State Representative, District 49
Source: results.enr.clarityelections.com
What does this office do?
- Voting on how much you pay in state taxes
- Voting on how much money your local public schools get
- Voting on which roads and highways get built or repaired
Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,
Candidates:
Democratic · lost
Gigs Hodges is an educator, organizer, former Texas legislative director and staffer, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. He has worked in the Legislature across two regular sessions and six special sessions.
Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Housing Affordability 1 for, Labor Rights 1 for,
Democratic · lost
Josh Reyna is an attorney, Texas Senate chief of staff and general counsel, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. He has sixteen years of legislative experience, including work on housing legislation.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for, Public Education Quality 1 for
Kathie Tovo
In runoffDemocratic · runoff
Kathie Tovo is a former Austin City Council member, former Austin mayor pro tem, university lecturer, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. She served on the City Council from 2011 through 2023 and as mayor pro tem from 2015 through 2019.
Democratic · lost
Kimmie Ellison is a nurse, clinical program director, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. She directs a hospital program serving uninsured breast-cancer patients and holds a government degree from the University of Texas at Austin.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Environment and Public Health 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for,
Montserrat Garibay
In runoffDemocratic · runoff
Montserrat Garibay is a former Austin ISD pre-K teacher, labor leader, former U.S. Department of Education official, and Democratic nominee for Texas House District 49. She previously served as an assistant deputy secretary at the Department of Education.
Records: Housing Affordability 2 for, Civil Rights 1 for
Democratic · lost
Robin Jennifer Lerner is a former U.S. State Department official, attorney, nonprofit executive, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. Her experience includes service as a State Department appointee, ACLU attorney, and chief executive of the Texas International Education Consortium.
Records: Housing Affordability 1 for
Democratic · lost
Sam Slade is a Democratic political organizer and candidate for Texas House District 49. He has worked as a field director for Barack Obama's presidential campaigns and Julián Castro's presidential campaign, teaches at the University of Texas at Austin, and serves as a Travis County Democratic precinct chair.
Records: Civil Rights 1 for, Gun Control 1 for, Labor Rights 1 for,
Democratic · lost
Shenghao "Daniel" Wang is an electricity-regulation attorney, elected Place 2 member of the Travis Central Appraisal District Board of Directors, and Democratic candidate for Texas House District 49. He holds degrees from MIT and Harvard Law School and works on ERCOT compliance, permitting, and grid infrastructure.
Records: Environment and Public Health 1 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for, Housing Affordability 1 for,
Sources: votetravis.gov2 · txelectionresults.com