State of Texas
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Rhett Rosenquest SmithRepublican
Trey Martinez FischerDemocratic IncumbentOn ballot as
Rhett Rosenquest Smith
Trey Martinez Fischer
Current role
Security officer
State Representative, Texas House District 116 (first elected 2000; served through 2016; regained seat 2018)
Background
- Degree, University of Texas at Austin (1973) (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- U.S. Navy (1979–1983) (per same survey)
- Describes himself as an "extensive political volunteer and strategist" (per same survey)
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Master's in public administration, Baruch College (CUNY)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law
- Graduate, Oliver Wendell Holmes High School, San Antonio
- Practicing lawyer, San Antonio area
Experience
- Several previous runs for office (per San Antonio Report)
- Past runs include San Antonio mayor and Bexar County judge (per San Antonio Report)
- Ran for State Board of Education (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
- Vice chair, House Committee on Ways & Means (per his House biography)
- Member, Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism (per his House biography)
- Former chair, House Democratic Caucus
- Chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus (2009–2016)
- Ran for Texas Senate (2016); lost
Top priorities
- In a Ballotpedia survey: "We must deal with religious freedom. The state board of education needs guidance on this."
- "We must protect our families and guarantee safety from foreign threats as well as domestic violence."
- "We must recognize and honor our US veterans and their service"
- "We must spend tax payer monies wisely and responsibly."
- Issue headings on his campaign site (undated page written in earlier legislative terms): "Raising the Minimum Wage", "Fighting for Our Veterans", "Funding Our Public Schools"
- Also listed on that page: "Common Sense Gun Laws" and "Expanding Access to Healthcare"
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: No public statement found
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: No public statement found
- Property taxes: No public statement found
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
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
Rhett Rosenquest Smith
Republican- On ballot as
- Rhett Rosenquest Smith
- Current role
- Security officer
- Background
- Degree, University of Texas at Austin (1973) (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- U.S. Navy (1979–1983) (per same survey)
- Describes himself as an "extensive political volunteer and strategist" (per same survey)
- Experience
- Several previous runs for office (per San Antonio Report)
- Past runs include San Antonio mayor and Bexar County judge (per San Antonio Report)
- Ran for State Board of Education (per his Ballotpedia survey)
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): advanced
- Top priorities
- In a Ballotpedia survey: "We must deal with religious freedom. The state board of education needs guidance on this."
- "We must protect our families and guarantee safety from foreign threats as well as domestic violence."
- "We must recognize and honor our US veterans and their service"
- "We must spend tax payer monies wisely and responsibly."
- 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: No public statement found
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- Not found
Trey Martinez Fischer
Democratic Incumbent- On ballot as
- Trey Martinez Fischer
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 116 (first elected 2000; served through 2016; regained seat 2018)
- Background
- Bachelor's degree, University of Texas at San Antonio
- Master's in public administration, Baruch College (CUNY)
- Law degree, University of Texas School of Law
- Graduate, Oliver Wendell Holmes High School, San Antonio
- Practicing lawyer, San Antonio area
- Experience
- Vice chair, House Committee on Ways & Means (per his House biography)
- Member, Committee on Culture, Recreation & Tourism (per his House biography)
- Former chair, House Democratic Caucus
- Chair, Mexican American Legislative Caucus (2009–2016)
- Ran for Texas Senate (2016); lost
- Top priorities
- Issue headings on his campaign site (undated page written in earlier legislative terms): "Raising the Minimum Wage", "Fighting for Our Veterans", "Funding Our Public Schools"
- Also listed on that page: "Common Sense Gun Laws" and "Expanding Access to Healthcare"
- 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: No public statement found
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
- TEXPAC (Texas Medical Association Political Action Committee)
- Campaign website
- treymartinezfischer.com
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