State of Texas
State Representative, District 112
Zach Herbert
Democratic- On ballot as
- Zach Herbert
- Current role
- Attorney; owner, Herbert Law Group, a personal injury law firm
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, Southern Nazarene University (2006)
- Law degree (2009) and MBA (2019), Pepperdine University
- U.S. Marine Corps judge advocate (military lawyer) (2010–2013)
- Owner, personal injury law firm (since 2017) (per campaign)
- District 112 resident for over a decade (per campaign)
- Born in Dallas
- Experience
- First run for public office
- Board-certified in personal injury trial law (per his Dallas Morning News questionnaire)
- Member, Richardson Chamber of Commerce (per same questionnaire)
- Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- Schools: "Raise core operating funding, keep it tied to actual costs, and fund schools based on enrollment instead of daily attendance."
- "I believe in increasing access to healthcare and expanding Medicaid"
- "I believe that the minimum wage should be increased to a livable wage"
- Wants "property tax relief that actually lowers what they owe, year after year"
- "I believe in local Democracy, and the Texas Legislature should not preempt the decisions communities make for their respective jurisdictions."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: Campaign site: "I believe that women should have the unequivocal right to make medical decisions for their own bodies."
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: Campaign site: "I believe in the basic right to bear arms." He adds that "common-sense gun safety measures should be implemented to keep guns out of the hands of criminals"
- Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire, on education savings accounts: "No, the program should be eliminated."
- Property taxes: Campaign site: Texans "need property tax relief that actually lowers what they owe, year after year"
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas State Teachers Association
- Campaign website
- zach4texas.com
Open in the full comparison: Dallas County