State Representative, District 142 - Texas Ballot Compare

Heidi Hall

Republican

On ballot as: HEIDI HALL
Current role: Retired veteran and volunteer court-appointed special advocate (CASA) (per campaign)
Background: Her campaign site describes her as a "wife, mother, neighbor, and retired veteran" and a longtime member of the Houston community
CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) volunteer for children in the court system for the past five years (per campaign)
Experience: Summerwood HOA board secretary (per Community Impact questionnaire)
Director on a condominium board (per Community Impact questionnaire)
Past chair of a corporate Community Relations Team (per Community Impact questionnaire)
Republican primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "Ensuring the students in the district all have access to a quality education"
Public safety: "working with our police and community on ways to decrease criminal activity"
"Being the voice for Veteran's rights to quality healthcare, accessible housing and workforce development"
Education: "School choice which returns the power to parents to pick the best school for their child(ren)"
Campaign site: "will always defend the right of Texans to practice their faith freely"
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: In a Community Impact questionnaire, her education priorities include "continuing funds for the school voucher program"
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: heididhall.com

Harold V. Dutton, Jr.

Democratic Incumbent

On ballot as: HAROLD V. DUTTON, JR
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 142 (first elected 1984)
Background: Native of Houston's Fifth Ward;
BBA in accounting from Texas Southern University and a
Law degree – Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Attorney; operates the Law Offices of Harold V. Dutton, Jr. and Associates
Management positions at Conoco Inc. President of Four Star Broadcasting
Experience: First elected to the Texas House in 1984
Chaired the House Public Education Committee for one term
Chaired the House committees on Juvenile Justice and Family Issues and on Urban Affairs
Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary with 50.8% against two challengers
Top priorities: Not found
Tidbits: Abortion: Pro Abortion
Border and immigration: Opposed to state-level enforcement measures. Turning Point Action rates him a 0% on border security. Has voted against bills requiring sheriff-ICE cooperation and other enforcement priorities.
Guns: Anti-guns
Public schools and vouchers: Anti-vouchers
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: Houston Police Officers' Union
Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA)
Houston Chronicle Editorial Board (primary)
Campaign website: Not found