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Tyler Smith

Tyler Smith
Democratic
Candidato a State Representative, District 138.

Antecedentes

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 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 posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

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 posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 2026.

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 posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 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 se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 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 se encontró una posición pública.
Buscado el 20 oct 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). 

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.