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State Representative, 59th District
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Andrew Turner

Candidate for State Representative, 59th District

Democratic

Background

Occupation
Air National Guard veteran
Campaign website
turnerforstatehouse.com

A combat veteran with more than 12 years of disaster relief service in the Texas Air National Guard and a Tarleton State graduate (B.S. health management, M.S. engineering); he describes himself as a Blue Dog Democrat.

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Photo: Campaign photo — Ballotpedia

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Proposes tax exemptions for retired teachers, first responders and veterans.

    He would also end exemptions for for-profit corporations.

    Building Strong Communities — Andrew Turner

    Campaign website · turnerforstatehouse.com

    “create property tax exemptions for retired first responders, teachers, and veterans while eliminating exemptions for for-profit corporations”
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Education

Housing

  • Proposes a constitutional amendment limiting eminent domain on family land.

    Building Strong Communities — Andrew Turner

    Campaign website · turnerforstatehouse.com

    “Constitutional amendment to protect generational land from unfair eminent domain seizures.”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Proposes Texas-made material quotas for state-funded infrastructure.

    Building Strong Communities — Andrew Turner

    Campaign website · turnerforstatehouse.com

    “State-funded infrastructure must use 50% Texas-made materials, 30% American-made, and 20% or less foreign-made.”
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Health & human services

  • Supports expanding Medicaid to keep emergency rooms open.

    Protecting Texas Families — Andrew Turner

    Campaign website · turnerforstatehouse.com

    “Expand Medicaid and Medicare to bring federal dollars back to Texas and keep our emergency rooms open.”
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  • Proposes a neonatal intensive care unit in every nonprofit hospital.

    Protecting Texas Families — Andrew Turner

    Campaign website · turnerforstatehouse.com

    “By 2030, every nonprofit hospital in Texas will have at least a Level 2 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from Andrew Turner on them.

  • Public safetyNo documented position found.
  • Courts & justiceNo documented position found.

All sources (12)

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