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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 113

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Stephen W. StanleyRepublican
Rhetta Andrews BowersRhetta Andrews BowersDemocratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Stephen W. Stanley
Rhetta Andrews Bowers
Current role
Realtor
State Representative, Texas House District 113 (since January 8, 2019; first elected November 2018)
Background
  • Graduate, South Garland High School (1983)
  • Associate degree of arts and applied sciences (1988)
  • More than 40 years in the real estate industry (per campaign)
  • Hometown: Garland; returned 2012 (per campaign)
  • Bachelor's in telecommunications, Texas Southern University
  • Attended Spelman College
  • Former broadcast journalist and news producer
  • Later educational services coordinator, KERA
  • Houston native; Rowlett resident for more than 20 years (per her House biography)
Experience
  • Garland City Council member (elected 2013, re-elected 2015)
  • Served two three-year terms on the Sachse City Council (first elected 1998)
  • Sachse Parks Board member (appointed), before his council service
  • Republican nominee for this seat (2024); lost to Rhetta Andrews Bowers, 56.6% to 43.4%
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
  • Passed the Texas CROWN Act (House Bill 567) on hairstyle discrimination, 88th Legislature
  • Served eight years on the Rowlett Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
  • Co-founder, Dallas Women's March
Top priorities
  • In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I favor significantly reducing and ultimately eliminating the school property tax burden on Texas homeowners."
  • Same questionnaire, on education savings accounts: "I want to see real results before we make decisions about significantly expanding it."
  • Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run): "a secure border is a crucial component of ensuring the safety and integrity of both the state and the nation as a whole"
  • In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "Our priority must be able to fully fund our neighborhood schools, to raise teacher pay"
  • Same questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax-relief, but not at the expense of Texas public schools or essential city services."
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "In Texas, a secure border is a crucial component of ensuring the safety and integrity of both the state and the nation as a whole."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "school choice should not come at the expense of strong public schools"; he wants "to see real results" before expanding education savings accounts
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I favor significantly reducing and ultimately eliminating the school property tax burden on Texas homeowners."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • 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, on education savings accounts: "I opposed the program because it diverts public dollars to private schools."
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax-relief, but not at the expense of Texas public schools or essential city services."
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Campaign website
stanleyfortexashouse.com
Not found

Stephen W. Stanley

Republican
On ballot as
Stephen W. Stanley
Current role
Realtor
Background
  • Graduate, South Garland High School (1983)
  • Associate degree of arts and applied sciences (1988)
  • More than 40 years in the real estate industry (per campaign)
  • Hometown: Garland; returned 2012 (per campaign)
Experience
  • Garland City Council member (elected 2013, re-elected 2015)
  • Served two three-year terms on the Sachse City Council (first elected 1998)
  • Sachse Parks Board member (appointed), before his council service
  • Republican nominee for this seat (2024); lost to Rhetta Andrews Bowers, 56.6% to 43.4%
  • Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I favor significantly reducing and ultimately eliminating the school property tax burden on Texas homeowners."
  • Same questionnaire, on education savings accounts: "I want to see real results before we make decisions about significantly expanding it."
  • Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run): "a secure border is a crucial component of ensuring the safety and integrity of both the state and the nation as a whole"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: Campaign site (text unchanged since his 2024 run for this seat): "In Texas, a secure border is a crucial component of ensuring the safety and integrity of both the state and the nation as a whole."
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "school choice should not come at the expense of strong public schools"; he wants "to see real results" before expanding education savings accounts
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I favor significantly reducing and ultimately eliminating the school property tax burden on Texas homeowners."
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
stanleyfortexashouse.com
Rhetta Andrews Bowers

Rhetta Andrews Bowers

Democratic Incumbent
On ballot as
Rhetta Andrews Bowers
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 113 (since January 8, 2019; first elected November 2018)
Background
  • Bachelor's in telecommunications, Texas Southern University
  • Attended Spelman College
  • Former broadcast journalist and news producer
  • Later educational services coordinator, KERA
  • Houston native; Rowlett resident for more than 20 years (per her House biography)
Experience
  • Passed the Texas CROWN Act (House Bill 567) on hairstyle discrimination, 88th Legislature
  • Served eight years on the Rowlett Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
  • Co-founder, Dallas Women's March
Top priorities
  • In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "Our priority must be able to fully fund our neighborhood schools, to raise teacher pay"
  • Same questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax-relief, but not at the expense of Texas public schools or essential city services."
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, on education savings accounts: "I opposed the program because it diverts public dollars to private schools."
  • Property taxes: In a Dallas Morning News questionnaire: "I support meaningful property tax-relief, but not at the expense of Texas public schools or essential city services."
Claims and the record
  • 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $8,354.25 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break. No response found.
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Texas AFT
  • Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
  • Texas State Teachers Association
  • TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Campaign website
Not found

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