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State Representative

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:

Republican

Alexandria Butler is a Republican candidate for State Representative in State House District 146 (2024) in 2026.

Democratic · Incumbent

Lauren Ashley Simmons is a former union organizer with the Texas State Employees Union and the American Federation of Teachers, where she spent nearly five years. Raised in Houston's Third Ward, her first bill created a statewide sickle cell disease registry.

Records: Civil Rights 1 for, 1 against, Environment and Public Health 2 for, Corporate Accountability 1 for,

Source: ballotpedia.org