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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 · Incumbent

Barbara Wasinger owns Ellis County Abstract & Title in Hays and served eight years as a Hays city commissioner, including two stints as mayor. She was the first woman elected to the Ellis County Commission.

Records: Women's Reproductive Rights 7 against, Anti-Corruption 4 for, 1 against, Government Efficiency 4 for,

Democratic

Melanie McMillan is a Democratic candidate for State Representative in State House District 111 (2024) in 2026.

Source: ballotpedia.org