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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 150

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Valoree SwansonValoree SwansonRepublican Incumbent
A'yonna KellumDemocratic
On ballot as
VALOREE SWANSON
A'YONNA KELLUM
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 150
Owner of healthcare-related businesses
Background
  • Sixth-generation Texan with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University
  • Worked in commercial real estate before raising children; her campaign says she is a former real estate broker
  • She and her husband adopted two teenage girls from CPS (per official biography)
  • Her candidate listing on ATPE's Teach the Vote gives an address in Spring
Experience
  • Sworn in as State Representative for House District 150 on January 10, 2017
  • State Republican Executive Committeewoman for Senate District 7 (2006–2014)
  • Her campaign says she is a founding member of the Texas Freedom Caucus
  • Her campaign says she has served on the House Committee on Elections in each of her sessions
  • Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for House District 150
Top priorities
  • Says she "wants to cut red tape and taxes"
  • Guns: "Valoree believes the right to bear arms is absolute"
  • Campaign site says she has worked "to protect our girls' right to fair and safe athletic competition"
  • Campaign site says she has "empowered parents' rights, and upheld medical freedom in Texas"
  • Describes herself as "a strong supporter of the military and border security"
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Her 2025 Perinatal Palliative Care Act helps women "have peace and support instead of choosing an unsafe abortion"
  • Border and immigration: She helped pass "Senate Bill 2 in 2023, which allows Texas to enforce border security when the federal government fails to do so"
  • Guns: "Valoree believes the right to bear arms is absolute"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Pro School Choice for parents
  • Property taxes: Repeatedly listed “property tax reform or elimination and replacement with sales tax” among her priorities, along with protecting property values and rights
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
  • Abortion: (Provides no information)
  • Border and immigration: (Provides no information)
  • Guns: (Provides no information)
  • Public schools and vouchers: (Provides no information)
  • Property taxes: (Provides no information)
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • CLEAT PAC
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
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  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
  • Paul Bettencourt, Texas Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Tom Oliverson, State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Sam Harless, State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Dr. Steve Hotze (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association (listed by campaign)
  • Stand for Health Freedom (listed by campaign)
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found
Valoree Swanson

Valoree Swanson

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
VALOREE SWANSON
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 150
Background
  • Sixth-generation Texan with a Bachelor of Business Administration from Baylor University
  • Worked in commercial real estate before raising children; her campaign says she is a former real estate broker
  • She and her husband adopted two teenage girls from CPS (per official biography)
Experience
  • Sworn in as State Representative for House District 150 on January 10, 2017
  • State Republican Executive Committeewoman for Senate District 7 (2006–2014)
  • Her campaign says she is a founding member of the Texas Freedom Caucus
  • Her campaign says she has served on the House Committee on Elections in each of her sessions
Top priorities
  • Says she "wants to cut red tape and taxes"
  • Guns: "Valoree believes the right to bear arms is absolute"
  • Campaign site says she has worked "to protect our girls' right to fair and safe athletic competition"
  • Campaign site says she has "empowered parents' rights, and upheld medical freedom in Texas"
  • Describes herself as "a strong supporter of the military and border security"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Her 2025 Perinatal Palliative Care Act helps women "have peace and support instead of choosing an unsafe abortion"
  • Border and immigration: She helped pass "Senate Bill 2 in 2023, which allows Texas to enforce border security when the federal government fails to do so"
  • Guns: "Valoree believes the right to bear arms is absolute"
  • Public schools and vouchers: Pro School Choice for parents
  • Property taxes: Repeatedly listed “property tax reform or elimination and replacement with sales tax” among her priorities, along with protecting property values and rights
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
  • Houston Police Officers' Union
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • CLEAT PAC
  • Texas Right to Life PAC
Show all 15
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • President Donald J. Trump (listed by campaign)
  • Governor Greg Abbott (listed by campaign)
  • Senator Ted Cruz (listed by campaign)
  • Paul Bettencourt, Texas Senator (listed by campaign)
  • Tom Oliverson, State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Sam Harless, State Representative (listed by campaign)
  • Dr. Steve Hotze (listed by campaign)
  • Houston Professional Fire Fighters Association (listed by campaign)
  • Stand for Health Freedom (listed by campaign)
Campaign website
valoreeswanson.com

A'yonna Kellum

Democratic
On ballot as
A'YONNA KELLUM
Current role
Owner of healthcare-related businesses
Background
  • Her candidate listing on ATPE's Teach the Vote gives an address in Spring
Experience
  • Won the March 3, 2026 Democratic primary for House District 150
Top priorities
Not found
Tidbits
  • Abortion: (Provides no information)
  • Border and immigration: (Provides no information)
  • Guns: (Provides no information)
  • Public schools and vouchers: (Provides no information)
  • Property taxes: (Provides no information)
Claims and the record
  • Controversies: None found in the news coverage we reviewed
Endorsements
None found in our research
Campaign website
Not found