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Mano DeAyala

Mano DeAyala
RepublicanTitular
Candidato a State Representative, District 133.

Antecedentes

Republican representing District 133 since January 2023. Commercial litigation attorney; previously appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott to the Texas Board of Criminal Justice and named a USMCA trade dispute arbitrator in 2020. 

Current role
State Representative, District 133
Occupation
Attorney; partner, Buck Keenan LLP
Education
University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business; J.D., Southern Methodist University
Prior offices
Texas Board of Criminal Justice (appointed)
Hometown
Born in Dallas

Positions

Property Taxes

What is the candidate's position on property tax levels and relief?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Education and School Choice

What is the candidate's position on public school funding, education savings accounts, and curriculum?
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes 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?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Power Grid and Energy

What is the candidate's position on the ERCOT grid, reliability, and energy production?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Abortion

What is the candidate's position on Texas abortion law?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Firearms

What is the candidate's position on Texas firearms laws?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Public Safety and Bail

What is the candidate's position on bail, policing, and criminal justice?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Health Care

What is the candidate's position on Medicaid, insurance coverage, and health costs in Texas?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

Elections and Voting

What is the candidate's position on election administration, voting rules, and redistricting?
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted yes on CSHB 4, the 2025 mid-decade congressional redistricting bill, on the second-reading vote to pass it to engrossment, 88-52 (Record 25, August 20, 2025, 2nd Called Session). 

District Priorities

What does the candidate say are the top issues for this district?
No se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 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?
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on HB 229. HB 229 sets general definitions of sex based on biology for state law and for government collection of information; the House passed it 87-56 (Record No. 2177, May 12, 2025). Voted Yea on SB 8. SB 8 (2nd Called Session) regulates the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex, with a civil penalty and a private right of action; the House passed it 86-45 (Record No. 134, August 28, 2025). 

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 se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on SB 10. SB 10 requires display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms; the House passed it 82-46 (Record No. 3503, May 25, 2025). Voted Yea on SB 11. SB 11 relates to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools; the House passed it 88-48 (Record No. 3315, May 23, 2025). 

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 se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Voted Yea on HB 4211 on third reading and Yea on concurrence in Senate amendments. HB 4211 regulates certain residential property interests controlled by certain entities; the Governor's office described it as aimed at developments like the proposed EPIC City. The House passed it 104-41 (Record No. 1816, May 8, 2025) and concurred in Senate amendments 110-26 (Record No. 4035, May 29, 2025). 

Home Insurance and Housing Costs

What is the candidate's approach to home insurance rates and housing costs in Texas?
No se encontró una declaración pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.
Historial de votaciones
Absent on SB 15. SB 15 addresses size and density requirements for residential lots in certain municipalities; the House passed it 86-43 (Record No. 3837, May 28, 2025). In a statement of vote he said his vote failed to register and he would have voted yes. 

Dinero

Las cifras de financiamiento se están verificando con los informes oficiales de la FEC y de la Comisión de Ética de Texas y aparecerán aquí una vez verificadas.

Respaldos

No se encontraron respaldos públicos. Buscado el 20 oct 2026.