State of Texas
State Representative, District 42
Teresa Johnson-Hernandez
Republican- On ballot as
- Teresa Johnson-Hernandez
- Current role
- Small business owner and health care provider (per campaign)
- Background
- Ph.D. in Leadership Studies (per campaign)
- Degrees from Laredo College, Texas A&M International University and Our Lady of the Lake University (per 2024 Laredo Morning Times questionnaire)
- Nearly two decades as small business owners and health care providers, with her husband Leonel (per campaign)
- Husband Leonel is a U.S. Army veteran (per campaign)
- Lifelong Webb County resident (per campaign)
- Experience
- Joined Republican Party to run for House District 42 (announced 2025)
- Ran for Texas House District 80 (March 2024 Democratic primary); finished fourth of five candidates
- No previous elected office (per 2024 Laredo Morning Times questionnaire)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Campaign site: "Work to create a regional secondary water project for Laredo"
- "Work to cut taxes and lower the burden on families"
- "Advocate for Healthcare Professionals, Military Veterans, First Responder, and Educators"
- In her campaign announcement: "bringing faith, common sense, and accountability back to Austin"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Work to cut taxes and lower the burden on families"
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- teresafortexas.com
Open in the full comparison: Webb County