State Representative, District 58 - Texas Ballot Compare

Helen Kerwin

Republican Incumbent

On ballot as: HELEN KERWIN
Current role: State Representative, Texas House District 58 (since January 14, 2025)
Background: Small business owner and entrepreneur (per campaign)
Retired (per Secretary of State filing)
Has been a 4-H superintendent and an FFA horse judging coach (per campaign)
Texas A&M Outstanding Service Award (per campaign)
Hometown: Glen Rose (per The Texas Tribune's directory)
Experience: House committees: Culture, Recreation & Tourism; Public Education (per House committee page)
Author of 26 bills, co-author of 22, in her first session (per campaign)
8 of those bills passed both chambers (per campaign)
Won November 2024 election
Former Mayor of Glen Rose (per campaign)
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Former Somervell County Commissioner (per campaign)
Former member, North Texas Council of Governments Executive Board (per campaign)
Republican primary (March 3, 2026): won, 66.1% over Mary Wells
Top priorities: "I pledge to continue the fight for the Elimination of Property Taxes"
"I will fight to ban taxpayer-funded lobbying once and for all."
"I will champion term limits"
"I pledge to continue my fight to test for and ultimately BAN PFAS chemicals."
Tidbits: Abortion: No public statement found
Border and immigration: Campaign site: "Our work on the border is NOT done!"
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site (text unchanged since her 2024 campaign): "I will fight for the right of parents to choose the best pathway for their children, be it public, private, homeschool, or charter."
Property taxes: Campaign site: "I pledge to continue the fight for the Elimination of Property Taxes so that Texans can own their homes and give less of their money to the government."
Endorsements: Texas Home School Coalition
Texas Right to Life PAC
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
Texas Values Action
Texas Alliance for Life
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Combined Law Enforcement Associations of Texas (CLEAT) PAC
Young Conservatives of Texas (primary)
NFIB Texas PAC (primary)
TruckPAC (Texas Trucking Association) (primary)
Campaign website: helenkerwin.com

Chris Oldham

Democratic

On ballot as: CHRIS OLDHAM
Current role: Retired
Background: Fredericksburg High School graduate
Bachelor's degree, Angelo State University (1991) (a B.B.A., per campaign)
Former program director, United Campus Ministries at Angelo State (per campaign)
Verizon roles ranged from purchasing to systems management (per campaign)
Retired in 2024 (per campaign)
Native Texan; has lived in Mansfield since 2019 (per campaign)
Experience: Verizon, 30 years (per campaign)
Democratic primary (March 3, 2026): unopposed
Top priorities: "finally expanding Medicaid to keep our rural hospitals open and lowering the cost of living for working families"
"I am 100% committed to fully funding our local schools and giving our teachers the raises they deserve."
"I will fight to restore reproductive freedoms and expand healthcare access"
"I want to lower your taxes, but I won't do it by making it harder for you to feed your family."
Tidbits: Abortion: Campaign site: "I believe in a Texas where medical decisions are made by women and their doctors, not by politicians in Austin."
Border and immigration: No public statement found
Guns: No public statement found
Public schools and vouchers: Campaign site: "I will stand firmly against any 'school voucher' scheme that sends our rural tax dollars to private schools in big cities."
Property taxes: In a 2026 candidate survey: "I also am very opposed to the current Republican proposals to eliminate property taxes which support school districts."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: oldham4texas.com