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State Representative, District 113

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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 Mesquite, Garland and Rowlett.

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Stephen W. Stanley

Republican

Realtor

The gist

  • Supports school choice.
  • Supports securing the Texas border.
  • Supports fiscal responsibility while keeping essential services.
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  1. Supports school choice.

    Issues — Committee to Elect Stephen Stanley

    Campaign website · stanleyfortexashouse.com

    “School Choice is of paramount importance in the realm of education”

  2. Supports securing the Texas border.

    Issues — Committee to Elect Stephen Stanley

    Campaign website · stanleyfortexashouse.com

    “In Texas, a secure border is a crucial component of ensuring the safety and integrity of both the state and the nation as a whole.”

  3. Supports fiscal responsibility while keeping essential services.

    Issues — Committee to Elect Stephen Stanley

    Campaign website · stanleyfortexashouse.com

    “The government should focus on promoting fiscal responsibility and efficient governance while maintaining essential public services.”
Photo of Rhetta Andrews Bowers
Rhetta Andrews BowersOfficial portrait — Texas House of Representatives

Rhetta Andrews Bowers

DemocraticIncumbent

State Representative

The gist

  • Supports a $15 state minimum wage.
  • Authored the CROWN Act against hairstyle discrimination.
  • Supports higher teacher pay and full-day pre-K.
  • Authored a law on holding family-violence arrestees after bond.In office
  • Authored a bill to repeal Texas abortion prohibitions.In office

In office = from the candidate's own official statements or legislation as an officeholder, not their campaign.

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  1. Supports a $15 state minimum wage.

    Rhetta Bowers for Texas House

    Campaign website · rhettabowers.com

    “We need to raise the minimum wage in Texas to $15/hr to ensure fair wages for all.”

  2. Authored the CROWN Act against hairstyle discrimination.

    Rhetta Bowers for Texas House

    Campaign website · rhettabowers.com

    “Authored the CROWN Act to end hairstyle discrimination in schools and workplaces”

  3. Supports higher teacher pay and full-day pre-K.

    News — Rhetta Bowers

    Campaign website · rhettabowers.com

    “Rhetta believes we need to increase teacher pay, provide additional training and support for our teachers, and fully fund all day Pre-K.”

  4. Authored a law on holding family-violence arrestees after bond.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “the period for which a person arrested for certain crimes involving family violence may be held after bond is posted”

  5. Authored a bill to repeal Texas abortion prohibitions.

    Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. Rhetta Andrews Bowers, 89th Legislature Regular Session

    Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov

    “the regulation of abortion, including abortion complication reporting and the repeal of certain laws prohibiting abortion”

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