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Tyler Smith

Tyler Smith
Democratic
Running for State Representative, District 138.

Background

Houston native who has held a leadership role at Everytown for Gun Safety and worked as a Presidential Fellow and as an aide to U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. 

Education
B.S., political science and government, Texas Southern University
Hometown
Houston

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Border Security

What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

District Priorities

What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Transgender Policy

What is the candidate's position on Texas laws related to transgender people, including medical treatment for minors, school sports, facilities, and legal definitions of sex?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Religion and Public Schools

What is the candidate's position on religion in public schools, such as displaying the Ten Commandments, school prayer, and chaplains?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Religious Liberty and Faith Communities

What has the candidate said or done regarding religious freedom and specific faith communities in Texas, such as Christians, Jews, and Muslims?
No public position found.
Searched Oct 20, 2026.

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Plans to increase housing affordability by reducing barriers to new construction and addressing landlord practices he calls "landlord abuse" (per Branch Politics summary). 

Money

Finance figures are being checked against official FEC and Texas Ethics Commission filings and will appear here once verified.

Endorsements

No public endorsements found. Searched Oct 20, 2026.