State Representative, District 114 · Texas 2026 General Election

Tim McDonough

Republican

University professor

The gist

Supports abolishing property taxes.
Supports National Guard and State Guard border deployment.
Supports overhauling the criminal bail system.
Opposes using gambling to fund state government.
Proposes removing hate-crime provisions from Texas law.

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Supports abolishing property taxes.
Issues — Tim McDonough for Texas House
Campaign website · timforhouse.com
“This begins with the abolition of eternal property taxes, a tyranny on all households.”
Supports National Guard and State Guard border deployment.
Issues — Tim McDonough for Texas House
Campaign website · timforhouse.com
“I support the deployment of the Texas National Guard and the expansion of the role and military capability of the Texas State Guard”
Supports overhauling the criminal bail system.
Issues — Tim McDonough for Texas House
Campaign website · timforhouse.com
“We need deep reform of the criminal bail system.”
Opposes using gambling to fund state government.
Issues — Tim McDonough for Texas House
Campaign website · timforhouse.com
“Government should never use gambling to fund its treasury.”
Proposes removing hate-crime provisions from Texas law.
Issues — Tim McDonough for Texas House
Campaign website · timforhouse.com
“Hate speech does not exist. There is only hated speech. The same goes for hate crimes.”

John Bryant

DemocraticIncumbent

Attorney; State Representative

The gist

Pledges to make energy companies pay to winterize plants.
Supports connecting Texas to the national electric grid.
Supports banning sales of military-style assault rifles.
Pledges to raise the tax share paid by commercial property.
Authored a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility.In office
Authored a bill on educator pay and pre-K programs.In office

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

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Pledges to make energy companies pay to winterize plants.
Meet John Bryant — John Bryant for Texas
Campaign website · johnbryantfortexas.com
“I will sponsor a bill to make energy companies that made an $11 billion windfall during the freeze pay for winterizing their plants”
Supports connecting Texas to the national electric grid.
Meet John Bryant — John Bryant for Texas
Campaign website · johnbryantfortexas.com
“require our state to join the national electric grid so we will never have another power outage”
Supports banning sales of military-style assault rifles.
Meet John Bryant — John Bryant for Texas
Campaign website · johnbryantfortexas.com
“I will introduce and fight for banning sale of military assault rifles, restoring gun permit requirements”
Pledges to raise the tax share paid by commercial property.
Meet John Bryant — John Bryant for Texas
Campaign website · johnbryantfortexas.com
“Property taxes on our homes are high because major commercial properties are consistently under-appraised and not paying their fair share.”
Authored a bill to expand Medicaid eligibility.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. John Bryant, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”
Authored a bill on educator pay and pre-K programs.
Bills Authored / Joint Authored — Rep. John Bryant, 89th Legislature Regular Session
Government record · Texas Legislature Online · capitol.texas.gov
“the compensation of public school educators, the public school finance system, public school prekindergarten and kindergarten programs”