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State Representative, 97th District
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John W. McQueeney

Candidate for State Representative, 97th District

RepublicanIncumbent

Background

Occupation
State representative; business owner
Campaign website
mcqueeneyfortexas.com

State representative for District 97 since 2025, a TCU graduate who has run McDonald's franchises, a FedEx logistics operation and Chicken Express restaurants.

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Photo: Official portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Documented positions

Taxes & budget

  • Opposes tax exemptions that shift burdens onto homeowners.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “fight the exemptions and loopholes that shift the burden onto regular homeowners”
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Education

  • Co-authored the 2025 school finance law.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “John McQueeney coauthored the school finance bill that delivers more than $8 billion in new funding”
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  • Supports giving parents more say in where children learn.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “giving parents more say in where their kids learn”
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Housing

  • Supports zero tolerance for homeless encampments in public spaces.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “John McQueeney will push for a zero-tolerance approach to encampments in public spaces”
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  • Supports increasing housing supply in Benbrook and Crowley.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “policies that increase housing supply in communities like Benbrook and Crowley”
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Roads & infrastructure

  • Supports protecting local water and grid access from data centers.

    Issues - John McQueeney for Texas

    Campaign website · mcqueeneyfortexas.com

    “ensures local communities retain access to water, relief from the noise and disruption, and a power grid that stays reliable”
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Other issues in this race

Other candidates in this race addressed these topics. We found no documented position from John W. McQueeney on them.

  • Economy & jobsNo documented position found.
  • Health & human servicesNo documented position found.
  • Government & transparencyNo documented position found.

All sources (5)

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