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General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

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State Representative, District 20

Race · November 3, 2026 general election

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Terry M. WilsonTerry M. WilsonRepublican Incumbent
Matthias-Jonah EarlyMatthias-Jonah EarlyDemocratic
On ballot as
Terry M. Wilson
Matthias-Jonah Early
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 20 (since 2017)
Not found
Background
  • BS in business administration, Texas A&M University (1990)
  • MS, Air War College (2003)
  • Retired U.S. Army colonel
  • Served over 30 years (per campaign)
  • Born in Odessa, Texas
  • Attended Saginaw High School
  • Attended the University of Texas at Arlington; says he changed his major to political science
  • Born and raised in Texas (per campaign)
  • Spent most of his life in Fort Worth (per campaign)
  • Trained as an EMT (per campaign)
  • Worked at a hospital while a student (per campaign)
Experience
  • Chair, House Committee on Higher Education (per campaign)
  • Member, Elections and Redistricting committees (per campaign)
  • Former chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (per campaign)
  • Managed defense research, development and manufacturing programs as a Department of Defense acquisition executive (per campaign)
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • Property taxes: "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Border: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Elections: "Ensuring the integrity of our primary election process." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Committed to "expanding vocational education opportunities for all students" (per his campaign biography)
  • "Healthcare that puts people over profits"
  • "we must fully fund public education and incentivize schools to implement hands-on programs in partnership with local colleges and trade schools"
  • Wants to "invest in workforce development"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Passed Dobbs Trigger Bill, banning abortion in Texas."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024), as a next step: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit."
  • Guns: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Held the line against efforts to restrict 2nd Amendment freedoms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024, before the 2025 session), as a next step in education: "Delivering School Choice."
  • Property taxes: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024): "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes."
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: "we must fully fund public education and incentivize schools to implement hands-on programs in partnership with local colleges and trade schools"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Run for Something
Campaign website
terrywilsonfortexas.com
votematthiasearly.com
Terry M. Wilson

Terry M. Wilson

Republican Incumbent
On ballot as
Terry M. Wilson
Current role
State Representative, Texas House District 20 (since 2017)
Background
  • BS in business administration, Texas A&M University (1990)
  • MS, Air War College (2003)
  • Retired U.S. Army colonel
  • Served over 30 years (per campaign)
  • Born in Odessa, Texas
Experience
  • Chair, House Committee on Higher Education (per campaign)
  • Member, Elections and Redistricting committees (per campaign)
  • Former chair, House Committee on Defense & Veterans' Affairs (per campaign)
  • Managed defense research, development and manufacturing programs as a Department of Defense acquisition executive (per campaign)
Top priorities
  • Property taxes: "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Border: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Elections: "Ensuring the integrity of our primary election process." (campaign issues page, unchanged since October 2024)
  • Committed to "expanding vocational education opportunities for all students" (per his campaign biography)
Tidbits
  • Abortion: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Passed Dobbs Trigger Bill, banning abortion in Texas."
  • Border and immigration: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024), as a next step: "Create a dedicated, permanent, DPS border unit."
  • Guns: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024) lists among his record: "Held the line against efforts to restrict 2nd Amendment freedoms."
  • Public schools and vouchers: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024, before the 2025 session), as a next step in education: "Delivering School Choice."
  • Property taxes: Campaign issues page (text unchanged since October 2024): "Reduce School M&O tax rate to 0% over time, replace property tax funds with state revenue w/o raising taxes."
Endorsements
  • Texas Home School Coalition
  • Texas Values Action
  • Texas Alliance for Life (primary)
Campaign website
terrywilsonfortexas.com
Matthias-Jonah Early

Matthias-Jonah Early

Democratic
On ballot as
Matthias-Jonah Early
Current role
Not found
Background
  • Attended Saginaw High School
  • Attended the University of Texas at Arlington; says he changed his major to political science
  • Born and raised in Texas (per campaign)
  • Spent most of his life in Fort Worth (per campaign)
  • Trained as an EMT (per campaign)
  • Worked at a hospital while a student (per campaign)
Experience
  • Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities
  • "Healthcare that puts people over profits"
  • "we must fully fund public education and incentivize schools to implement hands-on programs in partnership with local colleges and trade schools"
  • Wants to "invest in workforce development"
Tidbits
  • Abortion: No public statement found
  • Border and immigration: No public statement found
  • Guns: No public statement found
  • Public schools and vouchers: "we must fully fund public education and incentivize schools to implement hands-on programs in partnership with local colleges and trade schools"
  • Property taxes: No public statement found
Endorsements
  • Texas AFL-CIO
  • Run for Something
Campaign website
votematthiasearly.com

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