State of Texas
State Representative, District 137
Helen Zhou
Republican- On ballot as
- HELEN ZHOU
- Current role
- Certified public accountant and real estate broker
- Background
- Bachelor's and master's degrees in accountancy and economics, Purdue University (per campaign)
- Moved to Houston in 1998 to work for a Big 4 accounting firm (per campaign)
- Has owned a home in Sharpstown since 2004 (per campaign)
- Born in Shanghai, China (per campaign)
- Came to the U.S. with her family as a high school student (per campaign)
- Experience
- Elected member, Sharpstown Civic Association board and executive committee (since 2022) (per campaign)
- Executive board member, Chinese Civic Center, over a decade (per campaign)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won over Robert McKenzie
- Top priorities
- Job training: "bring debt-free job training directly into our community colleges, high schools, and adult vocational programs"
- Public safety: "Support laws that bring real consequences for repeat offenders and gang activity"
- Flooding: "full state funding to finish Project Brays and every flood-protection project that shields District 137"
- Water: "$2–3 billion from the Rainy Day Fund and the Texas Water Fund to rebuild the East Water Purification Plant"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: Told the Houston Chronicle editorial board she would represent "immigrants who want to make a contribution, immigrants who are for law and order, who don't break rules"
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "I feel the pain when property taxes rise faster than paychecks"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Houston Police Officers' Union
- Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
- The LINK Letter (listed by campaign)
- Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller (listed by campaign)
- Howard Barker, Harris County Republican Party Senate District 17 Chair (listed by campaign)
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- Shari Newton, Harris County Republican Party Senate District 13 Chair (listed by campaign)
- Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association (listed by campaign)
- Conservative Republicans of Harris County (listed by campaign)
- “The C-Club” of Houston (listed by campaign)
- Paul Sullivan, former Harris County Republican Party precinct chair (listed by campaign)
- Julie Hunt, former Harris County Republican Party precinct chair (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- helenforstaterep.com
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