforcement and prioritizes protecting immigrant communities.
Guns: Voted against expansions of gun carry
Public schools and vouchers: "Ban the use of public tax dollars to fund private schools"
Property taxes: Supports property tax relief, particularly through higher homestead exemptions.
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. The Texas Supreme Court denied the attorney general's petition to remove her (May 2026). No response found.
Endorsements: Texas AFL-CIO
Texas AFT
Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Campaign website: moralesfordistrict145.com

CHRISTINA MORALES

State Representative, District 145

Christina Morales