State of Texas
State Representative, District 12
Trey Wharton
Republican Incumbent- On ballot as
- Trey Wharton
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 12 (since January 14, 2025); insurance agency owner
- Background
- Bachelor of Business Administration in Finance, Texas Christian University (per campaign)
- Began in banking; founder, Wharton Insurance Network (1991) (per campaign)
- Seventh generation Texan and Huntsville High School graduate (per campaign)
- Mance Park Lifetime Achievement Award, Huntsville Walker County Chamber of Commerce (2022) (per campaign)
- Experience
- Member, House committees on Corrections and Insurance (per campaign)
- Member, Select Committee on Health Care Affordability (per campaign)
- Served eight years on the Huntsville ISD board, including three as board president (per campaign)
- Chaired the Huntsville Walker County Chamber of Commerce (per campaign)
- General election (November 5, 2024): won with 76.8% against Dee Howard Mullins
- Top priorities
- "Finish the fight to close our primaries."
- "Regain the sovereignty of Texas by controlling our borders."
- "Keep property taxes low and rein in bureaucracy."
- "Support law enforcement and our 2nd Amendment rights."
- "Protect the vulnerable unborn and elderly from harm."
- "Ensure the integrity of our elections"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site priority: "Protect the vulnerable unborn and elderly from harm."
- Border and immigration: Campaign site priority: "Regain the sovereignty of Texas by controlling our borders."
- Guns: Campaign site priority: "Support law enforcement and our 2nd Amendment rights."
- Public schools and vouchers: No public statement found
- Property taxes: Campaign site priority: "Keep property taxes low and rein in bureaucracy."
- Endorsements
- Texas Home School Coalition
- Texas Medical Association PAC (TEXPAC)
- Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
- President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
- Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
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- Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
- Cattle Raisers PAC (listed by campaign)
- Texas Oil & Gas Association Good Government Committee (listed by campaign)
- Texas Farm Bureau AgFund (listed by campaign)
- Rural Friends of Electric Cooperatives (listed by campaign)
- Texas Association of Realtors – TREPAC (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- whartonfortexas.com
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