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State Representative, District 102

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1
Term
2 years
Candidates
2
Election
Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A state representative votes on Texas laws and the state budget in the Texas House of Representatives.

In Dallas County: parts of Dallas, Garland and Richardson.

Taxes & budget

  • Bonnie AbadieRepublican

    • Proposes a moratorium on local government bond issuance.
    • Supports state and city reviews of wasteful spending.
  • Ana-Maria Rodriguez RamosDemocratic

    No documented position found.

Public safety

Education

  • Bonnie AbadieRepublican

    • Supports removing Chromebooks from elementary classrooms.
  • Ana-Maria Rodriguez RamosDemocratic

    • Supports the state paying half of public school costs.
    • Authored a bill adjusting school funding for inflation.In office

Environment & parks

Health & human services

Government & transparency

  • Bonnie AbadieRepublican

    • Supports requiring voters to register with a party.
    • Proposes ending countywide voting and cutting early-voting sites.
    • Supports paying Texas legislators a modest salary.
  • Ana-Maria Rodriguez RamosDemocratic

    No documented position found.

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