State Representative, District 112 - Texas Ballot Compare

Angie Chen Button

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: Angie Chen Button
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 112 (since 2009)
Background: Master of Science, Management and Administrative Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas
Certified public accountant
Formerly at Texas Instruments, including as international marketing manager
Born in Taipei, Taiwan
Experience: Chair, House Trade, Workforce, and Economic Development Committee
Member, Ways and Means and House Administration committees
Former member, Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) board
Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 71.7% over three challengers
Top priorities: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: supports "a goal of eliminating school-district property taxes on Texas homesteads"
On education savings accounts, in the same questionnaire: "Any future decision should be driven by transparent data and strong audits, not assumptions."
Campaign site: works with both parties "to improve public education, broaden access to healthcare, and properly fund our local law enforcement"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I supported giving families additional educational options while also voting for a historic increase in public-school funding and teacher pay."
Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I support continuing that progress toward a goal of eliminating school-district property taxes on Texas homesteads."
Claims and the record
Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements: The Dallas Morning News Editorial Board
Texas Home School Coalition
Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Texas Alliance for Life
TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Campaign website: angiebutton.com

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