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Texas House of Representatives, District 70

2-year termGeneral-election roster cross-checked against Branch and The Ballot Brief (both cite the Secretary of State certified list); the Secretary of State candidate search site could not be loaded during research. Candidate positions summarize Branch Politics profiles (which summarize candidate websites, checked July-September 2026) unless a campaign site is cited directly. Incumbent records cite the 2025 SB 2 (education savings accounts) journal votes; other 89th Legislature votes were not yet researched.Investigación parcial. Última investigación 19 oct 2026Reportar una corrección

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Republican
DemocraticTitular
Property Taxes
What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Would eliminate homeowner property taxes and end taxpayer-funded lobbying. 
Says raising the school basic allotment would lower property taxes by an equal amount. 
Education and School Choice
What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
Supports the education savings account program (often called school vouchers). 
Co-sponsored the Fully Fund Our Future Act for enrollment-based funding and inflation indexing. 
Historial de votaciones
Voted no on SB 2, which created the education savings account program (often called school vouchers); the House passed it on third reading 86-61 (Record 300, April 17, 2025). 
Border Security
What role should the state play in border security and immigration enforcement?
Supports securing the southern border. 
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Power Grid and Energy
What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
Supports expanding natural gas, nuclear, oil and coal. 
Views reliable electricity and clean water as core government responsibilities. 
Abortion
What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Firearms
What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
Public Safety and Bail
What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
Supports law enforcement funding and tougher penalties for assaulting police. 
Authored HB 2899 requiring impoundment of vehicles used in street racing. 
Health Care
What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
Would let uninsured patients pay negotiated insurer rates and expand the primary care workforce. 
Proposes larger state contributions to lower teacher health premiums. 
Elections and Voting
What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
District Priorities
What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 2026.
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 19 oct 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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
Home Insurance and Housing Costs
What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
Aún no investigado.
Aún no investigado.
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Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
Republican
Would eliminate homeowner property taxes and end taxpayer-funded lobbying. 
DemocraticTitular
Says raising the school basic allotment would lower property taxes by an equal amount. 
Fuentes for this contest (2)
  1. 2026 general election ballot guide, The Ballot Brief. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.
  2. Texas House of Representatives District 70, bluevoterguide.org. Retrieved 19 oct 2026.