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State Representative, District 137
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Gene WuOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Gene Wu

Candidate for State Representative, District 137

DemocraticIncumbent

Background

Occupation
Attorney; State Representative
Campaign website
genefortexas.com

Texas House Democratic Leader, representing Southwest Houston since 2012; a former Harris County prosecutor now in his seventh term.

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Photo: Official portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Documented positions

Education

  • Opposes school voucher programs.

    Issues — Gene Wu for Texas

    Campaign website · genefortexas.com

    “Fully fund and restore our neighborhood schools — and stop voucher schemes from draining classrooms.”
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Housing

  • Supports fair and affordable housing for renters.

    Issues — Gene Wu for Texas

    Campaign website · genefortexas.com

    “backing fair and affordable housing for the renters who make up most of the district”
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Health & human services

  • Supports protecting Medicaid and mental health services.

    Issues — Gene Wu for Texas

    Campaign website · genefortexas.com

    “protecting Medicaid, mental-health services, and the health and human services safety net”
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Government & transparency

  • Led the 2025 House Democratic quorum break over redistricting.

    Meet Gene — Gene Wu for Texas

    Campaign website · genefortexas.com

    “In 2025, Gene led more than 50 Democratic colleagues out of the Texas Capitol to break quorum and stop a redistricting map”
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  • Opposes alien land laws.

    Issues — Gene Wu for Texas

    Campaign website · genefortexas.com

    “Gene opposes alien land laws and attacks on immigrant communities”
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Other issues in this race

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

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

All sources (7)

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