State of Texas
State Representative, District 62
Shelley Luther
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- SHELLEY LUTHER
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 62 (since January 14, 2025)
- Background
- Small business owner and former school teacher (per campaign)
- Business owner (per Secretary of State filing)
- She and her husband live outside Tom Bean (per campaign)
- They operate a horse and animal rescue there (per campaign)
- Experience
- House committees: Intergovernmental Affairs; Trade, Workforce & Economic Development (per House committee page)
- Select committee on Health Care Affordability (per House committee page)
- Won in November 2024 (77.7%)
- Won 2024 Republican primary over incumbent Rep. Reggie Smith
- Ran for House District 62 (March 1, 2022 Republican primary); lost to Reggie Smith
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- Ran for Texas Senate District 30 (December 19, 2020 special runoff election); lost to Drew Springer
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "I will champion the Legislative Priorities of the Republican Party of Texas in the House." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
- "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
- "I also promise to Texans that I will never impose an income tax." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
- "I will fight to stop cement kilns and quarries from destroying our quality of life, health, and property values." (campaign site, text unchanged since her 2024 campaign)
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Advancing pro-life legislation to protect the sanctity of life."
- Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign), among party priorities she says she will champion: "Creating a Texas Department of Homeland Security to prevent illegal entry and trafficking"
- Guns: Campaign site, among her priorities for the next session: "Protecting 2A rights and supporting law enforcement"
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site, describing Senate Bill 2 among the session's results: "Provides parents with a funding mechanism to choose the best education for their child"
- Property taxes: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign): "I have a multi-year plan to eliminate property taxes entirely by drastically reducing government spending and slightly raising the sales/consumption tax."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Values Action
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
- NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
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- Donald Trump, U.S. President (listed by campaign)
- Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (listed by campaign)
- Greg Abbott, Texas Governor (listed by campaign)
- Sid Miller, Texas Agriculture Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Ken Paxton, Texas Attorney General (listed by campaign)
- Dawn Buckingham, Texas Land Commissioner (listed by campaign)
- Katrina Pierson, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Mike Olcott, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Andy Hopper, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Janis Holt, Texas State Representative (listed by campaign)
- Keresa Richardson (listed by campaign)
- Bruce Dawsey, Grayson County Judge (listed by campaign)
- Brent Lawson, Grayson GOP Chair (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- luther4texas.com
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