State Representative, District 12 - Texas Ballot Compare

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

Andie Ho

Democratic

On ballot as: Andie Ho
Current role: French translator (per campaign)
Background: Bachelor's degree, University of Rochester (2003) (per Ballotpedia)
Graduate degree, Kent State University (2006) (per Ballotpedia)
Career experience: business owner (per Ballotpedia)
Daughter of immigrants (per campaign)
Her father opened his own restaurant (per campaign)
Her husband's job brought the family to District 12 (per campaign)
Experience: "I'm not a career politician." (per campaign)
Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "we must increase funding for public schools so that they have the resources they need"
"We must protect the Affordable Care Act and expand Medicaid for Texans."
"We need to create pathways to citizenship for undocumented immigrants who are contributing members of our communities."
On the 2025 education savings account law: "I support repealing SB 2."
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: "I support an earned pathway to citizenship modeled on principles that have been proposed before"
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: On the 2025 education savings account law: "I oppose that decision, and I support repealing SB 2."
Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements: Texas Aggie Democrats (listed by campaign)
Annie's List (listed by campaign)
Campaign website: andiefortexas.com