State of Texas
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On ballot as
JULIE HUNT
SENFRONIA THOMPSON
Current role
Not found
State Representative, Texas House District 141 (since 1983; in the Texas House since 1973); Dean of the Texas House
Background
- Her campaign describes her as "a Christian conservative, mother, Texas delegate, and grassroots activist"
- Bachelor's in biology, Texas Southern University (per official biography)
- Master's in education, Prairie View A&M (per official biography)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per official biography)
- Master of laws, University of Houston (per official biography)
- Houston attorney
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- Former public school teacher (per campaign)
- Born in Booth, Texas; raised in Houston
Experience
- Her campaign says that as a Texas delegate she "presented SB14 as a legislative priority to the Texas Legislature"
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Texas House, District 89 (1973–1983)
- Longest-serving woman and African-American legislator in Texas history (per official biography)
- Vice-chair, Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, 89th Legislature
- Member, State Affairs Committee, 89th Legislature
- Author, James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act (per official biography)
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- Author, the state's current minimum wage law (per official biography)
- Author, Texas' alimony law (per official biography)
- Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee (May 6, 2014)
Top priorities
- "strengthen our families, reduce the property-tax burden, improve public safety, expand economic opportunity, and ensure government remains accountable to the people"
- Public safety: "Julie supports law enforcement, community policing, and policies designed to make neighborhoods safer"
- Property taxes: "She supports substantial property-tax relief, including reducing the school property-tax burden placed on homeowners"
- Jobs: "Expanding economic opportunity so Texans can find good jobs, earn better wages, and build a secure future."
- Campaign site: "Sharia law must be abolished on Texas soil."
- In an April 2025 interview: "What keeps me up is the erosion of rights, the inability to properly fund public education"
Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site lists "School choice", "Parental involvement" and "Strong academic standards" among the things she supports in education
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Julie supports significant property-tax relief and reducing the burden school property taxes place 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: On the 2025 school voucher bill, which she opposed: "If we are serious about education, the ethnicity and location of a child should not be important" (Houston Defender)
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record
- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $6,961.88 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 2 of her 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
Endorsements
None found in our research
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas State Teachers Association
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- On ballot as
- JULIE HUNT
- Current role
- Not found
- Background
- Her campaign describes her as "a Christian conservative, mother, Texas delegate, and grassroots activist"
- Experience
- Her campaign says that as a Texas delegate she "presented SB14 as a legislative priority to the Texas Legislature"
- Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
- Top priorities
- "strengthen our families, reduce the property-tax burden, improve public safety, expand economic opportunity, and ensure government remains accountable to the people"
- Public safety: "Julie supports law enforcement, community policing, and policies designed to make neighborhoods safer"
- Property taxes: "She supports substantial property-tax relief, including reducing the school property-tax burden placed on homeowners"
- Jobs: "Expanding economic opportunity so Texans can find good jobs, earn better wages, and build a secure future."
- Campaign site: "Sharia law must be abolished on Texas soil."
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site lists "School choice", "Parental involvement" and "Strong academic standards" among the things she supports in education
- Property taxes: Campaign site: "Julie supports significant property-tax relief and reducing the burden school property taxes place on Texas homeowners."
Claims and the record- Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
- Endorsements
- None found in our research
- Campaign website
- juliehuntforstaterep.com
- On ballot as
- SENFRONIA THOMPSON
- Current role
- State Representative, Texas House District 141 (since 1983; in the Texas House since 1973); Dean of the Texas House
- Background
- Bachelor's in biology, Texas Southern University (per official biography)
- Master's in education, Prairie View A&M (per official biography)
- Law degree, Thurgood Marshall School of Law (per official biography)
- Master of laws, University of Houston (per official biography)
- Houston attorney
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- Former public school teacher (per campaign)
- Born in Booth, Texas; raised in Houston
- Experience
- Texas House, District 89 (1973–1983)
- Longest-serving woman and African-American legislator in Texas history (per official biography)
- Vice-chair, Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, 89th Legislature
- Member, State Affairs Committee, 89th Legislature
- Author, James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Act (per official biography)
Show all 8
- Author, the state's current minimum wage law (per official biography)
- Author, Texas' alimony law (per official biography)
- Texas Women's Hall of Fame inductee (May 6, 2014)
- Top priorities
- In an April 2025 interview: "What keeps me up is the erosion of rights, the inability to properly fund public education"
- Tidbits
- Abortion: No public statement found
- Border and immigration: No public statement found
- Guns: No public statement found
- Public schools and vouchers: On the 2025 school voucher bill, which she opposed: "If we are serious about education, the ethnicity and location of a child should not be important" (Houston Defender)
- Property taxes: No public statement found
Claims and the record- 2025 quorum-break fine: Fined $6,961.88 by the House Administration Committee (April 2026) for the August 2025 quorum break; 2 of her 12 days were marked excused, which reduced the fine from $8,354.25. No response found.
- Endorsements
- Texas AFL-CIO
- Texas AFT
- Texas Gulf Coast Area Labor Federation, AFL-CIO
- Texas State Teachers Association
- Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
- Campaign website
- senfroniathompson.com
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